Using products made with charcoal
Q:
1. Are we allowed to use products made with charcoal example: toothpastes, soaps, cosmetics, etc.
2. Are we allowed to take it in tablet form as it is recognized for many health benefits?
Telling witnesses prior to issuing the talaaq that he does not intend giving talaaq
Q: I’d like to know if the following fatwa is authentic which I found on a Hanafi website.
“If a person holds two persons as witness, before saying these words, that he does not intend issuing talaaq and he is only saying these words on his wife's persistence, then talaaq will not be effective.”
Women wearing rings made of stone
Q: Could Mufti Saheb kindly advise if women are allowed to wear rings of stone.
Alhamdulillah I have learnt that women are not allowed to wear rings of different metals besides gold or silver. But, are women allowed to wear rings completely made of jade, agate, other stones or possibly, other materials such as plastic?
Repeating the salaah performed on an aeroplane while seated
Q: I read in one of your fatwas that if a person is unable to pray standing in a plane and therefore prays seated, they must repeat the salah later on. Is this because
* The first salah was invalid - so that they should intend qada when they repeat it?
* Or was the first salah valid (i.e. fulfilled the fard) and the second one just a repetition of it in a more perfect manner?
Hadith on cutting 2 length haircut
Q: I would like to enquire about the Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) regarding the curse of cutting 2 lengths of hair.
Performing umrah and conveying the reward to a living person
Q: Can a person make umrah for a living person?
Throwing umbrellas, water bottles, shoes, etc. at the jamaraat
Q: There are people who throw umbrellas, water bottles, shoes, etc. at the jamaraat. Please comment on this practice. Some say "Masha Allah" and praise those who do so.
Issuing one revocable talaaq
Q: One day I had an argument with my wife about something and it got so bad that I got angry and used the word divorce. However, after some time, the anger subsided that same day and we both made peace. Is our marriage valid? If yes, what is the atonement for it? And if not, what is the solution?
Selling extended warranty included in the sale amount
Q: I have seen previous questions, about whether purchasing extended warranties which are a separate line item at the time of purchasing a product, are haraam.
Please advise if it is permissible to sell the same item, at different price points but the higher price point has a longer warranty? The warranty is not a separate line item.
Eating doubtful food given by one's parents
Q: I remember hearing in Fazaail Sadaqaat that one can eat doubtful food if ones parents give it so they don't feel bad. Can I practice on this and does not knowing if a certain non certified item's ingredients count as being doubtful?