Category: Fatwa – religious verdicts

Question: What is the ruling regarding cutting the hair from the back (of the head) such that it is above the shoulders whilst leaving the hair a little longer at the sides? What is the ruling regarding cutting the hair according to the following styles: i) Diana style – she is a well-known kaafirah (disbelieving […]

Question: The transplanting of hair of those who have suffered from alopecia, is done by taking hair from the back of the head and transplanting it in the affected area. So is this permissible? Response: Yes, it is permissible; Because this is done from the aspect of restoring something to the state in which Allaah […]

Question: When a man divorces his fourth wife, and wishes to replace her with a(nother) wife, does he have to wait (for the passing of) the duration of the ‘iddah of the divorced (fourth) wife? Response: It is prohibited for the one who has divorced his fourth wife to marry another until the divorced (fourth) wife comes […]

Question: Is the (pronouncement of) divorce by the one who is intoxicated carried out? Response: We do not issue fatwa rulings in these matters, unless such an issue has actually occurred with a particular person. However, the general rule is that this matter should be taken to the (sharee’ah) court. And if the court decides […]

Question: A man remained absent from his wife for a long period of time, and then divorced her without informing her (or anyone else). So does the divorce stand? Response: The divorce stands even if he did not inform his wife. If a person pronounces the divorce and says: “I have divorced my wife”, then […]

Question: I am a student who is prone to masturbation. So my desires have overcome me such that I have not fasted (Ramadhaan) as a result and have abstained from performing my (obligatory) prayers for a long while. And now I try to exhert myself, and most of the time I succeed (in refraining from […]

Question: We have heard alot about the one who masturbates, so is there a hadeeth with the meaning that the one who masturbates and the one who has intercourse with a slavewoman is cursed whatever the situation? I implore you to give this subject it’s right, and may Allaah cause you to be of benefit.

Question: What is the ruling regarding masturbation? Response: Onanism is masturbation with the hand – which is prohibited; It is obligatory upon all Muslims to take precaution against it, because doing it is contrary to the statement of Allaah (‘Azza wa Jall):

Question: Why does Islaam forbid a man from shaking the hand of a woman whom he is not related to? Does shaking hands without lust invalidate one’s ablution? Response: Islaam has forbidden that because it is a temptation. One of the greatest forms of temptation is for a man to touch a woman he is

Question: What is the ruling concerning a woman looking at men on television or casual looks in the streets? Response: A woman looking at a man must be one of two cases, regardless of whether it be on television or otherwise.