What is the ruling regarding shortening their hair out of necessity such as in the UK where the women find washing their hair difficult due to the cold weather so because of this they shorten it.
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Living with someone who drinks alcohol
The students who live with me say that they drink beer. So is there any sin upon me if I sit or eat with them or [even] talk to them?
Warning against something and then doing it myself
If I exhort my brothers and warn them against some sins, but fall into these sins myself, am I considered a hypocrite? Please advise me, (and) may Allaah reward you with good.
Going to beaches where there is nudity and free-mixing
On the beaches there are thousands of women who are literally naked, and where men mix freely with women. I am a bearded man, so is it permissible for me to go there and sit by the sea, or not?
Going inside churches to give da’wah or just look around
There are many churches here, so is it permissible to go inside to hold discussions with the priests there? [And] is it permissible to go inside to look around and see what people do [there]?
Justifying evil actions because other people are doing so
What is the ruling if you say to a man or a woman that, “What you are doing is haraam”, such as telling a woman not to wear short clothes, or telling a man not to smoke cigarette?
Going to public places where reprehensible acts occur
Is it permissible for me to go on leisure outings with my husband and my children to places like parks, museums and exhibitions, without [free] mixing or missing the [obligatory] prayers?
Burying a non-Muslim child in a Muslim graveyard
Is it permissible to bury a non-Muslim child in a Muslim graveyard if a Muslim has adopted him, and then he (the child) dies before reaching the age of puberty?
Family gatherings where innovations take place
So is it right for me to go to these gatherings or not when they practice these innovations?
Shaking hands with female relatives
Some men shake hands with female relatives who they are not mahrams to, rather because they are relatives or neighbours. What is the ruling for that?