FAQ: Prayer! Beards! Girls! Music! Hijab! Shisha!

Frequently Asked (and sometimes avoided) Questions

• How do I pray while I’m at school/work?
• Why can’t I stop looking/thinking obsessing about girls!?
• Are beards mandatory for males?
• Are mortgages (interest) permissible?
• Is smoking cigarettes/shisha/hookah/weed/grass/paper/anything allowed?
• Will Allah forgive me as long as I pray if I’m nervous/scared to wear the Hijab?

 

Allah says in the Quran: “Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth has been made clear from error. Whoever rejects false worship and believes in Allah (God) has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things.” [Surah al-Baqarah: 256]