________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Salamun Alaykum, The questions below were kindly answered by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi. Regards Abbas Jaffer Acting Moderator - 'Aalim Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION: Is wearing black shoes makrooh ? Is wearing ties makrooh ? Taqleed of Ayat Seestani --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSWER: 1. It is Makruh to wear black shoes, but remember, it is not Haram. I do not think this is a serious matter on which one should be that much concerned. 2. Wearing of ties is not Makruh. It could have been Makruh when it was used as a symbol of the cross by the Christians. But now no-one relates it to the Christian symbol. Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi