Maintaining the beard
Q: Do we have to keep a beard which is a full fist or half of it and how do we have to maintain the beard as per Islamic law, can we apply oil on it.
Dress & Attire
Men removing back and chest hairs
Q: I have hair on my chest and back which are about 2 inches long. One day when I came out of the washroom, one of my friends said to me that I are looking like a shaitaan because my body being full of long hair. Can I trim my chest and back hairs with a machine?
Tattoos
Q: Are tattoos Haram? The two most common reasons I heard is ghusal will be invalid because it covers the skin and because it is permanently changing the body. However, with modern advancements we can now remove tattoos and the tattoo is under the skin so it does not affect ghusal. If both of these are now not an issue, are tattoos now not haram?
Wearing a wrist watch
Q: In which hand one should wear a wrist watch?
Black dye
Q: Can a man dye his hair and beard black?
Length of the beard
Q: What is the fist length of the beard? Is there any measurement as in inches or centimeters?
Women putting pattern mehndi
Q: What is the ruling on a women putting pattern mehndi on her hands?
Length of the Kurta
Q: Is it appropriate to wear a short kurta whose length is till above the knee?
Platinum rings for men
Q: Are men allowed to wear platinum rings?
Shaping the eyebrows
Q: I am worried about tidying my eyebrows. I heard the hadith that if you pluck your eyebrows you will never be able to smell the fragrance of paradise. Can you clarify as to what I am able to do about this within the limits of the shariah?