Tag Archives: Islamic modesty


Wearing a headscarf

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

Wanting to wear a headscarf but family says other people have disgraced the name so you cannot wear it and I only want to do it for my self and Allah but I can’t not listen to my family… Continue reading →

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Non-Muslim ladies being forced to wear hijab

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

When non-Muslim ladies visit a masjid and go where were supposed to pray are they expected to wear a hijab? Continue reading →

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Issues for new Muslims

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

Any general advice concerning good manners in the presence of a shaykh would be really appreciated and I will use that as a topic of discussion with my revert group… Continue reading →

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Permissibility of wearing short pants

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Eshaykh Staff

Is it permissible to wear shorts when participating in sports like running, cycling… Continue reading →

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Awrah for non-Muslim domestic workers
Awrah for non muslim domestic workers

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

I read that the awrah in front of non-Muslims are the same as for men I.e cover everything except for hands face and feet…. Continue reading →

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Awrah for non muslim domestic workers

Whirling with girls

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Does Islamic sharia allow the whirling with unveiled females… Continue reading →

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Burqa and Niqab

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dr. Homayra Ziad

I became intrigued about the history about when women started wearing the burqa or niqab, and why does it bother people so much that women wear it? Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Financial problems

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Hajjah Faridah

I live in Europe and am a divorced woman with sons. People won’t accept me with hijab to work… Continue reading →

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My hijab or my spouse

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Hajjah Faridah

I have a huge problem, I recently had a reawakening of my deen and I took a hijab. When I got married I wasn’t a hijabi and when I decided to take the hijab my spouse didn’t object.. Continue reading →

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My family is Kaafir

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My mother’s family are kaafir, and my grandmother forces me to take off my hijab when I enter her street… Continue reading →

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