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Dear mu'min brother asalaamualaikum. I want to ask some questions wiche are
awhile private , and therefore I don't want you to send them to others
muslims. My first question is about , what shall a muslim woman use to
removes the hair from the farz parts from their body. using an usual
shavemachine or what it is called aren't licensed for women.Is that right?
And my next question is that sometimes we dream some weird dreams, we make
things in our dreams wiche is haram. That occurs frequently on teen-ager
age. If we dream these kinds of dreams. what shall we then do? Is that right
that you can't pray before you have been i bath and become pure. That is
what i've got know. And why do we dreams like this? I mean I don't wish to
do this.Is it shaytan who make us do this or us self?

Please be kind and answer my questions.

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Answer:

Remove hair and wet dreams

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Q-1: My first question is about , what shall a muslim woman use to
removes the hair from the farz parts from their body. using an usual
shavemachine or what it is called aren't licensed for women.Is that right?

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.779 Narrated by Abu Huraira

I heard the Prophet (saws) saying. "Five practices are characteristics of the Fitra (nature): removing the pubic hair, clipping the nails, depilating the hair of the armpits; and circumcision and cutting the moustaches short (for the males)

Both the believing men and the believing women are obliged to remove their unwanted hair from their pubic region and from under their armpits. There is absolutely no restriction in Shariah regarding the method one may choose to remove their unwanted hair. One may use any method one wills and pleases or is convenient for them including clipping, cutting, shaving, waxing, hair removal cream, etc.

Q-2: And my next question is that sometimes we dream some weird dreams, we make things in our dreams wiche is haram. That occurs frequently on teen-ager
age. If we dream these kinds of dreams. what shall we then do? Is that right
that you can't pray before you have been i bath and become pure.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.132 Narrated by Um Salama (r.a.), the wife of the Prophet (saws)

Um-Sulaim, the wife of Abu Talha (r.a.) came to Allah's Messenger (saws) and said, "Verily, Allah is not shy of (telling you) the Truth. Is it necessary for a woman to take a ‘ghusl’ (full bath of purification) after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge?)’ The Prophet (saws) replied, "Yes, if she notices a discharge." Um Salama (r.a.), the wife of the Prophet (saws) then covered her face (due to bashfulness) and asked, "O Allah's Messenger (saws)! Does a woman get a (sexual) discharge?" He (saws) replied, "Yes, and that is why the child resembles its mother."

If one, regardless of whether male or female, experiences a ‘wet-dream’ or nocturnal sexual discharge, and one notices the discharge (ie. one is absolutely sure one’s private parts have discharged a full sexual emission) one would be deemed to be in a state of ceremonial or major impurity, and it would be absolutely obligatory for that person to have a ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification before one makes oneself available for prayer.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 6 (part):

6 O ye who believe! when ye prepare for ‘salaah’ wash your faces and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity (sexual intercourse, full sexual discharge, wet-dream, post-menses for women, etc.) bathe your whole body.

Your Question: And why do we dreams like this? I mean I don't wish to do this.Is it shaytan who make us do this or us self?
The scholars and jurists in Islam are unanimous in their opinion that the occurrence of the wet-dreams one experiences in their state of sleep is a natural phenomena; and that is precisely why the occurrence of a wet-dream is neither considered a sin in Shariah, nor will one be will held accountable for this unintentional natural occurrence in the Court of Allah Subhanah.

Sahih Muslim Hadith (part) 6759 Narrated by Aisha

…….Aisha said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws). Is the Shaytaan attached to everyone?’ The Prophet (saws) said: ‘Yes.’ I (Aisha) again asked: ‘ O Allah's Messenger (saws), is it (the Shaytaan attached) with you also?’ He (saws) said: ‘Yes, but my Lord has helped me against him (the Shaytaan) as such that I am absolutely safe from his mischief.’

Because wet-dreams occur absolutely unintentionally, the human being is thus not responsible for its occurrence; and there are instances recorded in the authentic and established Sunnah that the noble companions and even the Prophet (saws) himself experienced this natural occurrence of ‘wet-dreams’….and since the Prophet (saws) was safe from the mischief of the Shaytaan, the ‘wet-dream’ cannot be attributed to the Shaytaan. Thus neither oneself, nor the Shaytaan are responsible for the occurrence of the natural phenomena of ‘wet-dreams’.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan