Miscellaneous

Dancing

Q: Is all dancing haraam? What about culture and Banu 'Arfada? 

A: Yes, all types of dancing is haraam. 

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Watching videos and looking at images

Q: Is watching videos and looking at images haraam? 

For example, is watching a video on YouTube which includes no music or indecent clothing haraam, because there are videos which don’t include these. 

I am confused whether videos are haraam since most of them contain music and indecent clothing or are they are haraam because looking at animate things is haraam. 

Will watching a video which contains no music or indecent clothing be allowed? 

Is looking at images haraam? 

For example, is looking at an image of a bird haraam? 

If the image contains no indecency is it allowed?

Using a continuous glucose monitor

Q: I am, as per blood results and my doctor, on the brink of Type 2 diabetes. One of the options to try and reverse this is to use a continuous glucose monitor. What is the position with this in terms of ghusl? 

The patch is kept on for 14 days at a time and then changed. Please advise what is the position in terms of ghusl as if we are required to remove this in ghusl then it cannot work as each patch costs almost R1500 per 2 weeks.