Q: My question is not straight forward but I'll try to make it as concise as possible. I am 18 years old and when I joined college 2 years ago I got to know this person. We started to like each other, he is very God-fearing so he asked me to marry him and make it a halaal relationship for us to be in. So I spoke to my mother and she said she would do something about it and here I am 2 years later hoping for her to still do something. As I am Pakistani love marriages are rare in our culture so my mother did not tell anyone that it is a love proposal. She told her parents and my father that we received a proposal from his foster parents. And because this is the the first proposal they have received they are taking it really lightly and I am not able to do anything other than talk to my mother and ask her to do something but I have tried so hard to convince her she isn't doing anything about it. The person I want to marry is very pious and kind alhamdulilah and his family are as well. I don't know what to do I do not want to be in a haram relationship of any sort because I have only just started to realise the meaning of life and he is the reason I am a better person today. How do I convince my mother, what shall I say to her?

Q: I had a questions about my parents threatening us that if we visit our oldest brother that they will not support us because they hate his wife. As long we live under their roof we are forbidden from visiting my brother's house! My parents will be upset! What is the ruling on this?

Q: Can you please recommend some authentic books on Islamic history? Mainly relating to the early modern to modern period from the 12th century till 20th century. Anything before that will also be helpful.

Q: I have asthma and I need to take an inhaler. Can I use an inhaler during rowza?

Q: My question is can we keep stones and names written of the person's date of birth and expired date on his grave stone?

Q: I would like to know what is the wisdom behind the The Iddah of a divorced woman being 3 months and the Iddah of a woman whose husband has passed away being 4 months and 10 days. Is there any reason why the length of the two Iddah periods are different?

Q:

1. To what extend can a married couple come close to each other and have little personal time when the wife is in her menstrual period?

2. How many days for the menstrual period to finish the cycle, if it differs what is the maximum days?

3. How do you count the menstrual period days?

Q: Please advise on the ruling regarding joining of Salaahs when one is a musaafir. Most people join their salaah saying it is permitted as a musafir and better to join than miss it. And in which circumstances will it be permissible to join? If a person joins their Salaah regularly as a musafir will the salaah be valid?

Q: I would like to find out regarding Medical Aid, is it permissible ? If so what type of Medical aids are permissible? Are there any alternatives if not permissible?

Q: If a girl is adamant in marrying a boy who is of no match to her nor does the boy conforms to the girls Kufu; the girl observes her daily prays regularly and wears hijaab while the boy is known to be involved in drugs and alcohol,and the girls parents do not approve nor consent to the marriage at all.

Question#1: Based upon the above situation if the girl was to have her Nikkah done privately without her parent’s approval and her parents did not grant their consent to the Nikkah, will this Nikkah be rendered valid?

Question#2: Based upon the above situation if the Nikkah was rendered vaild, are the parents then correct in their own right to consider dissolving or annulling the Nikkah?

Question#3: Based upon the above situation if dissolution or annulment of Nikkah is not available or not appropriate will it then be acceptable and suitable for the parents to suggest and encourage their daughter to seek for a Talaaq (Khula)