Sometimes it is difficult to remove the color of the menstrual blood from a garment. In spite of using different detergents, traces of a pale color remain but there is no apparent change in the color of the water dripping from it. Is the garment pure in this case and fit to pray with? May Allaah reward you.
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If I am in a public place and have to perform Wudhoo’ (ablution), could I enter my hand under the hijab in order to wipe my head and ears, even if water reaches only the front of the head?
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Sometimes I try to make Wudhoo’ (ablution) with a small amount of water. However, when I wash my feet, I notice a change in the color of the water due to the dust on my feet and on my hands due to washing my feet. So, do I have to change the water for washing my feet or wash them directly under the faucet? Taking into consideration that I always try.. More
I have a cat at home and sometimes its hair falls into food or drink. Is it lawful to eat or drink from such food or drink, given that the hair may sink and it is difficult to see it or take it out? Is it unlawful to eat the hair of the cat?
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I read a fatwa issued by your Fatwa Center stating that when a menstruating woman becomes pure after the ‘Asr (afternoon) prayer, according to the majority of scholars, she has to pray Thuhr (noon) and ‘Asr (afternoon) prayers. What is the evidence? As far as I know, she has to perform the prayer whose fixed time is due at the cessation of blood... More
I am a twenty-year-old young man. I did not know that touching the penis invalidates the Wudhoo’ (ablution) until I recently visited your site. I have been performing prayers at their fixed times and reciting the Quran since I reached the age of puberty. Please advise. May Allaah reward you.
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It was narrated that ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, said:
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three stones. I found two stones and searched for the third but could not find any. So I took a dried piece of dung and brought it to him. He took the two.. More
Is it permissible for my young brother to shave his beard so that it becomes bushy and not bad looking when he becomes older, so that he can let it grow?
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Assalamualikum. My question is regarding menstruation. What is the ruling regarding a woman's mensuteral cycle who sees bleeding for 4-5 days den white discharge and then yellowish or brownish duscharge on 7th and 8th day and then white discharge on 9th and 10th day and then complete dryness or occasionally white discharge till the next period. When.. More
I was browsing through the fatwas related to acts of worship and I read about the intention in Wudhoo’ (ablution). Since I was young, I used to make my intention at the beginning of Wudhoo’ when I wash my hands. Recently, I knew that the intention for Wudhoo’ must be made when I wash the face, not the hands. Does this mean that all my past prayers.. More