Authenticity of a Hadith regarding the time before Qiyaamah

Q: Can you tell me if this hadith is sahih or hasan ?

And al-Hakim narrated in the hadith of Ibn Mas’ud from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) that he said: “…Then death will rapidly increase among the believers, until no believer is left. So the unbeliever will say: “We were frightened of the believers before, but now there is not a single one of them left! And no repentance will be accepted from us!” So they will mate openly in the streets like animals…So things will remain like that until there are no more children born out of marriage, and all of the people on earth will be children of adultery. So they will remain like that for as long as Allah wills, then Allah will cause all of the women’s wombs to become barren for thirty years; no woman will give birth, and there will not be a single child on earth. And all of them will be children of fornication, and they will be the worst of people. It is upon them that the Hour will come.”

Condition in the Hereafter of those Muslims who were involved in sins

Q: There are those Muslims who do a lot of sin but also do good deeds. Like they would go clubbing and listen to music, not wear scarf, be in haraam relationships etc but still give charity, sometimes read salaah and they’d fast etc . So how does the saying : “you will die as you lived” apply to them when they live by doing both good and bad? How will they be dealt with in the hereafter , will they pay for their sins in jahhannum and then be rewarded for their good deeds in Jannah after or how does it work if they are not forgiven?

Income of a person who writes novels

Q: My son is a free Lance writer.He has an account on "up work". Clients contact him and give him a plot of novel or short story.He writes the novel or story for them.Then they publish it with their own name. These novels are usually based on fantasy and horror. I am not happy with this,but my son has bipolar disorder.He feels good and normal while writing. I want to ask you if I can use the money earned by him (by writing novels). Can I pay my electricity bill with this money. Sometimes he brings eatables for his younger brother or sisters, should I allow them to eat it.

Zakaat on investments

Q: I have invested 200000(2lacs) in gold business last year August 2017. The profit of which is expected to come in December 2018 of amount 1.2lac.

1. Which amount I shall consider for zakat, the invested amount or the profit or both?

2. There is some amount I have invested in the business for which I get monthly profit. So in that case also which amount shall be considered for zakat, investment amount or the monthly profit.

Regret after hitting one's ill father

Q: My friend hit her terminally ill father in anger,but repented immediately. Later on it seemed that due to the slap it caused severe damage to the brain. She is repenting so much, crying and praying and begging to Allah. She cant get over the guilt, she really loves her father. What she can do now? She is praying a lot and asking for forgiveness. Will Allah forgive her and make her father well again?

Learning Deen under a righteous experienced Aalim

Q: I am really in doubt whether hadith is true or not due to many conflicting facts that arised by Ahmed Javed Ghamdi. Now I get thoughts that I am doubting hadith and I can find out whether the hadith is true or not by researching on google which may take time. When I get free time I usually spend on other things. Now I get the thought that i should spend whole my free time in knowing hadith is true or not. Or else i am commiting kufr. This is because if a non muslim can know the truth of islam by researching on google but he doesn't do that knowing that he is able to do. He is ignoring to know truth. I think that i am also doing same case. Feeling scared. Is it kufr if i don't spend my free time in reaserching in google if hadith are true or not?

Living with one's father and stepmother

Q: I have been living with my father and step mother for the last 25 years and I have a step brother and step sister. I got married 3 years ago but my father somehow is not happy with my marraige. My father accused me of having sexual relations with my stepmother 2 years ago and then he apologised. Recently he again accused me of having illicit relations with my stepmother and he informed my in-laws also. What am I supposed to do now....where am I supposed to live?