Dress, Beard & Adornment · Subtopic
Clothing for Men
196 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Clothing for Men, 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
Clothing for Men fatawa — page 1 of 5
- Azaadville3 Oct 2026
Men Wearing Silk Lined Jackets
I wish to buy a jacket for winter. The lining of the jacket is made of silk and actual jacket is made of permissible material. Is this permissible…
- 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 - 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… - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Wearing different types of topis
Zaid says that in today's time the topi has become a big fitnah. The reason he says this is because one day at the masjid one uncle gave him a topi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jun 2026
Males wearing their lower garments below their ankles
I want to know till what point can a man allow his garments to reach (kurta and pants)? Can it go beyond his ankles? Also, are there any virtues or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood31 Oct 2025
Garments Worn Below The Ankles
What is the importance of wearing your garments above the ankles while in Salaah, and out of Salaah?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown29 Oct 2025
Compensation for Stolen Gold After Five Years — Does the Current or Past Value Apply?
Bakr lost his 18-carat gold chain weighing 72 grams. At the time, he suspected his friend Zaid and asked if he had taken it, but Zaid denied it.…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online26 Jul 2025
Asking one's husband to dress up in a suit
I love how suits look. Is it permissible for my husband to wear it in the privacy of our house? Not to imitate the kuffar. Same as we dress up for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood16 Jul 2025
Sunnah Kurta
In light of the classical texts that form the basis of our Deen, what was the Kurta of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam? Was it the shirt (Indo-Pak)…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online13 Jul 2025
Wearing one's trousers below the ankles during work
What is the ruling regarding me wearing my trousers below my ankles during work, and can I fold it for Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville16 Dec 2024
Garments Below The Ankles
What is the ruling regarding garments hanging below the ankles?
- Azaadville25 Sep 2024
Women Wearing Anklets
Is it permissible for women to wear anklets?
- Camperdown21 Aug 2024
Covering the janaazah with a cloth containing Qur’anic verses
What is the ruling regarding covering the janaazah with a cloth on which verses of the Qur’an are written?
Muhammud Luqman Moideen - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Keeping the kurta pants till half the shin
Should it be the Kurtah pants, or the Kurtah top, that should be reaching until half the shin?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jul 2024
Wearing a t-shirt with the inscription "godfather"
I bought a shirt that said “godfather” for my cousin without realizing that I am actually buying it for him and realized afterward and was a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown13 May 2024
Pants below ankles
Asalaamualikum Mufti Saab, is it permissible to fold once pants when it’s below the ankles before salaah and What is the ruling if once pants are…
Arib Raza - Mufti Online5 May 2024
Wearing a tie
What is the Islamic viewpoint of a Muslim student wearing a tie if it's part of the school uniform policy? Should the parents make an issue and say…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown10 Feb 2024
Pants below ankles
Asalaamualikum Mufti Saab, is it permissible to fold once pants when it’s below the ankles before salaah and What is the ruling if once pants are…
Arib Raza - Ibn Masood24 Jan 2024
Description of the Topi of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
Will a cap be considered a Topi?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online2 Jan 2024
Males wearing red clothing
Please advise regarding males and dressing in red clothes, is this allowed or just a fabrication?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood17 Dec 2023
Sunnah Kurta
What Kurta is Sunnah or closest to Sunnah ?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Jamiat KZN7 Dec 2023
Status of Wearing of a Topi (head covering)
Please advise what is the ruling on wearing a Topi?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online2 Dec 2023
Best type of topi or kurta
1. What is the best type is Topi to wear? 2. What is the best type of Kurta to wear?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown24 Nov 2023
Shaving the nape
Shaving the hair on the nape It is related from Amirul Mu’minin, Sayyiduna ‘Umar that Nabi Sallallahu Radiallahu Anhu, that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi…
Muhammud Luqman Moideen - Ibn Masood15 Nov 2023
Manner of wearing a Topi or scarf
I’ve read the ruling and advice regarding eating with a Topi on. I assume the same rule applies to females wearing a scarf/ burkha etc. What I would…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood7 Nov 2023
Wearing a Topi when eating
Someone recently mentioned that covering the head whilst eating is not Sunnah, but merely Adab. If that is the case, what is the ruling regarding…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Wearing one's pants according to the sunnah way
I came to know it's sunnah to keep the trousers/pants till the mid calf. My question is that should we advise people to adhere to this sunnah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2023
Performrng salaah without a kurta
Can a person read Salaah with a Topee only and no Kurta?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville8 Aug 2023
The Topi Covering The Hair Of the Entire Head
Is it necessary for a man when wearing a topi to cover the hair that comes or falls on the forehead as well? This would mean that the topi is worn…
- Camperdown8 Aug 2023
Muslim female going to a non-Muslim female hairdresser and beautician.
Assalaamu alaikum, Respected mufti Saheb Can a Muslim female go to non-Muslim female hairdresser and beautician? Please advise
Sulaiman Al-Amin Victor - Ibn Masood2 May 2023
Sunnah Kurta
Does the Sunnah Kurta have slits or not? I have heard that all unanimously agree that the length of the Kurta should be until half the shin.
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood10 Apr 2023
Wearing fake silk
Is it permissible for men to wear fake silk?
Maulana Ebrahim Ahmed - Ibn Masood15 Feb 2023
Wearing a Pakol Topi
My question is regarding the permissibility of wearing the “Pakol Topi” or hat, also known as a “Chitrali Topi” or hat. Pakol is a soft, flat,…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood16 Jan 2023
Rings and anklets
Can a woman wear rings on the fingers of both hands? Is a woman allowed to wear an anklet ?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood16 Jan 2023
Is wearing a Topi Sunnah, or wearing a turban?
What is the ruling with regard to wearing an Amaamah? What about those that put on an Imaamah with a short tail, or no tail at all? Nowadays, there…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood10 Dec 2022
Wearing a short-sleeved Kurta
Is it permissible for one to wear a short-sleeved Kurta when one is travelling or engaged in outdoor activities?
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2022
Sunnah length and colour of a turban
What is sunnah of wearing an imaamah (turban) e.g. length, colour, etc.?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Sep 2022
Tucking one's pants inside one's socks that will go below one's ankles
If a person has long socks due to extreme cold weather conditions and then he tucks his pants inside them in such a way that they cover the ankles,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville8 Jul 2022
Wearing A Topi
Kindly advise if the wearing of a hat is compulsory or optional. Many of our youngsters are being influenced in not wearing a hat either during…
- Mufti Online25 May 2022
Woman's ankle being her aurah
Is it true that if woman’s ankles are shown to non-mahrams, it gives a sin of zina.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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