Dress & Attire

Q: What is the ruling with regards to the use of snail mucin in products and is it acceptable?

Q: Sometime ago, we purchased leather shoes in a non-Muslim country. We did not ask in the store what type of leather is used, i.e. if it is pig leather or not.

I thus subsequently called and emailed the manufacturer multiple times, but for some reason they were not forthcoming on the type of leather used. They said they will get back to me but they never did.

What should be done with these shoes which might or might not be pig leather? Can they be given to a non-Muslim?

Q: If a beautician shapes one’s eyebrows without one’s consent, is one sinful? One will no longer be going to such a beautician.

Q: How do you make a person who believes that it is not necessary for minor children to be dressed in an “Islamic attire” understand the importance of following the Sunnah from an early age? They feel that theres no need for minors to wear burkas or kurtas etc. Hence it is fine to make them wear western attire. Please advise.

Q: Is it permissible to apply mendhi patterns for a female?

Q: I wanted to know if a boy is allowed to wear maroon colour clothing.

Q: For men and women, what is the appropriate and sunnah clothes to wear when one sleeps? Should the satr be covered when sleeping or can a man sleep with a t-shirt and shorts for example?

Q: Is one allowed to shave the moustache if he does not have a beard at all?

Q: What is sunnah of wearing an imaamah (turban) e.g. length, colour, etc.?

Q: Please can you advise on the permissibility of wearing the England football shirt? Unfortunately many brothers have taken to not only wearing this, but also displaying the England flag on their houses during football matches. They also do this with the Union Jack flag during the Olympics/for celebration of the queens milestones (e.g. jubilee celebration).

The arguments put forth by these individuals are that the cross symbol is no longer solely representative of the Christian faith and identity as it is used more widely nowadays to represent other things and doesn’t just signify one is a Christian. As an example, they say that just because isis used the seal of the prophet Muhammad ﷺ does that mean everyone who uses the seal of the Prophet ﷺ follows isis? They also say that as wearing a necktie was once associated with the cross but no longer is today, in the same vein, wearing the St. George’s Cross of England flag no longer represents Christianity.

Please can you provide us with a clear cut answer as the brothers are unsure how to respond to some of these shubuhat.