Question: Is it Gheeba (backbiting) to talk badly of someone’s professional ability or about his/her public roles? For example, is it Gheeba to say that a doctor isn’t very good at what they do, or a scholar isn’t very good at fiqh, or a speaker isn’t a very good speaker? Is it Gheeba if the scenario is [...]

Question: Is it impermissible to wear t-shirts that show a bit of your chest (not to an extreme, simply t-shirts that have a slightly big collar)? Or when wearing a button t-shirt, leave one button open? It is not done with the intention to attract anyone. Even though this might seem awkward but heres an example:  [...]

Question: Can we as Muslims, pray for non-Muslims, and would it have any effect? Answer: We can pray for them to be guided to the right path. If they are people who are unaware of the truth and not stubborn, perhaps our prayers for them may help them. However, if they are stubborn disbelievers, then [...]

Question: Isn’t the way a woman carries herself along with her personality, more important than what she wears? Answer: Exactly, but the reality is that clothing is much of a social phenomenon. In Islam, the function of clothing must be both protection and beautification, but not seduction. Thus, to make sure a female’s personality and profession is acknowledged, [...]

Question: Does wearing something on one’s head make that much of a difference? Answer: Hijab is not just a piece of scarf on the head. It starts from the heart by thinking modestly, and then talking modestly, then walking modestly, and finally dressing modestly, part of which ofcourse is covering the hair. If it is [...]

Question: Why do women have to wear hijab and not men? Answer: We need to answer this question from two angles: To understand the anatomical, as well psychological differences between men and women. In a nutshell, the women’s body is hairless and more attractive to men. Of all her organs there are certain parts that psychologists [...]

Question: Doesn’t hijab prevent one from being able to integrate into society in non-Muslim countries? Answer: Not at all. The proof for something is its existence. There are many Muslim women in the West – such as in Australia which I’m more familiar with – who observe Hijab much more seriously than some ladies in Iran [...]

Question: Why do women have to cover when they pray, even if they are at home and no male is present? Answer: Hiajb is a symbol of a woman’s servitude to God (not to her husband as portrayed in the West). Thus, it is seen as her best dress code when she is standing before her Creator. [...]

Question: What is hijab? Answer: The term ‘hijab’ (veil; obstacle) is rather a new term used nowadays to express woman’s Islamic dress code.  The traditional term used by our jurists is ‘Satr’ which means to cover. Anyway, whatever you name the issue, Hijab is a social etiquette prescribed by all divine religions to provide a [...]