Grooming and Fitrah
- What is the ruling on someone who was performing ablution (wudu') and touched his hair with an impurity, so he washed it, and then kept his hand under the tap to maintain its wetness? And does this invalidate the order and sequence (tartib and muwalat)?
- Is he required to observe the prohibitions of ihram during the month he spent in Mecca without wearing the clothes of ihram, and what is the expiation for passing the miqat without ihram? Is he required to offer a dam (sacrificial animal), or fast, or feed six poor people?
- What is the ruling regarding my prayer and purity after discovering remnants of clear nail polish on my nails, and am I obligated to repeat past prayers? And is this considered a minor, excusable matter?
- What is the ruling on my ablution and prayer if I performed ablution and prayed, then found something under my nails and doubted whether it was there before or after ablution, with uncertainty about it being a part of the skin, and does Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen's saying, "One should not pay attention to doubt, whether strong or weak, unless certainty is attained," apply to my situation?
- What is the ruling on wiping over hair when hair ties are present?
- Can the word "muhajaba" (veiled woman) be applied to one who covers her hair but whose clothing does not conceal her features, or who adorns her face and nails in a way that violates the required modesty?
- What is the ruling concerning someone who entered into the state of ihram for Umrah from Egypt, but was unable to go to Makkah due to severe overcrowding and exhaustion, knowing that he performed Umrah many times thereafter?
- Is it permissible to keep virginity blood on a white cloth merely for the sake of memory?
- How does one perform ablution if there is an eyelash lying on the skin layer and it meets another layer when the eye is closed, so that the eyelash only appears when the eye is opened?
- What is the ruling on not wiping the head with water during ablution due to hair loss?
- Is it permissible to cut the hair above the ear by 5 centimeters or more for grooming and ease of styling, bearing in mind that the intention is not to imitate men or female disbelievers, and that the questioner is unmarried and wears the hijab outside the home?
- Does olive oil on the hair prevent the water of Wudu from reaching it, and is it obligatory to remove it before Wudu, and is washing with water alone sufficient for its removal, or is it necessary to use soap, and is it permissible to wipe over the head if it is applied after Wudu?
- Does removing a portion of live skin from the foot, along with dead skin, invalidate ablution (wudu')?
- What is the meaning of "tafathahum" in the verse: "Then let them complete their rites [of pilgrimage] and fulfill their vows and circumambulate the Ancient House," and what is its relation to circumambulation (tawaf)?
- When wiping my head during Wudu', I fill my hands with new water and wipe from the front to the back, but the hair at the back remains dry because the water concentrates at the front. My hair is a little long, and I cannot wipe back and forth. Is my Wudu' valid?
- Is the ablution and prayer of one who has attached synthetic threads and hair to her hair valid, and is it sufficient to wipe over the attached hair without the water reaching all of the hair?
- Does the heel include the rough area above the prominent bone where hair does not grow, and what should a son do if that area on his father's foot is not washed during ablution?
- What should one do if they find it difficult to lift the fallen hair on their forehead, temples, and sideburns to wash the skin underneath during ablution, which makes them take a long time to wash their face?
- What are the consequences for a woman who entered into a state of Ihram while she was menstruating, then returned to her country and her husband had intercourse with her? Does she remain in a state of Ihram, and is it permissible for her to remove hair and trim her nails? And if she performs Umrah again, is she required to enter into Ihram from the Miqat?
- Is it permissible to perform ablution (wudu') over the hair if it is styled from back to front?
- What is the ruling on a woman who performed Umrah while she was menstruating, and does she have to pay for prohibitions that occurred between the two Umrahs, and is it permissible to appoint someone to perform it on her behalf, and is it permissible to make up that Umrah, and does masturbation invalidate Umrah?
- Is it permissible to describe a woman who covers her hair but wears short, transparent, or tight clothing, and puts on makeup and adorns her nails, as a "muhajaba" (veiled woman)?
- Is it permissible for a woman to lengthen and clean her nails to enhance her femininity?
- What is the ruling on using nail polish instead of "manicure" (nail polish that forms a layer)? And does it invalidate ablution?