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More on Head Covering

August 22, 2005

Question I have read all the responses to verse 24:31 and just wanted to understand what your stance was on head-covering from a mandatory requirement per the Qur’an. Is Head covering part of the Shari`ah? It seems that you have indicated that is not obligatory upon women by the Shari`ah. But there can be difference […]

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Regarding Head Covering for Women

May 12, 2003

Question You wrote: According to my understanding of the related prescription of the Qur’an (in Surah Al-Noor), the Shari`ah has not made it obligatory upon Muslim women to keep their heads covered. You also wrote in one of your earlier discussion titled “Further Exchange on ‘Is it Obligatory for Women to Cover their Heads“ The […]

Filed Under: Customs and Symbols, Discussions, Social Issues

More on the Black Stone in the Ka’aba

January 20, 2003

Question Where did the stone originate from? Why was this particular stone used and not another one? Why the black colour? I once heard that this stone was sent by God from paradise, and when it first arrived, it was white but changed colour to black for some reason. Is that true? Answer There is […]

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Shiite Practices of Islam

January 18, 2002

Question Ali (ra) was the one of the companions and also the son in law of the prophet (pbuh). He must have without any doubt followed the same practices (sunnah) in the religion as our prophet (pbuh) did. How can shias who consider Ali (ra) as first Khalifa has a total different ways of practising […]

Filed Under: Customs and Symbols, Discussions, Muslim Sects

Further Exchange on ‘Can We Point Our Legs Toward the Ka`bah?’

September 13, 2001

Question First of all, I am not a religious scholar and hence whatever I say is my personal opinion. I think the idea expressed in the answer is right if you make little change in there and make sure that pointing feet towards something is not considered disrespect in that society. For example, in Pakistani, […]

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Citations Requested Regarding Covering the Face

February 12, 2001

Question I had been presented in a debate forum with information claiming that there is a consensus of the commentators that the face and the hands must be hidden. What I am really wondering about is whether the opinions cited in this claim are the only ones to be found in these commentaries, or whether […]

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A Further Clarification Regarding the Opinion on Tattoos

June 10, 2000

Question Hi, I looked through your site regarding tattoos but did not find a clear answer, so I apologize in advance if this is repetitive question.  I was wondering, what does Islam and the Qur’an say about Tattoos on a Muslim’s body. Is there a general prohibition or prohibition on specific kinds of tattoo?  If […]

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A Further Exchange on Narratives Regarding Beard

May 13, 2000

Question A few days ago I asked you about the subject of growing beard. You stated that the matter was not directly addressed in either the Qur’an or the Sunnah. Today, I came across the same topic in the English translation of the Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s book “The Lawful and the prohibited in Islam”(printed in Malaysia […]

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Should I Get My Tattoo Removed?

May 12, 2000

Question I read your reply regarding tattoos, and Islam being the Deen-i-Fitrat which urges people to appreciate and preserve the nature on which Allah has created them… My problem lies slightly further than this, if it is a problem I still don’t know. I got a tattoo, not because anyone told me to, because I […]

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A Further Question on ‘Celebrating Eid on Different Days’

March 14, 2000

Question Here in USA the people who belong to Middle Eastern countries are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha according to the Hajj date because their argument is that “Eid-ul-Adha is always on the day-after-Hajj in Makkah“.  And since 9th of Zul-Hijja in Makkah is 15th of March therefore Eid-ul-Adha should be celebrated on 16th of March everywhere in the […]

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