Answered by Mufti Ismail Kotwal Question: What is the percentage of ethanol that is permissible in a food or drink product for consumption? What is the verdict on vanilla extract and almond extract, or any other extract, since the product itself contains a high level of alcohol, but when someone is using only a spoon…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the rulings on body piercing and tattooing in Islam? I have seen many people get these done. Is it allowed? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Islamicaly, body piercing is permissible for women provided: The…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can muslim men and boys have haircuts where one’s hair is cut in uneven lengths? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Prophet of Islam, Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) prohibited a haircut wherein the cut…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: After urinating, I always wash my private part properly and clean it. However I still have doubts that there may be a drop that came out afterwards. What should I do? Also, if a drop of semen or urine comes out, do you have to wash the whole cloth…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are dreadlocks permitted in Islam? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Dreadlocks are matted coils of hair. Islamically, braids, plaits and dreadlocks for women are permissible. However, it is considered disliked (makrūh) or not suitable for Muslim…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: For hair removal purposes, is it allowed for other women to view women’s body including their private parts? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazak Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In Islam, a woman may not show or expose her nudity except to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for the wife to wash her husband in ghusl (bathing) after his death for the funeral rites? What about vice versa? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your question. It is permissible for the husband or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it necessary to take a bath/ ghusl when there is discharge after talking to my fiancé? Does washing the area suffice? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind If madhīy (pre-seminal fluid, a sticky transparent discharge when sexually aroused) exits the private organ, wudū (ablution) becomes necessary.…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I was going through female ejaculation on Google and some researchers indicate and scientists say that sometimes when women are sexually excited or aroused the fluid i.e. semen can be secreted even without an orgasm. Then do women have to perform ghusl every time they are sexually excited or…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: What is the proper method of removing the pubic hairs for men? What parts must be removed? Answer: Anas ibn Mälik رضى الله عنه reported, “The time we were given for trimming [our] moustaches, clipping [our] nails, plucking the hairs of [our] armpits, and shaving [our] pubes was to not leave it for…