Q: Are the following permissible in the state of Ihram:
1. Toothpaste?
2. Scented/unscented oil, soap, shampoo, etc?
3. Food with a nice smell?
4. Chewing gum (flavoured or unflavoured)?
5. Applying creams or lotion on the body?
Q: When a husband stands infront of his wife for salaah and after the salaah the husband is unable to make a dua because he doesn't know a dua for eg. Can the wife make the dua out loud?
Q: When we die, we know that we wait in burzakh. Do people who sin and reject Islam also wait here. Are we punished here?
Q: I am experiencing blockages in wealth. Just when I think things are getting a bit better, something will happen. I can never save money. Please advise.
Q: A mother has two daughters who are working and her husband passed away. She got 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Who is responsible to take care of her financial and medical needs?
Q: Is carrying a knife sunnah?
Q: I am a dialysis patient requiring medication every month for approximately 1 year and if not taken, it can be life threatening. Due to the price of these medications being expensive and way out of my budget, so a Muslim medical organisation offered to pay for the medication but through zakaat funds. My question is that despite being sahib-e-nisab, will it be permissible to accept it in this dire circumstance?
Q: I have a made a wrong promise in angar. Me and my husband had a fight and I was angry and I promised myself that I will not go out with him ever and if I go I will see my child dead. It was a very big mistake I did. I want to know what should be done about this.
Q: Is voting permissible? If I live in Pakistan and I vote for a Muslim who will work for the betterment of the country. If I won't vote, maybe a wrong person comes in charge and can destroy our country.
Q: My family are trying to set me up as a marriage proposal to my second cousin but he is a salafi. Is there anything I need to know before trying to move forward with this?