Q: There is a app called Refreshi, this is how it works, you pay a certain amount and get a bag of food/dessert etc... but you don't know exactly what. This is how it is written.
"Enjoy a tasty mix of baked goods. R68 You could receive, donuts, croissants, danishes, and/or pastries. Every bag is a surprise and delight to your tastebuds."
Is this permissible?
Q: Hajj was fard on a person, but he delayed it until he became old and lost his senses due to severe dementia. Is it valid for his family to fulfill the fard for him by:
1. Bringing him along for Hajj and making the intention of ihram etc for him
2. Doing hajj e-badal for him during his lifetime (note that he is not in his senses to command this, but it will be fully on their own initiative)
3. Doing hajj e-badal for him during after his death
Please provide the ruling for each of the three scenarios.
Q: What we know as Muslims that according to shariah man is responsible for the economic needs of his wife, but I have heard that economic responsibilities as per shariah do not include wife’s medical expenses.
If such is the case, when in an Islamic family setup a woman is responsible to manage the house and look after her children she will have no time to earn her own income. Knowing about these circumstances when woman has no independent income because she has no employment as she was looking after the house which she is expected to do as a Muslim woman then why isn’t her husband obligated to finance her medical needs?
Q: Glycerin, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, biotin collagen, keratin and hydrolysed keratin are ingredients used in cosmetic products that are derived from animals. Some of them can be derived from plants too, but if each ingredient mentioned is derived from animals, can the cosmetic products be used?
Q: Some Muslim women appear on YouTube clips quoting Quraan and Hadeeth. Please comment on this issue.
Q: Is it halal to play cricket? Most people treat it like a religion. Is that halal and is it halal to play cricket on tv?
Q: As per Hadith no. 7054 narrated in Sahih Muslim "Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created the clay on Saturday and He created the mountains on Sunday and He created the trees on Monday and He created the things entailing labor (or hardship/displeasure) on Tuesday and He created light on Wednesday and He caused the animals to spread on Thursday and He created Adam (peace be upon him) after 'Asr on Friday..." (Sahih Muslim)."
As per this Hadith, on Tuesday things which are hated upon/unliked are created. So I want to ask, if one is born on Monday or Friday, are they considered to be lucky/blessed? Similarly, if a person who is born on Tuesday, is that person unlucky/unblessed or unliked in the sight of Allah who has to go through a hard life?
Q: Is it permissible for a tailor/dressmaker to alter clothing of non-Muslims?
For example if a Hindu brings a sari to alter for Diwali or a Christian tells the tailor that they need the clothes altered for Christmas, will it be permissible for the tailor to do this job?
Q: My grandmother passed away some years ago. During the final portion of her life (approximately two years), she suffered from dementia, due to which she would be very confused as to what day it was, whether she had eaten or not, etc. At this time, she stopped performing salaah as well. My questions are:
(1) Does fidyah need to be paid for the all salaah she did not perform during the period she suffered from dementia?
(2) If yes, can the fidyah be paid from her estate/wealth?
(3) If the fidyah cannot be paid from the estate, who is responsible for paying it?
Q:
1. If the wudhu of a mazoor person (urine incontinence) sometimes, but not always, lasts through a short salaah period, namely maghrib, will he still be considered a mazoor?
2. If he accidently sleeps through a salaah period, he will not know whether or not something exited, since movement is little during sleep, it's unlikely something exited, will he still be considered a mazoor?