Q: I plan to convert to Islam insha-Allah. I would like to know what Sufism in Islam is because the definitions I read on the internet do not make sense to me. I would also like to know because I heard it is bad and I would like to make sure that I stay away from those types of things.
Q: A lady has long hair that she does not cut because it is impermissible. However, over time, her hair has become uneven.
1. Is it permissible to cut the hair so that it looks even (of the same length) from her back when she unties it and puts her hair to her back?
Note that since individual hair strands grow from follicles at different parts of the scalp, making sure the hair looks the same length does not mean that each strand is of the same length. She feels like it is impossible to guarantee that all hair is the same length.
2. She has a lot of split ends and her hair is very dry and unhealthy at the ends. Is it permissible for her to cut the dry part (bottom 3-4 inches) so all of her hair becomes healthy?
Q: What are the rules for masah for feet during wudhu during winter season? Can I do it while wearing woolen socks or do I need to wear leather closed ones?
Q: After Allah, who follows in ranking and whom do we give respect to?
Q: I purchased an item for R10 000. However, I have only paid R1 000 so far, and the rest of the R9 000 will be paid later within a set time period. When I have not paid fully for the item, can I sell it to someone else?
Q: We did circumcision for our baby 3-4 days after his birth and now he is 10 months old. However, he still has some portion of skin attached to the back of his private part. What is the Islamic ruling? Do we need to circumcise him again?
Q: I reverted to Islam 5 years ago. I have a doubt regarding the clothing of women. What is the actual clothing of a woman according to Quran and hadith. Some say that niqab is compulsory and some says it is not. I know it's better to wear niqab. But I want to know what actually Allah says. What is compulsory or what is the sunnah.
Q: I cannot choose between using and not using Instagram. Because I'm a female, a private account is better to make so that only women can follow me. I want to make this account so that I can share some short moral stories.
Would it be permissible to do this? Or should a woman stay away from instagram?
Q: I want to ask you whether or not making Dawah is obligatory on me while I have no proper knowledge of Islam. If someone asks me about a delicate feature of Islam, like about women's rights, I cannot provide them with a structured answer. What should I do: should I make Dawah or not? If I should, how should I?
Q: The stage that a person is going though nowadays is extremely sad. He is suffering from the evil and bad thoughts about Islam and Allah. He told that he wasn't like this before in his life. When he was asked about how it happened, then he told that one day he went to the graveyard and soon after he came back home, he started suffering from that same evening. He sometimes think that Allah Almighty has given him a punishment but he still offers a lot of supplications in order to get rid of it. Is it a sign of jinn possession because he sometimes get so much evil thoughts that he starts beating himself. Or it is a sign of blackmagic or a punishment or a test by Almighty Allah?