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Question: What is the ruling of plucking grey hair? Answer: According to madhhab Syafie, it is makruh to pluck grey hair. Rasullullah PBUH said: لاَ تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَشِيبُ شَيْبَةً فِي الإِسْلاَمِ إِلاَّ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ “Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, […]

Question: Regarding the signs before death shared on the internet such as the signs of 100 days before death and others. Are they true? Answer: Death is included as one of the ghaibiyyat / sam’iyyat matters. Allah SWT emphasizes in al-Qur’an: وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ […]

Question: What is the ruling of eating squid’s ink? Answer: Scholars have differing opinions regarding squid’s ink. Syafi’iyyah scholars ruled the black liquid excreted by some sea animals as najis. According to Syeikh Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad Ba’lawi: “The black liquid found in some sea animals which is not the meat or blood is ruled […]

Question: Does vaginal gas/queef/flatulence invalidate ablution? How should one handle the situation if it happens often? Answer: Gas passed through the vagina (also known as queef) invalidates ablution. This is the opinion of Syafi’iyyah scholars as cited by Imam al-Nawawi. “Anything that is excreted from the private parts of both men and women invalidates ablution. […]

Question: What happens to a baby who died? Is it true that he’ll remember his parents and siblings? Is it true that he’s in paradise and is taught by Prophet Abraham? I miss my late baby so much. Answer: Imam al-Nawawi stated, the scholars agreed and concluded that a Muslim child who died before he […]

Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to get involved in the construction of the house of worship of other religions? Answer: Scholars have two differing opinions on this matter. Some of the scholars in madhhab Hanafi ruled it permissible for Muslims to be involved in the construction as well as working in a church. […]

Question: How should one handle a situation where his water tank is filled with gecko droppings? Should he throw all the water out and not use it for ablution and obligatory bath? Answer: If the water in the water tank is a little or less than two qullahs [1] then the water is considered as […]

Question: Ustaz, I have a hobby of collecting robot action figures where some of it is similar to the form of a human being and my hobby influenced my son who also loves to collect action figures but he collects Ultraman and Kamen Riders. I hope you can explain the ruling of collecting action figures. […]