Asalam alaikum. My family are not Muslim, but one of them is very ill and all I can think to do is make dua for them, but is it allowed to make dua for a non Muslim? I have searched various sites but I'm still unsure as to whether it is permissible or not. Jazakallah khair and I hope you in in the best state of health and emaan.

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu. I hope you’re in the best state of health & eeman. May Allaah guide your family! 

I couldn’t find it, but I remember that it’s not permissible to make duaa for them unless it’s making duaa for Allaah to guide them. I will find the hadeeth insha’Allaah, I just didn’t want you to think I wasn’t going to respond. Wa antee fajazaaki’Allaahu khair. 

hijaab = khimar + jilbaab... wallahu alam. hijaab is the whole covering we are supposed to do.

Na’am. Jazaakum’Allaah khair.

Asalamu Alaikum! I'm getting ready to go to Umrah in about a week. I was wondering if there is anything I have to prepare for before going? I've done a little bit of research on it already but I was hoping you could help me more. Shukran, ya uktee. I pray that you are doing well. :)

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu. Masha’Allaah tabarak’Allaah ukhtee, may you arrive safely and may Allaah purify your actions/intentions.

I found a really great guide that’s easy to read and follow! Insha’Allaah it’ll be of great help : Here it is, it’s a word document.

I hope it opens, if not I’ll find another link insha’Allaah! Have a lovely day, wa’asalamu alykum. 

Salam Alaykum, is it haram to dye your hair black? Is it sunnah to wear eyeliner (if you're a girl)? Is it sunnah to own a cat? Lol, random questions but these are things I have been very curious about. JazakhAllahkhairun.

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu! Not a problemo, but I do suggest and suggest and suggest, HIGHLY that you check all these questions on fatwa sites because the Ulemaa truly spend a lot of time on them just for our benefit! May Allaah reward them. Fatwa-Islam, fatwaonline, alifta.org, troid.ca, abdurrahman.org.

  1. Is it haram to dye your hair black? Is it?
  2. Is it Sunnah to wear eyeliner (if you’re a girl)? Oh?
  3. Is it Sunnah to own a cat? I don’t know.

I hope this helped! The links I provided give you a bunch of links to lead you to the answers. Almost like a scavenger hunt, but nothing at all like it and everything like me just giving you a link to click on a link you choose. Well. Wa antee fajazaaki’Allaahu khair. !

Asalamualaikum, so an abaya is essentially the same thing as a jilbaab but they are both worn from the head. Does that mean the hijab is attached to the garment covering the body? Because the abayas I wear, I guess they're not abayas now, start from my shoulders. Are they just dresses? Where can you get proper abayas, because I've just been sowing mine. Also the only niqabis I know don't wear a jilbaab that starts from their head, should I tell them it doesn't count? Are there varying opinions?

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu.

The Jilbaab and ‘Abaya are terms used interchangeably by people to denote the same thing. However, essentially they’re not the same. A ‘Abayaa starts from the shoulders and thus shows the shape of the shoulders (and or arms due to design/looseness/etc.). The Jilbaab starts from the head and thus does not show the shape of the shoulders (and arms) due to it draping from the head. 

Yes, the hejab is attached to the garment covering the body (Jilbaab) but people can wear a headscarf and jilbaab over.

Abaayas cover but they don’t necessarily conceal (due to the shape of shoulders being shown). 

Mmm…they’re not dresses because they cover more than dresses and many are quite modest. I know many people who arent’ able to get a Jilbaab so what they do is wear a abaaya and then wear a hejab that covers their shoulders. But Allaahu a’lem about that.

Here is a fatwa in regards to Jilbaab and the Abaaya.

This is a thorough read about Jilbaabs (from Qur’aan, Hadeeths, Ulemaa).

To get proper abaayas (or do you mean Jilbaabs?) I would look to your city, especially if you have quite a few number of Muslims with their own businesses. There are also really nice online sites that have Jilbaabs and Abaayas: Ebay.com, my favourite site!, and a lot more others I don’t know much about. There are other sites like eastessence but I wouldn’t recommend those abaayas to be worn in public due to their …lack of being a proper garment (not all of them).

