Using products made with charcoal
Q:
1. Are we allowed to use products made with charcoal example: toothpastes, soaps, cosmetics, etc.
2. Are we allowed to take it in tablet form as it is recognized for many health benefits?
Miscellaneous
Is describing someone's facial features regarded as picture-making?
Q: Is describing someone's facial features or beauty haraam and comes under prohibition of image making of living beings? I don't mean drawing them. Just describing them like "his eyes were like almonds and his nose was slim", does it also come under image making.
Woman concealing her entire body before non-mahrams
Q: Is the shape of the forearms and calves of a woman required to be concealed infront of non mahrams?
Also, what about the upper half of the forearms and lower half of calves, as the shape might be exposed if the abaya sleeves fall down or the dress goes up due to wearing tight sleeves and leggings (to conceal skin)?
Repenting from backbiting
Q: How can I truly repent from backbiting? I can not find the person I have talked bad about.
Using salmon DNA injections (PDRN)
Q: Is salmon dna injection halaal? It is called PDRN and these days they are used to increase collagen and elastin in skin.
Believing music to be a sin but it does not have any worldly harm
Q: Someone believes there's no worldly harm of listening to music as it has benefits scientifically, however they believe music is still a sin, and that this argument doesn't justify it nor renders the ruling mistaken. And that music is sin. Are they kaafir?
Going for holiday with family members who do not uphold the laws of deen
Q: We often go for long family tours in India and mostly we are in the bus. My family plays music in the bus so that the driver (not a family member) will not fall asleep and free mixing happens among cousins born in joint family.
Am I allowed to join such family tours while observing hijab and closing my ears to not listen to music? If no, What should I do if my parents insist that I accompany them (it would cause them great sadness if I don't come)?
Making taubah after committing zina publicly
Q: What is the ruling on a person who seeks forgiveness from Allah after committing zina publicly? Will their repentance be accepted by Allah, and will they still be subjected to the Shari’ah punishment despite repenting?
Believer will be taken to task in the hereafter for oppressing a disbeliever
Q: I was told that on the day of Qiyaamah we will have to pay for our outstanding debts by giving our good deeds to that person. What if the person we owe money to is a non-Muslim? Will our good deeds go to him? What benefit will he get by getting our good deeds?
Female showing her face to immigration officers
Q: In Indian airports, we are required to show our faces for immigration. There is no segregation for women, and many people are around while I reveal my face. What should I do?