Is it permissible to use hand-sanitizing tissues which contain alcohol?
Hand sanitizers containing alcohol are not permissible.
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Tahaarat
Are perfumes containing benzyl and cetyl alcohol permissible?
Benzyl and cetyl alcohol are pure alcohols which are haraam. Perfumes containing alcohol are not permissible.
Does toothpaste fall in the same category as soap which is halaal even if haraam fat/oil is used to manufacture it?
No, toothpaste is not in the category of soap. If it contains haraam ingredients, it will be haraam. In fact, there is no consensus in our Math-hab even on soap. Some of our senior…
Is spitting in the toilet prohibited even if there is only water in the toilet bowl?
Yes, it is prohibited to spit in the toilet unless one is overwhelmed for some reason to spit. Regardless of there being only water in the toilet, spitting is not permissible.
Until what age will a baby's urine be paak (clean)?
A baby's urine is napaak (impure) from the very day he/she is born. Urine is never paak.
Does secretion of water from painful eyes break wudhu?
Secretion from painful eyes breaks wudhu. Pure tears such as the time of crying, and which sometimes flow, but not due to an eye sickness, do not break wudhu.
A person quoting a Hadith claims that it is permissible to wear garments made from pig's skin.
The person who claims that pig skin is permissible is a moron at the minimum. But we are inclined to believe that he is a murtad. Every part of the pig is najisul ain. It is not…
When making wudhu, should one's artificial foot also be washed?
There is no need to wash the artificial foot/leg during wudhu/ghusl.
My wife's nifaas was 25 days. Are sexual relations forbidden for 40 days?
Sexual relations will be permissible after nifaas has stopped. It is not necessary to wait for 40 days to pass. (Nifaas is the bleeding after birth.)
Does wudhu break when one washes the toilet?
While the act of washing the toilet does not break wudhu, it is preferable to take wudhu after having washed a toilet.
Can we make wudhu with recycled water. The trustees of the Musjid want to instal a 3 phase de-contamination filtration and purification, state of the
Filth consisting of the grime, slime, mucous, and what the Shariah terms 'Al-maa-ul Musta'mal' – impure (napaak/najis) water – cannever be purified. Recycled water is najis. The…
When a woman is in her monthly cycle is she allowed to recite the Masnoon Arabic Duas when waking up, looking in the mirror, eating, etc.?
During their haidh periods women are permitted to recite Tasbeeh, Dua, Istighfaar, Durood Shareef and Kalimah. They only are prohibited from reciting the Qur'aan Shareef. All the…
During her monthly cycle can she enter Musjidul Haraam to make Tawaaf, not Salaat?
It is haraam for a woman in haidh to enter any Musjid. The prohibition applies to a greater degree in respect of Musjidul Haraam and Musjid Nabawi. Those in haidh may not enter.…
What should be done with toothbrushes made of bristles?
Throw away the toothbrush made of bristles. It could be pig bristles.
The hair products I use such as wax, form a layer on the hair.
Neither your wudhu nor your Salaat is valid while your hair is covered with the haraam wax. Furthermore, these products are haraam.
I made a Waajib ghusl, but forgot to rinse my mouth and apply water into my nostrils.
There is no need to renew the ghusl. It will suffice that the mouth be rinsed and water applied into the nostrils. The Salaat has to be repeated.
Is it permissible to use re-claimed (recycled) water?
Recycled water is najis. It is haraam filth. It may not be used to wash even floors.
My cell phone fell into the toilet pan. I managed to clean it.
Although it is permissible to use the phone, Allah's Name and Qur'aan Majeed should not be displayed on the phone which was retrieved from the toilet pan. This instrument is no…
If a Ma'zur makes wudhu after sunrise, will this wudhu be valid for Zuhr Salaat?
The Ma'zur's wudhu breaks with expiry of a Salaat time. The Wudhu which a Ma'zur takes after sunrise is valid for Zuhr because there is no expiry time of any Salaat from after…
I do not eat any halaalized commercial chickens since I believe that such chickens are haraam.
The oven in which haraam food, e.g. halaalized carrion chickens are cooked, becomes impure (napaak) and should be washed before use.