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Dress, beard & hijab fatwa
Questions about dress and adornment: clothing for men and women, hijab, niqab and purdah, the beard and hair, jewellery, tattoos and perfume.
2,893 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Most-asked on this topic
- Is the niqaab (face veil) compulsory?
- What is the length of the beard in Islam?
- Is wearing make-up permissible?
- What hair should be removed, and is waxing or laser allowed?
- Must trousers be above the ankles?
- Can men wear gold, silk or a silver ring?
- Is dyeing hair black permissible?
- Is wearing a topi or turban sunnah?
- Is plucking or threading the eyebrows permissible?
- Can women wear pants, jeans or fitted clothing?
Dress, Beard & Adornment fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online20 Sep 2026
Woman wearing transparent burqas
I just recently realised that some of my burkas, when I hold up 1 layer to the light then you can see my hand through the fabric, but with 2 layers…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam26 Oct 2025
Can a husband force her wife to ware burqa and niqab?
Can a husband force her wife to wear burqa and niqab?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ibn Masood8 Sep 2026
Attire Of Females In The Home
Can a female wear tight shirts inside her home?
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Azaadville16 Oct 2026
Mens Hair Length
With regards to men’s hair, what lengths can a male keep his hair?
- Jamiat KZN10 May 2026
Qurbani and cutting hair and nails
What is the preferred view regarding cutting hair and nails from 1st Dhū al-Ḥijjah onwards for the person who intends to perform Qurbānī? Is it true…
Yusuf Shabbir - Camperdown23 Sep 2026
Shaving the Baby’s Hair After Aqiqah
Assalamualaykum Aqiqa was done on the 7day but we couldn’t shave the baby’s hair as he is still in the hospital. Is the ruling same as aqiqa…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Refusing to Return Borrowed Jewellery
According to the established customs of the “Muslim Marwari Silawat Jamaat” community, the Shariah ruling on gold jewelry given or worn to the bride…
- Amjadi18 Jul 2026
What is the ruling on putting on trousers while standing?
What is the ruling on putting on trousers while standing?
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi… - DU Zakariyya
Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning?
Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning?
- DU Newcastle30 Sep 2015
Trimming A Woman’s Hair!
Can a woman trim the ends of her hair to make them equal?
- Mufti Online19 Sep 2026
Shaving the moustache if one does not have a beard
If you shave your mustache and you don't have a beard, is that allowed?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam1 Oct 2025
How can I advise my mother regarding Hijab?
Assalamualaykum. I have 2 questions inshaAllah. The first one is; Is an adult muslim son, allowed to advise his mother and sister about hijab and…
Huzaifah Deedat - Ibn Masood8 Sep 2026
Men Wearing Red Clothing
Is the following narration authentic: Hadrat Bara’ Radiallahu Anhu reported, “The Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was of medium…
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman - Azaadville15 Oct 2026
Men Tying Their Hair Into A Ponytail or Plait
Is it permissible for a man to tie his hair in a ponytail or to plait it?
- Jamiat KZN15 Jan 2025
Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs
Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs to cover one’s loss of hair?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown5 Sep 2026
How Much Should a Woman Cut Her Hair After Umrah or Hajj? [Afro Hair or Hair Loss Due to Illness]
A quick question For women who has short afro hair after umrah and hajj how much they cut? How they should cut? Likewise a women who has cancer and…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MUBZ8 Apr 2026
Making Masḥ on One’s Hair After Applying Oil
If a person puts oil in their hair, then does their masah of the head [for wudhu] count? Theres a few parts to this question One is that if the oil…
- Amjadi24 Dec 2024
The Ruling Pertaining To Adorning The Mayyit
RESPECTED MUFTI. Please give an input in regard to the use of surmah on mayyith, the use of itr, and the use of the sandal paste on the parts that…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - DU Zakariyya
What is the ruling regarding the dry cleaning of napaak [impure] clothing?
