On the Dangerous Topics of Islam and Other Things

So I've been browsing http://www.sunnipath.com/ and found some interesting things that we're supposed and not supposed to do. For your benefit, I will summarise:

• Men and women are not allowed to dye their hair black. However, it is sunnah for them to dye their white hair red (with henna) or yellow (with saffron).

Reference: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=3661&CATE=418

Interestingly, according to my uncle and ustaz, this is because we cannot sama-kan what has been created by Allah (SWT), meaning that those who are blonde cannot dye their hair yellow and those who have brown hair cannot dye their hair brown. But the verse quoted didn't mention anything about that, so I'm not sure on that point.

• The hijab is wajib, the niqab isn't. The verse only specifies that women must 'veil' their neck and cleavage.

Reference: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=5849&CATE=329, http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=7123&CATE=329

• Most surprisingly, it's not haram (in the Hanafi school) to consume wine vinegar!

Reference: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?id=15860&hd=1&cate=0&t=rss

• It is haram for men to let their clothing fall below their ankles if it is done out of pride, makruh if it is done for other reasons.

Reference: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=2163&CATE=377

• It might be "disliked" for men to wear pure red when it is not mixed with other colors. Who knew?

Reference: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=3093&CATE=377

Ok, that's enough for today. This "Dangerous Topics" thing might become a repeating occurrence.