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Garment Length for Men and Women
Q:What is the ruling on garment length for both men and women? A: The ruling on garment length varies depending on the person, the...

John Starling
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How to Manage Ongoing Ritual Impurity
Q: How do I properly manage purification if I experience an ongoing state of ritual impurity such as incontinence? A: It is obligatory...

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Impurities in a Large Body of Water
Q: If only part of a large body of water changes because of impurity, does the whole thing become impure? A: Not always. A large body...

John Starling
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Brown of Yellowish Discharge After Normal Cycle
Q: After my monthly menstrual cycle concluded, I noticed brownish discharge. Is that considered a part of my cycle? A: If yellowish (...

John Starling
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Removing Khuffs Invalidates Wudu
Q: How do we understand that the removal of the turban or the khuffs that have been wiped over, invalidate a person's wudhu? They are not...

John Starling
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Woke up to Dampness
Q: I woke up to dampness on my body and clothing. Do I need to make ghusl? A: In this scenario, which describes a nocturnal emission,...

John Starling
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Shaving Only a Part of the Head
Q: What is the ruling of shaving only a part of the head? A: Shaving the nape without reason is disliked. A justifiable reason would be...

John Starling
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Touching the Mushaf without Wudu
Due to a ḥadath (major or minor), it is impermissible to touch a copy of the Qurʾān

John Starling
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Rennet of a Carcass
Rennet from a dead animal which is a yellowish substance that is extracted from the stomach of an animal and processed to make cheese

John Starling
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Using the Siwak or Toothbrush
Q: Which hand should I use to brush my teeth? A: It is recommended to brush the teeth horizontally with a soft stick fashioned from the...

John Starling
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How to Determine the Regular Cycle
Q: How do I determine my regular monthly menstrual cycle? A: First it should be noted that age of menstruation is from a complete nine...

John Starling
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Wudu with Braces
Q: Asalam walaykum sheikh. Does wearing invisalign braces (which totally covers the teeth), impede purification? Do they need to be...

John Starling
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Do I have to unbraid my hair to make ghusl?
Q: Do I have to take my braids out to perform ghusl? A: You must unbraid your hair to perform ghusl at the end of your menstrual...

John Starling
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How long can I let my beard grow?
Q: How long can I let my beard grow? A: “It is recommended to let the beard grow without removing any of it... 'so long as it's...

John Starling
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Can I make sujud without wudu?
Q: Can I make prostration of recitation (tilawah) or that of gratitude (shukr) without wudu? A: No. Sujud tilawah and shukr are much like...

John Starling
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Praying in the masjid with incontinence.
Q: How can a person with incontinence from urine pray Jumah prayers without spreading najasah the masjed? A: It is permitted in this case...

John Starling
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My hands hurt from wringing out soiled clothes. What can I do?
Q: My dad pees on the toilet floor & he gets filth in his underwear etc. I wash his underwear, pants, carpet, floor-towels & private-part...

John Starling
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If a cat drinks from a bowl of water, it is still clean?
Q: Shaikh John, I recently read that water that has been drunk by cat is permissible to do wudu? Is this accurate? Also, why dogs are not...

John Starling
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Does blood break wudu? What about female discharge?
Q: Does blood (any amount) break your wudu', whether it stained the clothes or was in a place that won't stain the clothes like a scratch...

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Can I wear a watch with gold parts?
Q: Asalamualaykum Sh.John. I wanted to know the ruling on wearing a steel watch which contains gold parts. Such as the movement or dials....

John Starling
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