General

Q: On a recent tour of the UK a certain aalim posed for a photo with Amir Khan, a boxer, who participates in a Haraam music-promoting sport, and whose satr is exposed due to his profession. This nakedness would particularly be the case at weigh-ins before bouts where, I believe boxers would strip down to just their underpants. All this is in the name of winning the hearts of dunya celebrities so that they come on to Deen and start doing the work of Dawat and Tabligh. This irks my conscience as I cannot imagine that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam would condone the sins of a man by posing with him in a photograph in order to win his heart and spread love. Furthermore, allows himself to be videoed in a Masjid during his talks. Women attend at night, in many cases without their Mahrams. It is naive to think that Maulana doesn't know this happens in a country like UK. Is there any justification whatsoever in Shariah for this aalims actions?

Q: Could Mufti Saab please advise me if it is ok to use the belongings of someone when one is 90% sure that the owner will not mind?

Q: As a mother can I put ointment on my son's back? He is 21 years old.

Q: I'm doing B.E. I reverted to Islam one year ago. Is it permissible to receive scholarship with one's kaafir identity. I didn't change my name yet.

Q: I have read a fatwa by a Mufti who said that Ibn Abideen in his Radd al Muhtaar said that those who manage the affairs of the mosques must be free of Fisq (Ie - they cannot be a Faasiq). Does the same rule apply generally? Ie - do those who are managing the affairs of the Muslims in another capacity also need to be free of fisq? For example - Can an ameer of a da'wah organisation be a Faasiq or must an 'aadil person be ameer? I was taught this but we studied a Maaliki book and I wanted to know the Hanafi position. Can I also request references inshaa Allah because I would like to incorporate this rule into our constitution.

Q: Is there any basis in Islam with regards to the numbers 786 representing Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim? Many people say that this is correct but I have not seen any authentic hadiths supporting this claim.

Q: Is applying face paint on your face on sports day to identify with your team haraam? I heard a sister in Islam saying that it is haraam.

Q: What is the reason behind burning loban or charcoal on a Thursday? And do you burn after Asr or after Maghrib?

Q: Is "chipping" a car (i.e paying a company to change the software on a car, to make the car faster) permissible? Or would this fall under wastage of money?

Q: The ringtones available on my mobile phone contain music, so I am searching for an alternative which is not classed as music. I found this ringtone which simulates the sound of a classical telephone: http://www.zedge.net/ringtone/425057/old-school-ringtone/

Can you please listen to the ringtone on the link I provided and inform me if it is permissable? Does it matter that it is not a recording of a real telephone, but rather a computer simulation?