All Questions

Every question answered on MuslimWay, newest first: short, honest answers for new Muslims and people curious about Islam in Europe and the US.

Can my neck or ears show when I wear hijab?

No. The neck and ears are part of what hijab covers. Here are easy ways to keep them covered, even with earrings or headphones.

Yes. The Quran tells women to draw their head covers over their chests. A longer scarf or a loose top over it does the job.

Hijab covers everything except the face and hands (and feet in one view), in front of non-mahram men. It's an outfit, not just a scarf.

Not in Islam's teaching. Hijab is meant as a free act of worship, and forcing it is wrong. Here's how many Muslim women see it.

Yes. The Quran commands it and all four schools agree it's required once a girl reaches puberty. Here's the evidence and what it means.

Ongoing charity that keeps earning reward after you die, like a well, a school or useful knowledge. Here are easy ways to start.

A waqf is an endowment: you give an asset for good forever, and its income funds charity. Umar's land in Khaybar was the model.

Yes. Kindness to animals is rewarded in Islam, and the Prophet praised a man who gave water to a thirsty dog. Not as zakat, though.

Yes. The Prophet said every good deed is charity, and helping people in need is listed among them. But it doesn't replace zakat.

Yes, it's a good sadaqah if they're clean and usable. The Quran warns against giving what you wouldn't accept yourself.

Don't keep it for yourself. Most scholars say give it away to the poor or public good, not as zakat, and move to a no-interest account.

No. The Prophet said charity never decreases wealth, and Allah promises to replace what you give. Here's what that means.