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.
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?
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?
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?
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?
Q: I want to know the meaning of the name Mirhan for a baby girl?
Q: Is it compulsory to have sex on wedding night with your wife to make walima halaal the next day?
Q: Is it permissible to design logos or make adverts for bars, or haram restaurants or even making posters for events inciting fitnah or haram like music festivals, etc.?
Q: I got married in 2001 to a revert woman. We have three children 17, 9 and 8 year old. I am working abroad and visit twice a year. My wife is unhappy because I support my mother since my father passed away 4 years ago. I provide for her well enough accordingly to my ability.
We have a problem for about 10 years and I am afraid that if I leave her she will become apostate and my children's future will be in trouble. All the time she threaten's me that she will leave and marry another person. She openly opposes to support my mother and sisters. She stopped any physical relations with me 8 years ago. What should I do?
Q: I was bowing in ruku and usually I tend to bend my knees slightly when doing so because apparently that is how a woman’s salah is supposed to be according to Hanafi mazhab. My hands are usually clasped around my knees. I suddenly remembered that I read that women aren't supposed to clasp their hands over their knees and was going to move them. I believe I intended on moving my body and arms a little up so the tips of my fingers would reach the top of my knees. I ended up not really moving much I think - I only moved my hands a little up I think.
1. Is my salah fine?
2. Would my salah have been invalidated if I moved my arms and body up too?