Manners & Etiquette Archives

Eating and sleeping in the masjid

Eating & Drinking, Fatwa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 3 September 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is the ruling regarding the one who points his legs towards the [direction of the] Qiblah in the masjid?

Showing hospitality to non-Muslims by offering them alcoholic drinks

Eating & Drinking, Fatwa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 11 January 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is it permissible for a Muslim to show hospitality to the friendly non-Muslims by offering them food and drink which the Islaamic religion has prohibited?

From the manners of eating

Eating & Drinking, Fatwa, Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn Humayd 31 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

After finishing eating food, a person takes to fruit; he picks it up with his right hand, and as a result some food remains [from his right hand] fall on the fruit, and the people dislike this

The army in which I work, forces me to shave off my beard

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I have a friend who shaved off his beard, and I admonished him for it, so he told me: “The system within the army in which I work in my country forces me to shave off my beard”. So is this permissible? [Please] advise us, and may Allaah reward you with good.

Prohibition of dyeing the hair and beard in black

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

How authentic are the ahaadeeth in which mention is made about dyeing the beard a black colour, since dyeing the beard black is widespread amongst many of those who claim knowledge [of the Sharee’ah].

A new law requires me to shave off my beard in order to renew my passport

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Your excellency, my passport has expired and I want to renew it so that I can come and perform ‘Umrah and the obligatory Hajj. [The passport office] requested I shave off my beard in accordance with the new law which was recently passed in my country. So what do I do?