Q: I was recently diagnosed with OCD, which results in me having a lot of doubts about things. However, I’ve been working on getting better Alhamdulillah. I just had a quick question regarding what to do in the following ghusl/wudhu scenarios: 

(1) In Wudhu, when I wash my face, water also rolls down my arms and also splashes or falls off my face onto my arms. Then when I go to pour water on my arm, I’m not sure which part of my arm is wet with the fresh water or wet with the water that rolled/splashed off my face onto my arm. What to do in this scenario? 

(2) In Ghusl, I often doubt whether water has reached the skin under my beard. I have a beard wash soap, which I usually rub fully into my beard then wash the soap away while rubbing my beard with my hands. Once the soap has been rubbed and washed away from the beard, can I assume that the skin underneath the beard has also been washed? 

(3) In Wudhu I try to just wash 3 times and move on. However sometimes I forget whether I have washed 2 or 3 times. What do in this scenario?

Q: I used to talk to a girl online. She ended everything with me, and I was quite hurt by that. I didn't feel like doing anything. During this time, I developed a healthy bond with Allah (Alhamdulillah). I still like her. I pray to Allah for her. 

Firstly, please tell me if it would be appropriate for me to like her in this scenario? And can I pray to Allah for her? My intentions are completely pure, with the sole aim of marriage, and my resolve is firm. Indeed, Allah knows the best of intentions. 

Can I ask her through chat if she would marry me or not? Actually, she is angry with me over something, and if I ask her parents without talking to her first, she will obviously refuse. Can I, while avoiding immoralities and staying within boundaries, try to convince her through chat, considering that there is no concern of seclusion or privacy in this case? For sure, after this, I won’t maintain any contact with her. 

I have a strong desire for this with all pure and clear intentions. I want to convince her on my own. But if I can’t, should I tell my sister to speak to her on my behalf? 

Apart from this, I have created an Instagram account with the aim of spreading knowledge about religion and inviting others to Islam. I want her to come towards Allah as well. So, can I invite her for this purpose and share Islamic content with her? 

**Being very honest, you may find this strange, but I am grateful to Allah for His help and for connecting me with Him. My intentions are completely pure, and I truly want this. Can I do this while staying within the limits and etiquettes of Islam? Please guide me well and also give me your advice on what I should do.

Q: At asr time, one went to toilet and noticed a change of colour in ones discharge however one was unsure whether it was haidh or not. At maghrib time, after breaking the fast; before performing maghrib salaah; one saw that ones haidh had commenced. 

Will this fast be valid or will one have to repeat it?

Q: Knowing that giving gifts is of great merit and is encouraged in Islam... 

Is it permissible to participate in a game named as secret sheep for eid which people exchange gifts... since it was derived from the name secret santa and the rules etc. all are derived from the secret santa (done on Christmas).

Q: My mom divorced 15 years ago. My dad died 10 years ago but after his death since we were kids, mom decided to come and stay with us. She doesn't share any inheritance saying it's her right and her property and the rent which came from the property she favours the eldest brother and doesn't give us any of the part for 9 years. 

Now I am married and she's demanding me to take care of her monthly allowance which I simply denied because I am living separately and said that for 9 years you didn't give me my money that we got from tenants neither the share of the inheritance so why would I give you the allowance. Is it allowed for me to deny the request based on that or should I give her the allowance which I know will be given to my eldest brother who's 28 and physically good enough to earn by his own but he doesn't since he's spoiled by my mother and doesn't will to work or contribute to the house at all?

Q: I have been coming back to Islam since Ramadan alhamdulillah. Before Ramadan I practiced Western version of Sunni Islam by dress and behavior. Since then I'm feeling pull towards salafi methodology. 

I've begun being mentored by a kind salafi woman MashaAllah. 

She says a woman should cover with niqab and gloves any time her husband is not home, even if she's not being seen by non mahram. She said it's an act of worship and a way to show and ask Allah Ta'ala for extra protection while my husband (protector) is not home. 

Is there Islamic basis for this, is this from culture, or from her specifically? 

Q: Please give a wazifa to stop all the theft of time and products taking place in the business. It seems like employees are responsible for all the theft.

Q: I am married and a widow who  has children of his own wants to make Nikah with me, but we both want to keep it secret (although in Islam nikah should be notified to family and friends) but in our current circumstances it is very hard. She says that she does not require anything from but to fulfill her sexual desires. We both agree on this that it will remain a secret and will not affect both families at any level. 

As her children are elders and she said that her children will not accept my decision and hate will grow if she declares nikah. So as husband I will fulfill her nan-nafqa although she is repeatedly denying as she is earning so she said she won't require anything. 

The main purpose for this nikah is to avoid sin. So what should we do as a declaration will lead to unpleasant results from both families. 

Please guide in all possible scenerios.

Q: If I become an electrical engineer and my company takes interest from a bank, will my income be haram? 

If I become an electrical engineer and the company does something haram in a way that they think it's halal (since they don’t know that saying haram is halal is shirk), will I become a disbeliever or sinner for working in that company? 

If my company works with another company that does haram activities or considers haram as halal (since they have no idea that calling haram halal is shirk), then for working in such companies, will I become a disbeliever or sinner? Will my income be haram? Will having the desire to work in such companies make me a disbeliever or sinner? 

If the people in my company are Muslim but they commit shirk or make mockery of Islam, or if they work with companies that do such things — then will I become a disbeliever or sinner for joining those companies? 

And if those companies are at a very high level and offer a handsome salary, will wanting to work there make me a disbeliever or sinner?

Q: Is reading and reciting from the mushaf but intentionally making the mushaf najis an act of kufr? Would such a person still receive the reward of reading the mushaf?