What is the ruling regarding the dry cleaning of napaak [impure] clothing? If paak and napaak clothes are dry cleaned at one time will the clothes…
- Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Woman wearing clothing with designs within the home
I'm okay with wearing simple clothing without designs but my family could be unaccepting towards not wearing the many clothes I have at home, which…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam17 Sep 2025
Is it from the Sunnah to wear the clothes of one’s people?
1. Can you explain the statements from scholars, the likes of Ibn Qayyim and Ibn Jareer, which dictate that the clothes of the time and place should…
Tareque Ahmed - Ibn Masood7 Jun 2026
Removing Grey Hairs
Which is the Hadith which mentions plucking of grey hair?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville23 Jun 2026
Transparency Of A Burqah
I would like to know what defines transparent according to Shariah. With regard to the burqa I wear for Salaah: If I put one layer in front of me I…
- Jamiat KZN3 Oct 2024
Permissible jewellery for men and women and men’s silver ring with titanium
I’m aware that wearing fake rings is not permissible for us females in Islam, however not much is noted about other types of jewellery like…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown5 Sep 2026
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MUBZ18 Sep 2025
Two Lengths Hair
السلام علیکم و رحمة الله و بركاته I hope that this query finds you in the best of health and imaan. I would like to enquire about 2 length haircuts…
- Amjadi3 Nov 2024
THE RULING REGARDING SMOKE OR STEAM RISING FROM ANY IMPURE THING THAT GETS ON THE CLOTH OR THE BODY
If the steam or smoke rising from any impure thing gets on the clothes or the body, what is the Shariah ruling regarding it? Question posed by:…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - DU Zakariyya
Is it permissible to pare the nails and remove unwanted hair in the state of Ḥaiḍ and Nifās?
Is it permissible to pare the nails and remove unwanted hair in the state of Ḥaiḍ and Nifās?
- Mufti Online10 Aug 2026
Woman cutting her hair as a medical treatment
Recently I've been experiencing alot of hair fall and thinning. I have a few small patches where the scalp is peeking through. As a young married…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam4 Aug 2025
What is the Sunnah of length of keeping ones hair?
What is the Sunnah of length of keeping ones hair? How long are men allowed to keep their hair?
Shakib Alam - Ibn Masood7 Apr 2026
Hair Treatments For Males
Q1. Is it permissible for a boy to perm his hair? Q2. Are males allowed to dye their hair? Q3. Which colours are permissible to use to dye one’s hair?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville8 Jun 2026
Men Dying The Hair Dark Brown
I would like to enquire if it is permissible for men to use a very dark shade of brown dye which is close to black?
- Jamiat KZN14 Sep 2024
Sunnah of keeping a beard.
I need to know the sunnat of keeping the beard, i am 15 years old. Can i keep a french beard?
Arshad Ali - Camperdown9 Jul 2026
Can a women comb her hair in iddah [iddah of third talaq]?
Assalamualaykum Please assist with the following questions: 1) is the iddah for talaq and khula the same? 2) Can a women comb her hair in iddah…
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ25 Aug 2025
Qazaʿ, Two Lengths Hair, and Women Cutting Their Hair
Question: Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Modern barbers commonly offer “fade” or “undercut” styles in which the sides are clipped…
- Amjadi2 Jan 2023
RULING PERTAINING TO READING NAMAAZ WITH CLOTHES WHICH HAVE ANIMATE PICTURES
How is it to perform Salah while wearing a cloth that has a picture of an animal on it? Question posed by: Hamza Shaik Lenasia
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online21 Jul 2026
Men wearing yellow clothing
I have a question regarding the ruling on yellow clothing for men. Some hadith mention the Prophet ﷺ forbidding garments dyed with yellow saffron…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam10 Jun 2025
Is it permissible to use hair products containing Denatured and Benzyl alcohol?
Is it permissible to use hair products e.g gel. Which contain Denatured Alcohol and Benzyl Alcohol?
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Ibn Masood26 Mar 2026
Males Removing Hair
Is it permissible for males to remove hair growing on the arm and lower hand, as well as hair growing on the back?
