Q: I have a western style toilet and one day after urinating and defecating in it, I flushed it. However, because there was a lot of tissue in the bowl, the toilet became blocked and the bowl filled up with water after flushing. I put my arm in this water to try and unblock it. As far as I can remember, the water looked clean. One or two tissues with feces stuck on them remained in the water, however. But as I mentioned, I don't think the toilet water had its characteristics changed. Did my arm become najis when it was immersed in this water? Because I'm unsure that the characteristics of the water were changed after flushing, do I have to assume it was najis as the water was definitely filthy prior to flushing? Please put my heart at ease as I'm worried najasah has been spread.

Q: A child has been adopted by a South African Indian family. By what title may he address his adoptive father, mother and grandparents. Is it permissible to teach the child to say abba, ummi, dada, dadi, nana and nani? At what age is it appropriate to inform the child that he is adopted or should we adopt silence in this situation?

Q: I do not find any motivation towards good deeds. Could you give me a prescription to create motivation towards good deeds?

Q: Is it mandatory to make sajdah-e-tilaawah when reciting one of the fourteen sajdah verses of the Qur'an?

Q: If a person applies Vaseline in his nose and thereafter begins his Salaah. During Salaah he sniffs and the Vaseline goes down his throat. What is the condition of his Salaah?

Q: Are the following allowed in Islam for consumption:

1. Crab

2. Calamari

3. Lobster

Q: I have a question that I personally don't have any house or any land in any of the countries. We always hate interest and never did any business or anything else where interest is present. Our income is 100% halaal with an office job. If I buy a house with a mortgage in Canada for personal living with the niyyat of paying it off as soon as possible (within 5,7 years), is it permissible?

Q: When I fell pregnant with my little one, the Moulana advised my husband and I to read as much Quraan as possible to the baby in the womb. Now that he is born, I am trying to continue. While he plays, I pray Quraan aloud to him and when he sleeps I play surah Yaseen, Ar Rahmaan , Yusuf or surah Maryam from my phone. Alhamdulillah, I know reading Quraan can bring overall benefits to the baby but I was wondering if anyone knows specific benefits? Or can someone advise me on how to do this better?

Q:

1. Is my father's big brother's wife my mahram? What about his daughter?

2. Can a woman see hes nephew in iddat?

Q: Nikaah between the two cousins (maternal uncles daughter and maternal aunts daughter) who were breast fed by their maternal grandmother at same time is invalid. Is marriage permissible between their brother's and sister's? Please give a fatwa on this.