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  • Making fun of Arab dress code (qamees and thobe)

    I live in the Indian subcontinent. In my country, the Islamic dress code is very different from what you have in the Arab world (kameez or thobe). I have seen some people in my country make fun of the thobe or mimic the Arabs speaking English or sometimes the modern Arabic language. Ironically, these people do not make fun of the Islamic dress code.. More

  • Using ayurvedic products whose base is cow urine

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am 25 year old and have been suffering from hair fall for the last few years. I searched online to get information regarding chemical-free shampoos. I finally decided to use a biotic shampoo which is an ayurvedic product. I decided to use it because it is mild and alcohol and chemical free, but one of my friend told me not to use.. More

  • Woman wearing men's clothes few minutes or for warmth

    Assalaamu alaykum. My aunt was arguing with me that it is okay for a woman to wear a man's shoes for a few minutes and that this does not constitute imitating men. Is this true? My aunt also said that it is okay for a woman to wear a man's clothes if they are warm and she is unable to find anything for her gender in the store. Is this true? Please kindly.. More

  • Halaal food made in same production line as haraam food

    Assalaamu alaykum. We would like to inform you that the food outlets in Hong Kong - processing, handling and output - have come across a number of difficulties in accessing halal food. We would like to ask our respectable Islamic scholars the following question: What does Islam say about a situation where the food that we consume is produced in the.. More

  • Asking about ingredients of food in restaurant

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible to eat at a place that makes sandwiches where the workers are supposed to use gloves and change them for each customer, even if a worker may have not done so and there may have been contamination of a non-halal ingredient on a halal ingredient? Is one sinful if they eat in such as place? .. More

  • Islamic teachings regarding cooking habits

    There is this pressure on women in the Muslim world today to be able to cook really well. There is this stereotype that a good Muslim woman makes lots of stews. Ramadan has become some sort of food holiday in which these ladies cook very intensely. It is delicious food, and it is easy to overeat. It is rather frowned upon to not follow this stereotype,.. More

  • Eating pineapple cider vinegar

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I wanted to make homemade pineapple cider vinegar. It involves putting pineapple skin scraps, water, and dark brown sugar in a container for 2 weeks. Then it is ready; is it halal for me to consume this? .. More

  • Keeping peacocks at home

    Is it ok to keep peacocks in home? .. More

  • Hanafi ruling on eating snakes

    What is the ruling of Islam according to Imam Abu Hanifah regarding eating snakes? .. More

  • Taking pictures of men - Dressing in underwear only to wax body hair

    Is it allowed to take pictures of anything including men and not capturing pictures of women? Am I allowed to wear underwear only in order to wax before marriage? .. More

  • Prohibition to kill bees, ants, shrikes, and hoopoes

    Why are we not allowed to kill bees, ants, shrikes, and hoopoes? I do not understand why these creatures are so special and valued over other creatures. Please respond quickly. .. More

  • Taking vitamin D injection for skin tan

    Assalaamu alaykum. There is an injection that makes a person more tanned if exposed to sunlight (in a halal place, of course, where nobody can se me but Allaah.) The doctor told me to be in the sun because my body is in much need of vitamin D. I wear the niqab by the way. This injection is very common for people who have a deficiency of vitamin D and.. More

  • Warning house snakes before killing them

    Dear scholars, in regards to the hadith about not killing house snakes; how can that be? What if the snake is poisonous and will harm people? How can we get rid of it then? We cannot wait to ask it three times before getting rid of it; there are very poisonous snakes. Thank you. .. More

  • Eating fruits of trees growing from grave

    Assalaamu alaykom. What is the Islamic ruling of eating the fruits of a tree planted intentionally in, or growing accidentally from, the middle of a grave? .. More

  • Euthanizing disabled cat

    Is it allowed to kill a disabled cat who is not able survive by itself; it is difficult to keep it at home as it needs to be taken care of like a baby its whole life. .. More