Q: Someone believes there's no worldly harm of listening to music as it has benefits scientifically, however they believe music is still a sin, and that this argument doesn't justify it nor renders the ruling mistaken. And that music is sin. Are they kaafir?
Q: Is boasting about ones sins an act of kufr, if one's belief is that the sin is haraam and wrong.? Like in today's time many people boast about zina, alcohol. etc.
Q: We often go for long family tours in India and mostly we are in the bus. My family plays music in the bus so that the driver (not a family member) will not fall asleep and free mixing happens among cousins born in joint family.
Am I allowed to join such family tours while observing hijab and closing my ears to not listen to music? If no, What should I do if my parents insist that I accompany them (it would cause them great sadness if I don't come)?
Q: What is the ruling on a person who seeks forgiveness from Allah after committing zina publicly? Will their repentance be accepted by Allah, and will they still be subjected to the Shari’ah punishment despite repenting?
Q: As a woman, is it allowed for me to uncover my hands to eat in a public restaurant, if there are non-mahram men present in the same place but not sitting at my table?
Besides this, can I expose 1-2 fingertips only for mobility when doing shopping and other things outside?
Q: I made oaths like reciting a certain prayer every night or performing missed (qaza) prayers after each obligatory prayer. If these oaths are broken every time I fail to fulfill them, it seems impossible for me to pay all their expiations. No matter how careful I try to be, there will always be oaths that end up being broken. I feel so helpless. I ask Allah for forgiveness, but there’s nothing more I can do. I try to pay expiations, but it feels like an ant carrying water to extinguish a fire. In this situation, is there no way for me to attain Allah's forgiveness? Please, give me some guidance.
Q: If a person is physically unable to lift his feet to wash them in the basin, is it permissible for him to perform masah (wiping) over the feet instead of washing?
In such a case, if Ṣalāh is performed after doing masah instead of washing the feet, does the Ṣalāh need to be repeated?
Q:
1. If wuḍuʾ is performed using a spray bottle, is the wuḍuʾ valid?
2. With regard to the obligatory (farḍ) parts of the body that must be washed in wuḍuʾ, is it necessary for two drops of water to fall from each hair and part of the skin, or is it sufficient for two drops to fall from the entire organ (e.g., the face), even if only two drops fall in total after spraying water?
Q:
1. During Salah, while I am reciting a surah or something else, must I stop reciting to breathe in or out through my mouth and then continue or can I keep on reciting while I take a breath?
2. The same question as above for yawning.
Q: I was told that on the day of Qiyaamah we will have to pay for our outstanding debts by giving our good deeds to that person. What if the person we owe money to is a non-Muslim? Will our good deeds go to him? What benefit will he get by getting our good deeds?