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville23 Dec 2025
Shaving The Hair On the Nape Of The Neck
I would like to find out from where exactly is it permissible to shave/shape the back of the head after having a haircut?
- Jamiat KZN16 Aug 2024
Removing hair & nails during Haidh
Can we remove hair and nails during Haidh period? We have learnt from young that we must not remove it during Haydh, only after we are done we can…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown17 Feb 2026
Sadaqah on a New Born’s Hair
Assalamualaykum Respected mufti saheb How much sadaqah should one pay on a new born baby’s hair that weighs 62g? Request for duas
Baba Abu Bakr - MUBZ17 Sep 2024
Women Covering Hair within their Homes
As-salāmu ʿalaykum I’d like to know the ruling of woman covering their hair within their homes. Is it correct that angels do not enter a home where…
- Amjadi15 Oct 2022
WHY ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO DYE OUR HAIR BLACK
Why are we not allowed to dye our hair black? Question posed by: Sheik Ahmed Sheik Ismail Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online13 Jul 2026
Sharing the same hairbrush
A family member keeps saying that he was told family members/friends, etc. should not share the same hairbrush as it creates envy and jealousy, he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam20 Apr 2025
What is the Sunnah clothing?
My question is regarding what is Sunnah clothing and what isn't. Many people say that since the Prophet (SAW) did not particularly mention any…
Bilal Issak - Ibn Masood26 Mar 2026
Clothing Of Nabi Adam Alaihis Salaam
After Nabi Adam Alaihis Salaam made a mistake by eating from the tree, his clothes were removed. When was he given clothing again?
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville6 Dec 2025
Plucking The Hair Of A Unibrow
Is it permissible for males to remove the hair of a unibrow?
- Jamiat KZN29 Nov 2023
Wife opposes husband keeping the beard
I would like to grow a beard, however, my spouse does not find it attractive. I am unsure as to how to go about it as I would like to grow a beard,…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Camperdown2 Feb 2026
Why do females have to wear hijab
Assalamualaikum Wwrb. Why do females have to were hijab? Sister in Islam
Khalil Tatarstani - MUBZ20 Aug 2024
Removing Impurity from one’s Clothes Before Performing Ṣalāh
If I have urine incontinence do I have to change my pad for every salaah even if it is continuous ?
- Amjadi30 Jun 2022
CLIPPING THE HAIR AND NAILS DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF ZILHIJJAH
1: What does the Shariah say regarding the cutting of the hair and the clipping of the nails during the first ten days of Zil Hijjah? Question 2:…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online10 May 2026
Removing the hair growing between both eyebrows
If a woman's eyebrows are joined together in between, such that it looks bad and manly, is it permissible to remove the part which is present in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam14 Apr 2025
Hair Oil Containing Alcohol - can I apply it or should I refrain?
as-salam-elaykum mufti sahib My question is as follows: I want to apply oil to my hair on head. The problem I checked the oil's ingredient and it…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Ibn Masood18 Feb 2026
Adorning The House With Artificial Decor
Is it permissible to decorate our homes with artificial plants and flowers?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville15 Sep 2025
Hair Treatments
Please advise me with regard to the permissibility of hair treatments like Keratin and Botox etc.
- Jamiat KZN22 Dec 2022
Jewellery for males and females (2/2)
Is it permissible for men to wear a silicon ring?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Camperdown14 Aug 2025
Disposal of Hair & Nails
Assalamualaykum. How do we dispose our hair and nails after we cut them?
Sibghatallah ibn Numan Ahmed - MUBZ6 Aug 2024
Does Najāsah Transfer From a Wet Cloth
Does a wet towel with impurity transfer if it touches the body ?
- Mufti Online8 Feb 2026
Gold plated rings and silver jewellery
I wanted to know the fatwa regarding rings… Can a stainless steel ring that's 18k gold plated be worn? And what sterling silver amount (926?) is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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