Grooming and Fitrah
356 questions
Is it obligatory to rub the light beard and thick mustache with water during ablution, or is it sufficient to wash the face?
Are the matters of fitra concerning the plucking of armpit hair and the shaving of pubic hair exclusive to men, or do they include women as well? And are women obligated to shave this area, following the example of men?
What is the ruling regarding the 'Umrah that I performed on behalf of a recently deceased person, during which I passed through the Hijr Isma'il out of ignorance, and must I repeat it? Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on behalf of someone else before performing it for myself?
Is the Hajj valid or void if the taqseer (shortening of hair) was not performed after the Umrah before entering into ihram for Hajj, and forbidden acts of ihram, such as clipping nails, were committed?
Is it obligatory to bury the tools used for washing the deceased (such as rags, loofahs, and soap) with the deceased in the grave, or to burn them, for fear of their use in acts of sorcery, and has anything been reported concerning this?
What should we do with hair and nails that fall out during ghusl or combing if it is difficult to bury them, and is it permissible to throw them away with household waste?
What is the correct method for purification from madhy, how is its emission recognized, how can one get rid of the obsessive thoughts concerning purification from it, and is it obligatory to wash the navel, what is beneath it, and the area between the male organ and the hair growing on it when purifying from madhy?
Is a woman's beautification for her suitor—including styling and combing her hair and grooming her eyebrows—considered deception, or is it an adornment encouraged by Islamic law? And to what extent does the fatwa take into account contemporaneity and changing customs, by analogy with Imam Al-Shafi’i’s ijtihad in changing his jurisprudential methodology?
Is it forbidden for a man to style his hair, such as by slicking it back, without imitating women?
Is it true that if pubic hair is left untrimmed for a long time, prayers are not accepted?
Does the limit of the face in ablution include the area below the jaw that has hair, knowing that the face ends at the chin along with the two jawbones, and I have read that it includes what hangs down from the two jawbones, and what if the person is beardless and there is nothing that hangs down from the two jawbones?
Is the ruling on permanent kohl eyeliner and henna for eyebrows (for two weeks) unlawful (haram)? And are cosmetic procedures to reduce lip size, or to implant sparse hair at the front of the head, or to implant eyebrows unlawful (haram)?
What is meant by the "earlobe"?
Is it obligatory not to shave anal hair, or to shave it despite feeling discomfort, or only to trim it, after it has become coarser and caused discomfort when sitting or walking?
Is it permissible for someone going on Hajj this year to pay the sacrifice amount as expiation for inadvertently perfuming themselves after assuming ihram, or is the sacrifice obligatory in their home country? And does this entail refraining from trimming nails and cutting hair until the day of Eid?
Is it permissible to include one's wife and the deceased in the Udhiyah (sacrifice), and who refrains from the prohibitions if the wife is included? And is it permissible for the husband to be a partner in his wife's Udhiyah in which she includes her deceased parents?
Is it permissible to remove body hair during menstruation, and how does one purify themselves from it?
Is it obligatory to wipe the hairline and ears when a woman outside her home wipes over her khimar (head covering) during wudu'?
Is it permissible to perform ablution (wudu') without washing the hair before it, knowing that the anti-hair loss substance used is applied to the scalp, is non-alcoholic, and evaporates after a period?
What is the ruling on working in a laboratory that analyzes samples taken from the deceased (such as nails, hair, body fluids, or parts of internal organs) to ascertain the cause of death, bearing in mind the Hadith: "The sanctity of a Muslim in death is like his sanctity in life"?
What is the ruling on throwing nail clippings in the trash, and what is the ruling on burning hair that falls from a comb, and is what some women do, using and undoing a rosary in the mosque to hasten marriage, permissible in Sharia?
Does touching a leash that was used for a dog invalidate ablution (wudu')? And must prayers performed after touching it be repeated? And how is the leash purified?
What is the ruling regarding the two 'Umrahs in which one exits the state of ihrām by clipping the nails without cutting the hair?
What is the wisdom behind preventing the one offering a sacrifice from cutting their hair and nails during the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah?