Making dua for pious company
Q:
1. Is the following a masnoon dua:
اللّٰهُمَّ يَسِّرْلِيْ جَلِيْسًا صَالِحًا
2. If so, please may the English translation be given.
Finding a food particle stuck on one's tooth after performing ghusal
Q: I brushed my teeth then I did ghusl. After that I felt there was some thing on the side of my tooth. I removed it with my finger and it was a piece of food but it was soft (may be a piece of chicken) on the side of my tooth but attached to the surface. Is my ghusal valid?
Changing a child's name due to the child always being sick
Q: I have a 4 year old son. His name is Arham. He continuously becomes ill. Some relative suggested that the name is not appropriate so it should be changed. Can we keep this name or change it?
Keeping the name Umiaza
Q: Is the name Umiaza from the Arabic dictionary and is it ok to name a baby girl this name?
Marrying the daughter of a woman one committed zina with
Q: If a person commits zina with a woman and later on do nikah with her daughter, what must he do now?
Sex toys
Q: May I ask why Muslims have become interested in things like 'sex toys' in marriage? It seems all very strange and weird. What is the cause of this odd interest by Muslims?
I researched this and the manufacture or sale of 'sex toys' was actually prohibited in South Africa by the apartheid government. The ruling was lifted only in 2007 by parliament.
Eating a chocolate with Christmas wrapping
Q: Mufti Saheb had said to avoid Easter eggs because of their relation to Easter. At the moment, quite a lot of sweets/chocolates and other things come in a Christmasish wrapping. Sometimes the thing itself is in a Christmas related shape. I have some chocolate that came in a firecracker wrapping which was given to me. It does not come in this wrapping during other times of the year. May I eat it?
Keeping the title Sahaabah with one's name
Q: I want to ask if one can name his son Muhammad Zubair Sahabi or Muhammad Elias Sahabi etc.
Can one keep the title "Sahabi" or can one keep the title as "Sahaba or Sahabah". For examaple Muhammad Ebrahim Sahaba, Muhammad Yousuf Sahabah.
Can this title be for both male and female child?
Restrictions in iddat
Q:
1. What are the restrictions of iddat for a women?
2. Are the restrictions of iddat same for women of both the types of iddats i.e iddat due to death of the husband and iddat due to divorce?
Feeling something coming up one's throat while fasting
Q: I'm fasting today and I felt something come up my throat. The regurgatation felt quite full/big, however, it didn't reach my tongue. I swallowed it. Is this fine?