Assalaamu alaykum. I emailed a cheesecake factory asking them about alcohol in their cheesecake, and they replied, "However, all of our cheesecakes contain vanilla extract, which also contains alcohol. (See below**)" They included this info about the vanilla extract: "**Vanilla extract info -As for flavorings, almost all our cakes contain vanilla extract,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I know a child in my neighborhood who found a kitten in the street and took it. So when I saw the cat next to my door, I fed him, but I told the child to bring the kitten back towhere he found it because its mother maybe looking for it, and I also told him that it is haram to take it from his mother. Afterwards, however, someone told.. More
In the United States of America, we have too many stores selling alcoholic beers that contain 5% - 8% alcohol per can or bottle. They also sell non-alcoholic beer such as Walmart and Meijer, but I checked it and it contains 0.5% or less alcohol, but they call it non-alcoholic beer. I asked someone about it (he is doing his PhD in Chemistry). He said,.. More
Is it haram to use makeup pencil to fill in empty spots in the eyebrows? Basically, it means taking that pencil makeup and coloring in spots in the eyebrows.
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Assalamu alaykom respected scholar. I understand the impurity of dogs and agree that they are suitable for a muslim's home apart from what our Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,allowed. My husband recently went to a home to pick up a parcel that we had bought, and the owner had a dog. The dog ran to my husband in a happy mood to greet him. My husband.. More
Assalamu alaikum. Is it permissible to use a corset trainer to train the waist to get a more feminine bodyshape? There is no surgery involved, just a corset you use around your belly and waist to grt it smaller, but it can give you another permanant waist shape theb the one you were born with. It makes you lose fat around the mid, but also gives you.. More
Assalam o alaikum My mother owns a ladies' beauty parlour, having about 25 employees. We have already discontinued full body waxing and full body bleaching. But she has 2 questions: 1. We read on islamweb that shaping the eyebrows is haram unless there is a deformation which needs to be corrected. A. Should we discontinue the eyebrow service altogether?.. More
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1- What is the ruling on using cosmetics containing parts of human embryos?
2- What is the ruling on using cosmetics containing parts of the placenta and umbilical cord of the fetus?
3- What is the ruling on using cosmetics containing ingredients extracted from animal embryos, including pigs?
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It is well known that tattoos are a form of drawing shapes on the skin through using a needle or something like that. This practice is prohibited in Islam. Nowadays, there are some forms of tattoos that are drawn or printed on the skin; however, they are easy to be removed by water. Is this form of tattoos prohibited?
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Is it permissible for women to adorn themselves by wearing gold liras that are called "George" because they have the head of that George engraved on them?
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