Q&As
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Allah granting us something we didn’t hope for
Question I am trying to ensure I am understanding Tawakkul (relying on Allah) and Husn al-Dhan Billah (having good thoughts about Allah) correctly. Is it more correct to believe that Allah will certainly grant you a specific (halal) outcome you want the most in the Dunya? Or is it more correct to believe that although…
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Identifying a forgotten sunnah
Question At what point does a Sunnah become forgotten? Answer A Sunnah is considered to be forgotten when people forget acting upon it due to feeling too comfortable, becoming heedless as a result of it due to ignorance or laziness. Allah said: ‘Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot [i.e., disregarded] them.’…
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BEING ASKED BY MEN WHETHER I’m menstruating or not
Question Many sisters have asked: Answer And it is not necessary that you respond loudly with: ‘I am menstruating, hence I am not praying.’ In fact, we learn from the Sunnah that even a wife didn’t respond bluntly to her husband in this affair! She would either make her change in mood evident and say…
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CARRYING OUT A ‘KHATAM’ FOR A NEWBORN OR THE DECEASED
Question When a child is born or someone dies, our family sometimes does something called a ‘khatam’, where everyone in the family gets one Juz of the Quran and they have–for example–one week to complete it. Then we all come together and someone recites the last verses of Juz 30. My family says this way…
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Saying bismillah before undressing
Question Is it true that we should say Bismillah before exposing our awrah so that the Jinns don’t see us naked? Answer Saying Bismillah before exposing our awrah is proven from the Sunnah. The Prophet said: ‘The screen between the eyes of the Jinns and nakedness of the children of Adam when one of you…
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BLEACHING EYEBROWS
Question What is the ruling on a woman bleaching their eyebrows? The bleach does not harm the woman or remove the hair, it only lightens the color of the hair (essentially dying it). Answer If what is intended by bleaching is dyeing the eyebrows temporarily, then this is permissible. The only color prohibited to dye…
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BEING FORCED TO WORK BY PARENTS AS A MUSLIM WOMAN
Question A sole daughter is being forced by her parents to do a job, but this daughter is refusing to work, despite the job being in accordance to the Islamic guidelines. Answer