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Assalamualaikum wr wb, Dear Mufti Sahb, I would like to know about the Sunnah of Imamah. What colour and what size should it be. I have heard that though the black turban has been narrated in the sihah, yet the most narrated is white. Is this true.And another thing I saw written somewhere that… read more »
I am developing a website for a pet store. I will be required to upload images of pets and products that have pet images. i wont have to capture any photo but i will have to manage their uploading. Is this allowed or will i be sinful? Answer In the Name… read more »
Can, you confirm the narrations, and whether they are authentic where Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said that Sayyiduna Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) is his disciple, and how Allah honoured Sayyiduna Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) by having all the angels wear yellow turbans as Sayyiduna Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)was wearing one on the day of Badr. Answer 1. Sayyiduna… read more »
.وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – خَطَبَ وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ، قَدْ أَرْخَى طَرَفَيْهَا بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ In this Hadith I would like to know whether the two ends of the turban were at the front between the two shoulders or at the back between the two shoulders? Or… read more »
What is the sunnah method of tying the turban? Should the turban cover the top of the hat (topi) or not? Answer The general understanding of the narrations that do describe the turban, is that it should be coiled around the head and preferably have a tail or even two tails. I haven’t seen… read more »
Does any Hadith prove that wearing a hat daily is Sunnah? Some ‘Arab Scholars claim that the hat and turban are just culture. I know many Hadiths are about the turban, but what about the hat? The ‘Arab Scholars said the Hadiths about the turban is not acceptable? The following Hadith regarding Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) covering his head… read more »
There is a Hadith where two tabi’un went to visit Wahshy (radiyallahu’anhu) at old age to ask how he killed Hamzah (radiyallahu’anhu), and he recognised one of them by his toes. Can you cite the Hadith, and if it’s sahih. Answer Ja’far Ad-Damry (rahimahullah) reports: ‘I went on journey with ‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Ady ibn Khiyar…. read more »
Is it established in any Hadith that standing and wearing the trouser and sitting and tying the turban is a source of forgetfulness and poverty? Answer The above is mentioned by certain ‘Ulama. This is probably based on people’s personal experience and should therefore not be understood as being based on any Hadith. ‘Allamah… read more »
What is the ruling of wearing a turban? Is there any preferred colour? بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Answer Wearing a turban is mustaḥab (desirable). The black colour is recommended as the Prophet ﷺ wore a black turban on the day of the conquest of Makkah. The white colour is also recommended because white clothes have… read more »
Is it true that Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyah would wear a turban? بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Answer The biography of Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyah (d. 728/1328) suggests that he would wear a turban. His student Ḥāfiẓ ʿUmar ibn ʿAlī al-Bazzār (d. 749/1349) narrates that on one occasion a person visited Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyah. Shaykh… read more »