I am a university student, and all Praise is due to Allaah [alone] as I was [blessed to have been] guided to maintain a beard [and let it grow]. However, I do trim it a little from [around] the neck as well as from the top of [both] the cheeks, and some [of those around me] took issue with me [for doing so], saying: [this is] not permissible. Bearing in mind this [excess] hair annoys me and is inconvenient, what is your opinion [regarding trimming this excess hair]?
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When to make up all the missed obligatory prayers
He [was] ill and underwent surgery, and [during this time] he missed a number of obligatory prayers; so should he pray them all together once he is better, or should he pray each obligatory prayer at its time, such as ‘asr at the time of ‘asr, and zhuhr at the time of zhuhr, and maghrib at the time of maghrib…and so on?
Food which has dropped on the tablecloth
Is the food which drops on the tablecloth included in the hadeeth about removing any dirt?
Praying having forgotten to do wudhoo
I forgetfully prayed without [being in the state of] wudhoo, and after I finished [my prayer] I remembered; so am I required to repeat the prayer?
Invites others to do good, but does not do himself
If a caller [to Islaam] invites [someone] to [do] something which he is unable to do himself – even after having tried – but finds the one he is inviting will be able to do it, should he [still] invite him to do it?
Signposts reminding others to do good
[What is your opinion] regarding the one who commissions a signpost [to be made] with the [words of] remembrance ‘laa ilaaha il-Allaah’ and ‘subhaa-nAllaah’ [on it], and then erects it on the Qaseem to Riyadh motorway?
Listening to Islaamic anaasheed
[Regarding] Islaamic cassettes (recordings) which have anaasheed on them, we find some have musical compositions which resemble songs; so what is the ruling regarding that?
Aiding the Muslims around the world
[What is the ruling regarding] aiding the Muslims living in foreign lands? Some say ‘there are particular groups [amongst them] who are upon bid’ah, and [so] money should not be given to them’; so what is the guiding principle [in this matter]?
Praying the sunnah prayer whilst sitting down
I have noticed many [Muslims] from India praying the sunnah [units of prayer] whilst sitting down – despite their good health [and ability to do so standing]. So is praying the sunnah prayer whilst standing better than praying it whilst sitting down for the one who is in good health?
The woman and the jumu’ah prayer
Also, she says: regarding the jumu’ah prayer for the woman, how many rak’ahs should she pray in her home?