Cheque book, paper clips, bank packets, rubber bands etc from the bank

Q: A person pays R 450.00 fixed bank charges a month. This fee entitles him to receive a cheque book, paper clips, bank packets, rubber bands and also covers other standard bank administration services.

  1. May he use the cheque book, money packets, paper clips etc if the value does not exceed the R450.00 bank charges he paid.
  2. If the value of these items exceed R450.00 p.m , may he utilise these items?

Obeying one's parents

Q: I like this boy and he likes me.We are ready to get married however my parents disapprove because we are of different casts. I do not want to go
against my parents but are they allowed to do this according to Islam? They have not met him  or his family. What is the best way to deal with the
situation and what can I read?

The name "Hamdaan"

Q: Allah blessed me with a baby boy. For him I have chosen a name ''HAMDAAN''. So, kindly tell me the all aspect of this name such as pronunciation, actual meaning, origin etc. please clarify these in-depth.

Looking at na mahrams with lust

Q: I am a 20 year old male living in the UK. I want to go to university in this country however, there are very expensive tuition fees therefore most people have to take out a haram interest loan. However, there are a few courses that are full NHS funded so I can avoid the haram loan. One is called Dietetics BSc. I really want to do this course. However, the course is 87% female. The majority of these are young 'attractive young ladies'. There are 13% male on this course and I'd do my best to avoid the females and stick with my male friends. However, a male being on a 87% female course, it will be hard to avoid them, and I fear looking at them with desire-which is haram in the hanafi madhab. Is there any position in any of the four sunni madhabs that will allow me to look at these students potentially with desire? I understand the whole point of these Islamic gender laws is to avoid
adultery. Even If I look at them even with desire, insha'Allah, nothing will come of it and I won't commit adultery, I will avoid them these girls as much as I can and lower my gaze, but sometimes it is difficult to talk to these people without looking at them and I cannot guarantee that my looks will be free from desire. 

I want to study this to earn a halal income, improve the health of my community and avoid the haram student loan, but I may have to look at these
people but I am not interested in taking it any further with these girls. They're students, like me, and potentially a fitna for me. I will treat them
that way. But I cannot guarantee my looks will be free from desire. 

Hernia operation

Q: I had a pain in my stomach about two months ago, checked with the doctor and doctor directed me to do the C.T scan, upon getting the result
found that I had hernia in my stomach on the left side but I was feeling pain in the upper abdomen and dragging to the right side I told the doctor about this and doctor asked me to do the endoscopy of the abdomen, I checked on the internet about the Endoscopy of the abdomen and when I read the Risks, it says  that it has some risks of of making the hole in the Esophagus and some risks of getting the food particles in the lungs due to the instrument they put through mouth in the abdomen, but it is Rare, but I was scared when I read this,Please suggest me what to do, should I do it or just ignore it, and also should I go for surgery for the hernia or just wait for some time and do some exercises in order to control it . Please Advice me.

Hadith Question

Q: I read in one hadith that the Mahdi will come out at the death of the Khalifa and the dispute of the next khalifa. Does that mean that the khillafat has to be re established before he appears?

Seasonal greetings

Q:

  1. Is it permissible to send seasonal greeting cards to non-Muslims at the time of Christmas so long as there are no religious symbols on them and without the intention of celebrating or supporting Christmas?
  2. Can the following from al-ashbaah be used as a justification for sending seasonal greeting cards at Christmas time?

In al-ashbaah it states that if a person says regarding a non Muslim: "May Allah let his kingdom last for a long time" and his intention is that he may be given hidayat in future, or that the Muslims could benefit through his contributions of jizyah etc, then this is permitted. 

Mazi coming out while one is leading the Salaah

Q: While leading the salaah, I had a feeling that mazi may have been discharged, but was not sure. When I returned home, I found a slight wetness
at the tip of my private area, and it was only when I began to clean it that the mazi began come out. Now I am uncertain if it remained in the passage 
during salaah and began to come out as a result of walking, or if any came out during salaah. Firstly, will it be necessary for the congregation to repeat the salaah? Secondly, is this common, or is it a medical issue?