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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 4) Q 50: Oily Skin My face produces a lot of oil. Should I make sure that all that oil is removed before making wudu or Ghusl. ? A. That liquid is not oil, and there is no need to remove it from the face before Wudu, unless it sets like a film on your skin. Q 51 PLASTIC SURGERY AND WUDU Can we do Wudu if we have done plastic surgery on the face or hand? A. Yes.

There is nothing to worry once the grafted part becomes a part of the face or the hand. Q 52: WUDHU ON NAIL POLISH Can a woman do Wudu for prayer while wearing nail polish? A. If someone does Wudu while wearing nail polish, that Wudu will be invalid, as the polish does not allow water to reach the nails. Q53.BOYS KEEPING LONG HAIR In U.K., our boys are keeping long hair like girls.Can they pray in that condition? A.

If they keep their hair in such a way that the "Masah" of head is done on the skin of the front area of the head then it does not affect the validity of prayer. If a man keeps long hair he is required by Sheria to keep it clean, comb it very often and trim it in such a way that it does not look dirty. Q 54: HOW TO CALCULATE TIMES OF PRAYERS? How can we calculate the prayer time in U.K., because here we do not see the sun very often? A.

Sunrise and Sunset may be ascertained from Meteorological Department announcements (which are often published in newspapers). Thus you can know the time of 'Subh' and Maghrib prayers. The time of Subh prayer in your part of the world may start about one hour before sunrise. Maghrib time will start about 9 minutes after the announced sunset. Zohr.

Calculate the exact middle of the sunrise and the sunset, as announced in the newspapers; you may safely start Zohr prayer a few minutes after that calculated time. Asr: This prayer should be offered after Zohr, and 'Isha after Maghrib. Q 55: HOW TO FIND DIRECTION OF QIBLA? I am not exactly sure about Qibla in Peterborough, U.K. But we were told by Sunni Muslims that we should take the North as on 26 and then take N.E. as our Qibla, Also, during Ziyarat which way should we turn? A.

Here is a relatively simple method of finding the direction of Qibla. Draw a straight line on the map from your place to Mecca and another straight line from North Pole to your place. Then look at the angle and notice how many degrees it is from North. Then you may turn the some number of degrees from North to face Qibla.