The sunnah of applying surmah
Q: Does applying surma in the day time count as applying make up because the sunnah is specific to applying at night or would it be sunnah to wear surma nonetheless applying at night and day?
Dress & Attire
Woman trimming her hair when it reaches her hips
Q: My hair is below my hips am I allowed to trim my hair until my hips?
Wearing clothes or shoes made from pig skin
Q: Is it permissible to wear the Adidas Samba or shoe because some say its made out of pigskin?
Wearing a "tikka"
Q: Is it permissible to wear a tikka in Islam? It’s a piece of head/hair jewellery.
Can we wear it as it isn’t the actual bindi which is the dot on the forehead and is used in Asian cultures for adornment among Muslims as well as non Muslims?
Keratin hair treatment
Q: I am from Pakistan. Is keratin treatment for my hair allowed and would it affect my ghusl and how would I know?
Piercing of eyebrows and septum
Q: I wanted to find out if piercing of eyebrows and septum is permissible in Islam?
Asking one's husband to dress up in a suit
Q: I love how suits look. Is it permissible for my husband to wear it in the privacy of our house? Not to imitate the kuffar. Same as we dress up for the husband at home.
Using products made with charcoal
Q:
1. Are we allowed to use products made with charcoal example: toothpastes, soaps, cosmetics, etc.
2. Are we allowed to take it in tablet form as it is recognized for many health benefits?
Women wearing rings made of stone
Q: Could Mufti Saheb kindly advise if women are allowed to wear rings of stone.
Alhamdulillah I have learnt that women are not allowed to wear rings of different metals besides gold or silver. But, are women allowed to wear rings completely made of jade, agate, other stones or possibly, other materials such as plastic?
Hadith on cutting 2 length haircut
Q: I would like to enquire about the Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) regarding the curse of cutting 2 lengths of hair.