Some said it’s valid, some said no. I have my doubts for a very long time ever since I started praying. Finally, I make time to search for the answer via online – at www.askimam.com.

Question:
Is namaaz* accepted if women pray with alcohol free make-up on? (wudhu done prior to putting make-up)

Answer:
The Salaat will be valid and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

Moulana Imraan Vawda
FATWA DEPT.

So, now I must check whether the cosmetics I am using are alcohol free. But how to know which one contains alcohol? They don’t give me training on this alcohol thingy back in Clinique Cosmetics/ Clarins De Beaute. Can anyone help me on this?

*In case some of you don’t know what is Namaaz, please refer to the website below. http://brain.com.pk/~chishty/Fiqh/Namaaz.html

Secondly, some said one (female) should not show their feets when praying, some don’t even know that it’s one of the condition. The one who assured me that feets are not to be shown when praying is an old lady at Joo Chiat Complex, one of the shop which sells Islamic Books. I got the another answer from a website. However, I am still in doubt. Hmmm…

Conditions (Sharaait):

There are six conditions for Namaaz:

1. Purification, that is, the body and the clothes of the person saying Namaaz is purified;
2. The place where Namaaz is to be said is purified:
3. The satr’Aurat, that is to say, that part of the body to conceal which is compulsory is, infect, concealed. Nakedness in man consists of part of the body from the navel to the knees, and in woman it consists of the whole body, excepting face, hands and feet;
4. Istiqbaal-e-Qiblah, keeping the face and the breast towards the Qiblah;
5. saying Namaaz on time;
6. Defining the intent. Making a firm resolve in the breast is called intention (saying it by mouth is desirable).

http://members.tripod.com/okarvi/books/namaaz/7_Conditions_of_Namaaz.htm