Q: My father had 24 acres of govt. land (horse growing scheme). We are 3 brothers and 6 sisters. My father died and the govt. land was given to my older brother as a govt. policy. Is this correct distribution according to Islam? If no, then what is the correct way of distribution?
Q: How is it to refer to a non-Muslim with the terms 'bhai' and 'sahib'? For example, calling a Hindu doctor 'Doctor Sahib.'
Q: I understand that it is impermissible for women to wear artificial rings. However, is it also impermissible to wear the tasbeeh counter shaped as a ring?
Q:
1. I am confused about the types of zina. I am aware that looking at a male, whether it's a picture or physically, is considered as zina. Also, fantasizing about a male is zina. But, is fantasizing about an imaginary male also a zina?
2. When people read romance novels, they get aroused, and eventually, discharge. Is wudhu or ghusl necessary?
Q:
1. I have cavities in my tooth, and when I eat, food gets stuck. When I rinse my mouth or use miswak, it's still stuck. But when I brush my teeth, it easily comes out. Should I brush my teeth before I perform wudhu everytime I eat, or is it okay for the food to be stuck in the cavities?
2. Is it permissible to have dental fillings so that food doesn't get stuck, or is the filling regarded the same as stuck food? If it is permissible, is there any specific type which should be used as a filling? For example, the fillings come in gold, porcelain, a composite resin (tooth-colored fillings), and an amalgam (an alloy of mercury, silver, copper, tin and sometimes zinc).
3. Sometimes, the food eaten comes back to mouth unintentionally. When this happens, does wudhu break? What about fast?
Q: Can a Pakistani woman who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia and can speak Arabic fluently marry a religious Saudi who is ready to marry the Pakistani woman?
Q: After urinating, when rinsing the private area with a hand shower, the pressure of the water is satisfying. Sometimes, I get really aroused, which follows a discharge. Is this counted as masturbation? Do I have to perform ghusl?
Q: When tasting food, if someone uses a spoon to taste and then uses the same spoon to mix, can a ghair mehram eat the food?
Q: According to a Hadith, rainwater is shifa for all diseases. Does this also apply to drinking rainwater which has been taken out from the ground? Because when it rains, the rainwater passes through rocks and is stored underground and taken out through machines for drinking. So is it necessary to collect and drink the rainwater before it falls to the ground or will the underground water also have the same benefits for Shifa?
Q: If an imaam is a shafi and leads a hanafi community during the year in salaah. What should be done in Ramadan for salaah of witr. If he reads according to shafi mazhab, what happens to those that he is leading who are hanafi? Or should he lead the salaah according the hanafi mazhab?