1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

60 Questions

Is it allowed for a woman to use scissors or a razor to remove hair from her body?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala,

Yes, it is permissible to remove body hair, and it is makruh to keep hair on certain parts of body, like underarm, etc. 

As for the method of how to remove it, there is no problem to use whatever common method. 

And Allah knows best
How can one balance between wellbeing of the soul and the body, because at times I focus on one and at times on the other?
Rebecca Masterton

Islam generally teaches that something small done consistently is better than doing too much and then stopping. Body and soul are not actually totally separate. They are integrated. Keeping healthy and physically fit is vital for the well being of the soul. Nowadays many doctors are saying that some forms of depression can be caused by an unhealthy gut; conversely emotional stress can affect digestion and therefore overall body health. Try to establish a pattern, or a good habit, when you do dhikr or other matters directly related to the soul - a time of day where you are least likely to be disturbed, or tired, or your mind overloaded. Even just contemplating the creation when you are out walking in the road can nurture the soul.
Is it true that the body of a martyr does not rot? Are there any examples in history to support it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes it is fully true that the real martyr is alive with Allah and his body does not rot. There are hundreds of cases witnessed by people when graves of martyrs were accidentally broken and the body of the martyr was seen fresh after hundreds of years of his martyrdom. There cases have been mentioned in many books. Recently when the grave of Hijr ibn Uday who was killed by Mo'awiyah in Syria was broken, people saw his body fresh after about 1400 years of his martyrdom. This is one of many other real cases.

'A book was published recently mentioned over 500 real similar cases.

Wassalam.
I knew I was wearing something that was Najis but didn’t realize the impurity was transferring to my body when I washed myself in the bathroom. I changed my clothes when I prayed but did not realize my body was Najis while praying. Is my prayer valid?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Doubting whether the Najasat has transferred to your body or cloth or not, does not make your body or cloth Najis. You can consider everything as Tahir unless and until you know for sure that it is Najis.

'If you are sure that you performed a Prayer while your body or cloth were Najis, then you need to be Tahir and perform that Prayer again.

Wassalam.