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Is it permissible to measure other things like hairstyles by the braid, such as wrapping it in a bag and washing the roots of the hair? Are the things we measure by the braid only conditioned by the length of the hair? For instance, is it permissible not to wash straightened hair? Is washing the roots of the hair three times obligatory, and is it permissible to do it once?

My husband pronounced the third divorce, and we have been separated for four years. He claimed that he was in a state of nervousness when he did so, and I stayed at home. Is it permissible for me to continue living with him in the same house?

Did the Hanafi school allow a woman to stipulate that her husband should not marry another woman, and what is the ruling regarding that in relation to the marriage contract?

Why is it not permissible to eat horse meat, while the narration states that Hatim al-Tai slaughtered a horse for his guests? How is its milk permissible while its meat is not?

What is your opinion on the book 'Collection of Rulings on Acts of Worship' according to the Hanafi school, by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Bayouni?

How can we reconcile the hadith that encourages a servant to make abundant supplication while in prostration, with the fact that in the Hanafi school it is not permissible to make supplication during prostration, and the hadith does not specify that we should limit our supplications to matters of the Hereafter?

If a dog swims in the agricultural pond from which we perform ablution and wash, has it become impure, knowing that our agricultural ponds vary in size from 10x10 and more?

Is it permissible for the groom, after the legal viewing of the girl in her full hijab, to request to see her again with her hair uncovered before the contract?

A Christian friend asked his Muslim friend to carry a cross as a trust to a certain place. The Muslim asks: Is it permissible for him to do that, or is it judged the same as wearing the cross?