Children of a lady being non-mahrams to her husband's children from another wife
Q: I'd like to know when a lady who has her own kids remarries a man who also has his own children, are the children mahram unto each other?
Reciting Quraan in front of a deceased body
Q: Is it permissible to read Surah Yaseen or some other portion of the Quraan Majeed in front of a dead body?
Sharing YouTube videos with people
Q: I follow the opinion of Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen regarding piracy where he says: "In my view, if a person copies them for his own personal use, there is no harm in that. However, if he copies them for trade purposes, this is not permissible since it involves causing harm to others."
I use a website to download youtube videos for personal use so I can share them with family. Is this permissible as I know there can be issues with copyright in some countries. I’m from the UK. In cases like this, when does the ‘law of the land’ take precedence over Shari’ah? If ever? I don’t really fear any legal consequences although I know there are copyright laws here.
Court marriage with no Muslim witnesses
Q: If someone got married through the court and didn't fulfil the requirements for it to be an Islamic valid marriage, is this marriage still accepted in Islam?
The bride didn't have a wali due to her being the only Muslim but there also wasn't any male witnesses present during the ceremony.
Eating fruits injected with growth regulators
Q: If haraam growth regulators are injected into fruits after harvesting them (to make them bigger), will they come under the heading of Tabdeel-e-Maahiyyah, and will such fruits be halaal to consume?
Children playing outside azaan time
Q: Please advise if children are allowed to play outside during zawaal time, zohr azaan and asr azaan.
If they are allowed, does their hair need to be covered when they are outside during these times?
I am asking about kids that are not baligh yet.
Father preventing child from visiting mother
Q: My mother and father are separated and I live with my father. I am 16 years old. If my father tells me that I can't go to my mother for holidays will it be permissable for me to go without his permission?If I go to my mother for holidays without my father's permission will I be sinful?
Maintaining family ties with relatives who are not interested in maintaining family ties
Q: As a Muslim, one should maintain contact with relatives. But what if the relatives do not have adab and akhlaq or are not interest in holding contact with me? What should I do about this?
Seeking knowledge about Islam via email
Q: Some say that it is not good to get information about Islam via the internet. Should I perhaps stop asking questions via email for this reason?
Asking for forgiveness if one is unsure whether one has committed the sin
Q: Should one ask forgiveness for a sin if one is unsure whether one has committed the sin at all?