Q: I would like to enquire about an argument that occurred between my spouse and myself in 2003. During that time I uttered the word Tala Tala Tila. Since then my wife and I lived together as normal lives until Jan 2013. Recently my wife had a small problem and now stated about that incident whereby I had said those words. I confronted her parents in 2003 about the matter and explained the situation that it was not intentional. My wife is insisting that she heard the words back then. Also to note that we got a baby girl in 2007 who is currently 7 years of age. This has since become a problem and we require clarity as to if the marriage is over? I await your feedback.

Q: A person has developed what dentists think to be a viral infection in the mouth. The treatment consists of a mouthwash containing alcohol. (not derived from grapes or kajoor) Is this permissible to use?

Q: A person is faced with some aspect that needs a decision, or some haajaat. He makes dua. Someone asks him if he read two rakaats salaatul istikhara /haajaat to fulfil his need? He says that I made dua. How does one reply to this, how to give targheeb to him that the salaah and then the dua will be more effective?

Q: How can I make make impure (najis) books pure (taahir) as they got touched by urine? Will this answer be appropriate for semen, blood, stool?

Q: May a woman go to a male doctor for eye laser surgery (to correct her eye sight)? There are no female doctors available to do the operation.

Q: My father has the practise that whenever he goes to the beach, he faces the ocean and says: "Assalamu Alaikum O Great Man of the Ocean!" He commands us to do so as well mentioning that their lives a Wali of Allah Ta'ala in the ocean who had eaten/drunk something that had granted him eternal life. And that Allah Ta'ala had hidden him in the ocean so that people do not pester him. These are the words of my father. Is there any substance to this and the saying "Assalamu Alaikum O Great Man of the Ocean!"?

Q: There is a Muslim publication that caters for people seeking jobs. Can this publication post an advert for an establishment seeking a bartender?

Q: Regarding menstruation periods I would like to ask the following questions:

1.Are women allowed to have a bath whilst in haidh and nifaas? (I know that this will not make them pure from najasat but are they allowed to bathe because of hot weather and hygienic reasons?)

2. Are women allowed to do istinja using water whilst in period? (Women in our area refrain from using water saying this causes illnesses and is against the laws of haidh and nifaas; is this true?)

3. Are women allowed to drink cold water and ice-creams and other cold products during haidh and nifaas? (Again women in our area refrain strictly from this saying that it is not allowed both for medical and Islamic reasons?)

4. In our area women that are in haidh or nifaas still read salaah (in pretence-meaning that they don't recite anything but pretend that they are reading) in the presence of their fathers and other males using the excuse that they shouldn't know that their daughters, mothers or sisters are in this state. Is this allowed or not?

Q: If a husband enters his finger into the vagina of the wife, then does bath become necessary for wife or not?

Q:

1. In islam can you listen to self hypnosis? Basically self hypnosis is deep relaxation then you do visualisation or make suggestions. I want to know is it haram or halal?

2. What about meditation, is it halal or haram?