Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Assalam u Alaikum (please tell me if I have spelt it wrong) hello, I am a 12 year old Muslim who wears hijaab. I want to learn more about Islam. Also, am I allowed to show my hair to non-Muslim women? Plus, when is the age to keep all the fasts?( I keep all of them anyway, you will be glad to hear). when is it okay to not keep a fast. I hope to hear from you soon. out of interest, who answers the emails? is it many people and the topic is discussed, or not? by the way, thank you for listening.
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
Its amazing: I have a young first-cousin named Aminah, too.
1. To learn more about Islam, it would be good to seek out good Muslim friends in your area, to get good Islamic books, and to ask reliable elders or scholars whenever you have questions.
2. It is not proper to remove one’s hijab in front of non-Muslim women. For a detailed answer, search for ‘fiqh awrah’ and ‘hijab non-Muslim’ using the search engine atwww.sunnipath.com
3. You have to keep all your fasts once you become 10 years old, though it only become strictly obligatory for you once you hit puberty. For a detailed answer, search for ‘puberty’ using the search engine at www.sunnipath.com
4. The questions on this list are answered by qualified scholars and students of knowledge. Their biographies may be found at: http://www.sunnipath.com/aboutTeachers.aspx?sectionid=5
If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani