Wearing a black thobe
Q: Is it permissible to wear a black thobe as it has been mentioned (not by a scholar) that we should not wear black, because the Shias wear black?
Dress & Attire
Kurta covering the angles when going into Ruku'
Q: I have a thobe that is just above my ankles when walking normally. However when I bend down or go in to ruku, the thobe covers my ankles. Is it permissible to wear such a thobe?
Applying colour on hair for both men and women
Q: I would like to know the shar'iee hukm of applying color on hair for both men and women? Could you please explain that in detail specifying the correct use of color?
Mendhi on the hair and beard
Q: If it is Sunnah to put mendhi or dye the hair and beard, then how can they be reward and it be good to have white hairs, as the more white hairs the more the merits? And if it is Sunnah to dye the hair, didnt Nabi (s.a.w) have white hairs when he passed away?
Plaiting or braiding long hair for men
Q: Is it permissible for a male to plait or braid long (Zulfa) hair? If a male has long (Zulfa) hair and he occasionally plaits them with the intention of sunnah will he be rewarded?
Piercing the the ears twice and bellybutton
Q: I am of the understanding that piercing of the ears for woman is permissible. However is it permissible to have more than one piercing on the ear? Also is it permissible for piercing of the navel for woman?
Piercing the bellybutton for one's husband
Q: Is it allowed to pierce bellybutton if my husband wants me to?
Using perfume
Q: Can we use perfume instead of aatar, is it halaal or haraam?
Fastening the hair in such a manner that it forms a hump/bun
Q: Is it permissible for women to fasten the hair in such a manner that it forms a hump/bun?
Beard, Miswaak & Turban
Q:
- Did Nabi (Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam) ever trim His Blessed beard?
- If not, how is a fist lenght beard an emphasized Sunnah?
- Which is more rewarding; a trimmed fistful beard or a completely untrimmed natural beard?
- On what basis is it sinful to trim (not shave) the beard less than a fist length (and not resembling the non-believers)?
- Is there any Narration that directly prohibits trimming (not shaving) the beard less than a fist length?
- Is Miswaak, wearing a turban on the same level as Sunnah, higher or lower, in comparison to having a fist length beard?
- Is a person sinful if he does not use a Miswaak or wear a turban?