Q: I am currently going through a divorce with my ex husband. We Islamically divorced last year in March.

He still lives at home in a separate room. I don’t see him throughout the day as me and him are at work, however we sleep under the same roof in separate rooms. He won’t move out till our divorce is finalised and I give him money towards the divorce as I applied for Khula. I know he doesn’t have to give me my haq maher.

I want to know If I am committing a sin by being in the same house as him since he won’t leave. I’ve asked him lots of times but nothing is working to get him to understand and to make him realise that he shouldn’t be in the same house as me. I don’t know what to do as he ignores my solicitors letters and requests as I am wasting my money on solicitors. Can you please guide me. 

Q: How do we cure depression? I pray five times a day. I am a religious type of person and I feel that Allah Paak is so close to me, but I always had depression. Can you please help me and tell me why this happens.

Q: Why are some animals suffering in this world? Some animals just live in the middle of sadness and pain and die a painful death. And finally they just become dust and disappear after death. I don't mean the animals that we slaughter by the law of Allah Ta'ala, or animals that are killed by other animals by law of nature which law Allah Ta'ala gave them. I mean those animals that are abused by heartless people.

For example, I often see some people throw stones at dogs, or some pet shop owner's kill unsold cats, or some cow herders hit their cows with a stick strongly, etc.

Will these animal's suffering pay off someday by Allah Ta'ala? If "Yes" then I would like to know when and how? 

Q: A Muslim man has the name Mubashar. He has the nickname 'Mubs'. Is this type of nickname permissible?

Q: If one swallows a few strands of coconut during salaah which was stuck in the teeth, will it invalidate the salaah?

Q: Is it okay to say Jazakallah and Wa iyyak to elders (e.g. ustaad, parents)?

Q:

1. Are cats paak?

2. Is it permissible to allow them around the house without bathing or washing them? Can we trust that the cats clean themselves and our house remains paak. I have cats and notice sometimes they do not immediately clean themselves after using the liter box so I’m unsure if they are making the house unclean. What do we do if we notice cat faeces anywhere in the house?

Q: I am in a little confusion. I can't make up my mind. My in laws are visiting us for 3 months that includes my sister in law and father in law. My mother in law had passed away. My husband wants me to live in the same house with my brother in law and his wife along his father and sister. We will have our private rooms but will share the kitchen and lounge. I am not willing to live in the same house as I think its against my privacy. I am demanding to provide me a separate home. Am I wrong here? Or saying this to my husband is wrong?

Q: I know that learning sihr is not allowed in Islam but what is the ruling on learning about sihr? There is a ruqya course on YouTube whose ustadh has an ijaza in the 6 books of hadiths and is an experienced raaqi but he goes into a lot of details on the kufrs the magician commits, how sihr is performed, and tells the meanings of the numbers in taweez and how the magicians use numbers to calculate the taweez. He has also read actual magic books (e.g. Shams al ma'arif, etc. for "informational" purposes maybe). We also come to know that the magicians say the name, "Baal" and blow on the knots. Even the footage of an actual magician is shown when he was being exposed. If this was allowed, why didn't the prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) go into so many details? And of course, he tells us how to destroy the taweez and perform ruqya. I find it very iman boosting as it shows that Islam is the truth but am I sinning by watching these videos?

Q: Is it a misunderstanding of Islam to refuse to go beyond using pure supplications to Allah in order to overcome a huge problem at hand? Some local imams are prescribing things like taking special baths and drinking certain concoctions in addition to supplications and azkar. These are good and devoted imams. They say that it's okay so long as one is not committing shirk or using something forbidden. But I am not so sure. Moreover, I am someone who naturally believes in and prefers pure supplications, especially Quraanic and Prophetic supplications.

Please I NEED you to confirm the truth on this matter.