I wouldn’t recommend telling them it doesn’t count because you want to advise not condemn. Perhaps with the articles I gave you, it’ll increase you and I both in knowledge in regards to the issue and then you can approach the situation better. For the time being, understand it thoroughly and if you know a sister or two, perhaps advise them in a kind and loving manner (with evidence).

I don’t know about any varying opinions. The fatwa I gave you from Shaykh Ubaayd stated “Verily, those who have given the verdict (stating) that a woman can wear the ‘abayaa on the shoulders have only done so because they were unaware that the ‘abayaa has taken the place of the jilbaab; and the Jilbaab is worn from the head.”

I hope I answered your question. 

As salamualykum wa rahmatullah! i'm understanding more about proper hijaab for women in islam. is there anything wrong with wearing a long (loose) sleeve shirt with a long skirt? it would cover like the abaya but just in two piece.

Wa alaykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu. Masha’Allaah, may Allaah reward you for your knowledge, intentions, and actions and purify all your acts, ameen. I don’t know, but all I know is that the prescribed garment for the Muslim woman is the Jilbaab which is the skirt may cover properly, there’s nothing better than the Jilbaab & Allaah knows best. [insert daleel here]. 

Asalamualaykum... I would like to please point out something about you answering a recent question about whether its allowed for a woman to remove hair from her upperlips/cheeks. You just said yes but ukhti fillaah just so you know Shaykh AlAlbaani, the muhaddith, said its not... and he presented daleel for it. Yes perhaps you said yes because you read that from other scholars, but I really wish you didnt set up this site to answer questions this way... Allaahulmusta'aan

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allahe wa barakaatu.

Jazaakum’Allaah khair for the naseeha. I said yes and provided the daleel of it. I wasn’t aware that Shaykh al Albaanee said that and I think it was obvious that I was in a rush with my response. Nonetheless, jazaakum’Allaah khair again. 

I didn’t set up the site to answer any questions in regards to Islaam, only to advise (if you’re referring to thenaseeha blog). However, with the questions I get, I try to answer to the best of my ability and I stress on the fact of everyone going to the actual fatwa sites to obtain their information first hand. Allaah knows best. Have a lovely day!

Assalamu Alaikum. I recently got a marriage proposal on which I prayed Istikhara and it felt right. My dad just told me today that he rejected it. He never consulted me about it nor told me of his decision. I don't know what to think or do.

Wa Alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu.

Barak’Allaahu alayki! Hm…I think you should speak to your father insha’Allaah and ask him why he rejected the proposal. Perhaps this WAS the istikhaara you were seeking and it just came in other means. Perhaps there is a reason behind it that your father understands best. Find out insha’Allaah. Communicate with him and ask him what happened. I would suggest, instead of asking why…ask what happened . Don’t worry ukhtee, only what’s best can happen by the will of Allaah.

Asalamualaikum, I am thinking about starting to wear the niqab (right now I wear abaya). Do you have to wear a jilbaab to wear a niqab? And what is the difference between an abaya and a jilbaab? Also I don't wear black abayas, rather I wear purple and blue and brown, all those colours. So if I start wearing niqab do I have to start wearing only black? Or can I use my hijabs (which are not black) and wrap them around my face as a niqab?

Wa alykum asalaam wa rahmatu’Allaahe wa barakaatu. I pray you’re in the best state of health & eeman.

The abaayaa is worn from the head & not the shoulders as is popularly worn. 

Ya ayyuha an-Nabiyy qul li azwajika wa banatika wa nisa al-mu’minin yudnina alayhinna min jalabib hinna; dhalika adna an yu’rafna fa laa yu’dhayn. Wa kana Allahu Ghafur Rahim

  • O Prophet! Say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw their JALABIB close around them; that is better that they will be recognized and not annoyed. And God is ever Forgiving, Gentle.

The word Jilbaab comes from the word jalabib which is a garment that covers the woman’s body. There’s no difference per se in regards to abayah and jilbaab but I believe the difference comes with the word jilbaab having origins in the Qur’an (which I am unsure if abayah does). Nonetheless, they’re both loose garments but a jilbaab is known to cover starting from the head while the abaya starts from the shoulders. 

The ruling on wearing colourful jilbab: short video/fatwa.

Basically, you don’t have to wear black if you wear the neqab. 

I hope this answered all your questions! Also, coveredpearls.wordpress has a lot of information in regards to jilbaab/neqab and the such. Check it out insha’Allaah!