Dress, Beard & Adornment · Subtopic
Hair, Nails & Body Hair
954 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Hair, Nails & Body Hair, part of Dress, Beard & Adornment. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Hair, Nails & Body Hair fatawa — page 17 of 24
- Mufti Online26 Oct 2015
Removing pubic hair
Is it necessary for a woman to shave the underarms and pubic hair regularly and are women allowed to use scissors or shaving blades for this purpose?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Oct 2015
Dyeing the hair
I had confusion in hair colouring. I am twenty years old and I have slight brown hairs which I want to dye and turn it into fully brown colour…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2015
Trimming the beard less than a fist length
Growing a beard is fard and it is sinful to shave it. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) commanded us to grow them. If the hadith of the beard…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2015
Keeping the beard at one fist length
1. How long was the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's) beard? 2. Did the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) trim his beard if it was longer…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2015
Women shaving her head due to hair problems
I am a 20 year old female. I have recently noticed a problem in my hair, it's thin, damaged and there are lots of patches. Unfortunately I once…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Oct 2015
Are men allowed to remove the hairs above the nose in the monobrow?
Are men allowed to remove the hairs above the nose in the monobrow? I know this question has been asked before. But I wanted to be really clear on…
Ismail Desai - Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2015
” Halaal ” Nail Polish?
View regarding the so called halal nail polish. Is it permissible to use even though it maybe waterproof? Nabi saw haduth – he who imitates a nation…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - DU Newcastle30 Sep 2015
Trimming A Woman’s Hair!
Can a woman trim the ends of her hair to make them equal?
- Mufti Online17 Sep 2015
Women dyeing her grey hairs
1. A 67 year old widowed woman dyes her grey hair. Is this permissible? 2. In general, is it permissible for woman to dye their grey hair?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Sep 2015
Query about trimming the hair at the back
Is it permissible to let the hair grow as is the sunnah, but cut it from the back right under the earlobes with scissors. Hair will continue to grow…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Mufti Online12 Sep 2015
Amount of hair that needs to be cut after Umrah for a woman
What amount of hair is a female required to cut upon the completion of umrah in order for her to come out of ihraam? I have recently been told that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Aug 2015
Using beef gelatine as a hair remover
Can you apply beef gelatine on your face as a hair remover and then peel it off?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2015
Woman covering her hair in front of na mahrams
I have been suffering serious honor violence after my divorce. Some invalid marriage contracts have been done and now they spread false information…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2015
Applying mehndi on the beard
Is it sunnah to apply mehndi on the beard?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Jun 2015
Not cutting one's hair after umrah
I am a 34 year old lady. I did umrah two times but I did not shorten my hair. What is the ruling on that. How can I compensate.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jun 2015
Removing pubic hair with scissors or hair removing cream
I have to ask that I have a lot of hair near my back private part and I fear if I will shave them, they will grow more and more so I reduce them…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 May 2015
Shortening the chest hairs
Is it allowed for men to remove the hair on the chest as mines is quite a lot?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Removing mazi from one's clothing
Does the rule allowing Mani to be scraped off from the garments (for purification) also apply to Mazi?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Burying one's nails
If a person throws clipped nails into thick grass where the nails aren't visible, is this considered suitable and the same as burying them? Or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Women cutting her hair due to pimples
I'm a 40 year old woman and I have pimples on my head and I have long hair so I can't take care of it properly. Can I cut my hair or is it a sin if…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Hair dye
I want to ask that if I dye my hair using ordinary dying agents available in the market, would it be an obstacle for my wudhu? Moreover, is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 May 2015
Washing one's head after a hair cut
After a hair cut from the barber shop do we need to wash our head and then enter the home?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 May 2015
Cutting hair and nails at night
Can hair and nails be cut at night?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 May 2015
Trimming nose hair
What does shariah say regarding nose hair, can it be trimmed?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2015
Removing impurity from electrical switches
1. If our impure hands touches the electrical switches can we take a tissue wet it and wipe the switches? Will it become pure? 2. If impure hands…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2015
Removing grey hairs from one's beard
If a person has got a big beard and he has a lot of white or grey hairs in the beard. Is it still makrooh tahreemi to remove even few of the grey…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Laser hair removal
Is laser hair removal allowed? If yes to which part of the body for males and females?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Overgrown hair on the eyebrow
One or two hairs of a female's eyebrow is very big and overgrown. Is it permissible to pluck these one or two hairs only?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Removing impurity from the door
If there is visible impurity from along time ago and was never cleaned what should I do? And how would I clean it since its on a closet door because…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Adorning oneself for one's husband
I want to know that if a woman is observing a Shar'ee purdah, is it permissible for her to groom herself in this manner like threading her eyebrows…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Apr 2015
Could you please advise what is the ruling on using hair fibres/concealers
Could you please advise what is the ruling on using hair fibres/concealers like topik, nanogen etc to hide bald spots. I have a bald spot and I use…
Muhammad bin Hashim Amod - Mufti Online15 Apr 2015
Plucking the hair between the eyebrows
Is it permissible to pluck the hair between the eyebrows as it is not part of the eyebrows?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Mar 2015
Playing with one's beard
A person has a bad habit of playing with his beard constantly. Sometimes biting the hair also. 1) Is this considered something disliked in shariah?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Mar 2015
Women cutting their hair
Is having a hair cut in style, which is still long enough permissable for a woman if she covers her head whenever she comes in front of any na…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2015
Going to a beauty parlour
Is it allowed to go to any parlour or call a Christian girl at home to clean under legs ? And if we masturbate gusul becomes compulsory?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Mar 2015
Waxing the private areas
What does Shariah says about women waxing the private parts every month? Is it necessary to wax every month because here it is said that if you…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Feb 2015
Mehndi with indigo
Can men use mehndi natural brown with indigo inside it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Feb 2015
Plucking the eyelid
I have asked before if bleaching eyebrows is haram or not and it was halaal, but I have a question if I am only bleaching the extra hairs on my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Feb 2015
Shaping and plucking the eyebrows
I want to know if my husband is not happy with my eyebrows, is it ok Islamically to neaten it (wax or pluck)? What is the ruling on it? I was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Feb 2015
Removing impurities
When a person has a wet dream or masturbates, he spreads impurity! When he spreads it, it (sperms) touches the furniture, the furniture is impure…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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