Dress & Attire

Q: Can I wear a necklace containing a knife for self defense?

Q: I've lost 90% of my hair. Can I use hair extensions in this case? 

Q: I bought a shirt that said “godfather” for my cousin without realizing that I am actually buying it for him and realized afterward and was a mistake. Is it okay for him to wear this and what should I do? He is not very religious so if I tell him not to wear it he will most possible not understand.

Q: I would like to ask that if a husband with a ball pen or marker makes a love sign or writes something or draws an inanimate picture on the body of a wife, will that be counted a tatoo.

It is just for the husband and wife to see and not others. It is not a permanent picture, it is removed when taken a bath. Is it permissible?

Q: A person likes to wear smart and matching clothes, e.g. kurta, jacket, socks and shoes. At the same time he desires that people should praise him because of his clothes and gets happy when people say that you are  looking very smart today. Hence when dressing he always has this in mind that I should wear nice clothes so people can praise me. How can a person remove this spiritual malady from his heart and life? 

Q: When dying the beard I know black it not permissible, but can we mix black and brown to get the beard as dark as possible?

Q: Is it permissible to use hair dyes which contain keratin?

Q: In Islam, can a young woman of around 28 years of age, use anti-ageing products, such as serums, creams etc. to reduce the fine lines and wrinkles on her face. Is it permissible?

Q: Before becoming a Muslim I made some tattoos on my body. Will my wudhu be valid with the tattoos and is it necessary for me to try to remove it? Removing tattoos can be very painful and laser treatment is very expensive.

Q: What is the maximum hair length a woman can keep? Can a woman keep hair length till her knees?