Q: I am 60 years old and I just learned that my father was not my biological father. My mother is still alive and never told this to me. I learned about it this week from my sister. Should I ask my mother about. The man who I thought was my dad died many years ago. I love my mother and have a very good relationship with her. Please advise what steps I should take.
Q: Sometimes after getting my haidh, my underwear would become stained with blood and I would perform salaah in this manner. I also cannot recall how many salaah was performed like this. Please advise me what to do.
Q: I have just recently become baaligh. I have been performing all my salaah and have not missed any. However, I used to make "wudhu" while showering. One day, I realised that sometimes while showering I did not wash my face and make masah (faraaidh of wudhu). I cannot recall how many salaahs I have performed in this manner. Please advise what I should do.
Q:
1. What does Islam say about doing zina before marriage? My husband committed zina with his cousin before marrying me and continued committing zina with her after we got married. My husband told me about it when his cousin was gettind married to someone else.
2. He said that it is his right since Islam allowed 2nd or 3rd marriage. So whatever he had done, it was his RIGHT in Islam.
Q:
1. When a Muslim passes away and the body is brought home after the ghusl, should the body be placed on the ground? Or should it be placed on a table?
2. Should people sit around the body and recite or should they stand around the body? Please advise on what is preferable or ideal.
Q: I am planning on marrying a woman. But recently she told me she had sex and she has never been married. Islamically is it permissible for me to marry her?
Q: My front teeth were yellow so I went to the dentist and he applied permanent white coating on them. Is it allowed?
Q: Is it prohibited to keep the fingers of one hand in the other hand (intertwining) generally or it is only during Friday sermon?
Q: If a husband divorced his wife once and took her back, our local mufti agreed that the divorce can be forgiven. Does the husband need to pay zakaat to the poor or do something else? If he does need to pay then how much?
Q: I earn a living through selling items at auctions. Sometimes, I bid on my own goods on auction, or get someone else to bid on my goods, in order to raise the price of my items. Since the bidding commences at a low price, I fear that I may suffer a loss if I do not do so. Is this permissible in Islam?