Some questions relating to ghusal and burial

Q:

  1. Can we allow the non muslim to participate in the funeral rites of a muslim?
  2. Is it Mustahab to place a green twig on the graves?
  3. Is there permissibility to plant on the graves?
  4. A pregnant woman dies and it is not known whether the child in the womb is alive or not. What should be done in this case?
  5. Is the qamees of a male similar to the female? Is the hair of a female divided into two parts and place on the qamees?

Imported food products that have been declared Halaal in their country of origin

Q: Can one consume imported food products that have been declared Halaal in their country of origin - by the Ulama of that respective country? Many jelly sweets are available on the market. Such sweets are often produced in Indonesia, Malaysia or Turkey. A fair number of products from these countries have the word ‘Halaal’ written on the  packaging in Arabic. No logo nor name of the Halaal authorizing bodies in the respective country are mentioned.

Acting responsibly in a marital relationship

Q: I am really concerned. I need advice before leave without telling my husband. We have had an argument last night about leaving the kids by his ex-mother in law which he considers family. Is she family to him? He does not consider my mum family. His ex-mother in law barely practices Islam. On another occasion we had an argument. He said to me he can see I grew up wild, he insulted me I don't know what a women is like and he says if there is no respect there nothing. He slept in the lounge and today we are not talking so what should I do? I was planing on leaving because he said there is nothing.

Utterances of kufr

Q: If a muslim attributes to himself an other religion by saying, for example, "I am a Jews" or "I am a Christian" or "the christian are better than muslim in aqida". Does such a person become a kafir even if he uttered the statement jokingly and even if he did not know that it is kufr to say such a thing?

Father in-law taking away the mahr

Q: I am asking this question on behalf of my sister. She got married from two years now and alhamdulillah she is blessed with a girl baby. The problem is she was given 110 ounce of gold as maher. Her father in law is a bad person who has even tried to break their relationship for his personal intrest. In fact he has ego problem. Now he is holding the maher and says its given from my earnings not his sons. My brother in law is now trying to move from house but his father is not helping him financially though he is rich. Kindly let me know what is the status of maher in this situation.