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 8 of 24
- Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Dying one's hair maroon
A young girl about to be married has an intention to colour her hair with a maroon color for example and her main intention is to look pretty or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2019
Women trimming the hair below the waist
Is it permissible for a woman to trim the hair which reaches below her waist?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jan 2019
Instructing one's wife to remove her niqaab
I got married to a girl who wears niqab which I don't prefer, but before marriage I requested her to remove the niqab and she agreed to it and we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2019
Disposing of hair in the toilet or dustbin
Is it permissible for a person to dispose of his hair (moustache hair, unwanted hair, etc.) in the toilet or dustbin?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jan 2019
Strand of a woman's hair exposed in salaah
I’ve noticed that in fard wudu, only a quarter of your head needs to me washed. And when awrah is shown during salah, then only if it is under a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Dec 2018
Unable to remove pubic hairs due to illness
I am an LGMD and CCF sufferer and my husband got stage IV cancer. Lately my weight has shot up to nearly 120 kg and my hip joints are so tight that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Dec 2018
Keeping the Mubaarak Hair of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
Is it permissible to keep or exhibit belongings of Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) like hair and nails? Please provide any reference.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2018
Disposing of one's hair and nails
What is the general ruling for a Muslim regarding disposing off his/her nails and hairs.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Dec 2018
Disposing hair
If a person shaves his moustache over the bathroom sink every morning, would this be OK even though the stubbles of hair will go down the drain? Or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Dec 2018
Burying an umbilical cord stump, extracted tooth, pubic hair and nails
1. What should be done with the umbilical cord stump (clamp) after it gets detached from the baby? 2. What should be done to an extracted tooth? 3.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Dec 2018
Hair treatments and extensions
Are chemical hair treatments like rebonding, hair relaxing, extensions permissible?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Dec 2018
Using an eraser to remove unwanted hair
Can women use an eraser for shaving unwanted hairs?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Dec 2018
Woman covering her hair in the house
I've come across on Muftionline that Mufti Saheb had mentioned regarding a person covering their hair during eating is something that Mufti Saheb…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Nov 2018
Are the sideburns part of the beard?
1. Are the sideburns regarded as part of the beard in Islam? Is it allowed for men to shave them? 2. While trimming one's sideburns, if a few hairs…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Removing hair on the legs for men
Is it permissible for a man to remove the hair on his legs?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Nov 2018
Wiping impure shoes on the ground to remove impurity
What if some dirty thing in the form of liquid makes your shoe dirty, can we clean it by rubbing it on the ground?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Nov 2018
Going to a Muslim woman for waxing one's legs
Is it permissible to allow another Muslim woman to wax one's legs from after the knee and full hands?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Nov 2018
Eyelash extensions
Is it permissible to put eyelash extensions?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2018
Woman opening a laser hair removal business
My wife wants to start a business doing laser hair removal. My question is that if she does it, she will be seeing ladies parts thats supposed to be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Laser hair removal around private area due to medical reasons
If a man develops repeated abscesses on his private parts and the surgeons advise laser to remove the hairs around the private area permanently as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Can a woman remove her sideburns?
Is it permissible for a women to remove her sideburns?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Oct 2018
Using blue and purple hair dye
Is it permissible to dye the hair a colour such as blue or purple for males and females?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Sunnah method of cutting nails
How did Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) cut his nails?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Oct 2018
Cacau Brazilian Hair Straightening
My question is regarding the Cacau Brazilian Blow Wave – is this allowed for Muslim women?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Cutting the hair different lengths
Would it be impermissible and sinful to cut the hair in different lengths, if there are no haraam elements such as imitation of kuffar or a certain…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Women cutting her hair due to it falling
If a woman's hair is falling, can she trim it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Can a women cut her own hair to come out of ihraam?
Is it permissible that after copmleting umrah, wife can cut her hair to come out of ihraam or only mahram (husband) can cut her hair?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Oct 2018
Using black dye
Because of the colour not catching the hair, is it permissible for a person to dye the hair black and later on (few hours later) go over the black…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018Roman Urdu
Aurato ko hair colour lagana
Kya aurton ka hair color lagana jayaz hai. aur kya is se ghusl ho jata hai.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Oct 2018
Keeping a moustache around the lips
1. Some men have a mustache which grows vertically down around the lips and connects with the beard. Is it permissible? 2. Also, did our Holy…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2018
Using beard growing oil
My question is regarding beard transplantation. I’m almost 26, I don’t have a beard on my face, just a little under my chin. I have desire to grow a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2018
The starting of the moustache and the eyebrows
Please advise: 1. Where do the eyebrows start and end? 2. Where does the moustache start and end?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Cutting hair and nails during the first ten days of Zul Hijjah
Is it true that everyone should abstain from cutting nails and hair during first 10 days of Zul Hijjah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Removing facial hair during the first ten days of Zul Hijjah
Is it necessary for women with excess facial hair to not remove them in the first ten days of zul hijjah until their qurbani has taken place?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Sep 2018
Hairstyles for Muslim women
I have a question regarding hairstyles of women. 1. What hairstyles does the shariah command us to make and what type of hairstyles to abstain from?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Sep 2018
Non-Baaligh child removing pubic hair
1. A child who has minute pubic hair and under his/her arm pits, is it compulsory to remove the hair? 2. In the above situation if the child is not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Sep 2018
Sunnah method of cutting nails
Is there a sunnah method when cutting one's nails?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN10 Aug 2018
Haircuts
What is the ruling of haircuts?
- Mufti Online23 Jul 2018
Men keeping two length hair cut
Is it permissible for men to trim their hair a little bit on the sides only?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2018
Keeping a beard more than a fist length
My question is regarding cutting beard when it reaches length of one fist. I have noticed there are scholars who say one should leave the beard and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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