Consuming Halaal

Q: I follow the Hanafi fiqh and the Hanafi fiqh states that chicken must be hand slaughtered. Machine slaughtered chickens cannot be eaten. The Shafi'ee fiqh allows for the consumption of machine slaughtered chicken as long as it is done the proper way (with Kalima). In Makkah and Madina there are mostly Shafi'ee followers. Is it okay for me, a follower of the Hanafi fiqh, to eat chicken when I go for Umrah and Hajj if it is not hand slaughtered?

In-laws demanding talaaq

Q: I have been married for 15 years but my marital life has turned up side down, in fact last few months back my wife was supposed to take khula but since I cried for the children that got postponed. Now my wife's father in demanding me to give talaaq as they will not give me khula' and are making a lot of false allegations. I am not interested in giving talaaq but her parents are demanding from me talaaq as in the case of Indian law they can ask anything from me after talaaq or they can even put false cases and can extract money and property from me. Please advise me can I refuse to give talaaq and is this as per Shari'ah law? In case she wants she can go for khula.

Soft drinks

Q: What is the ruling of soft drinks? The majlis states haraam and they quote fiqh kitaabs. Sanha states halaal and they quote fiqh kitaabs. What is your opinion and fatwa on soft drinks from fiqh? Please explain in detail with proofs. I request an answer by the 14th of November please.

Being suspicious of people

Q: My mother in-law has doubt that her son and his wife are doing some magic to get rid of her and that she sees insects in her food and every where and that her things disappear, she doubts them, she does not eat if they make any thing for her because she sees insects in the food. When we ask her why would they do it to you, she says they want to control the House and every thing from me and their father that they wanted to transfer the house to their name. Please advise her what to do and what to read. She is in severe pain because of this circumstances.