Q: Before my marriage I used to masturbate and I used to think about my mother in law having sex with me while masturbating. I used to think about taking out her bra and nikars. Is my nikaah valid or broken by just thinking about her. I didn't touch her with lust.
Q: A couple has done nikah and Rukhsati will be a few months later. The parents want to have a function in a hall and feed the guests to let their daughter go with her husband. After alot of insisting they are not doing that and now they are letting the husband take the daughter directly from the house without any function. The girl's side would like to feed their guests. The groom is totally against this. Can the parents feed their guests with another intention and not for the rukhsati?
Q: Does Islam allow us to take out marriage and education insurance policy for our childrens future?
Q: I am a tuition teacher of 22 years old. I also maintain purdah. 7 months back I left a tuition because of intermingling. I told them about segragation and I told them to separate my room. They did but maybe they were not happy with me. My conversation was not so much with the male members of the family but I left just for the sake of purdah. They said to me that I cannot do anything in life with this purdah. With a heavy heart I left the tuition. Now I am teaching in my home totaly separate. Am I doing the right thing?
Q: About a year or so ago, a family member of mine was driving his car extremely fast and this lead to an accident which caused the death of his cousin and his cousin's wife. The question I would like to ask is whether he has to pay diyat for the accidental cause of the death.
Q: Can I take a loan from a bank for business purposes?
Q: I had a test so I prayed in my heart that Ya Allah make my exam good I won't miss any prayers from now on. I did not say it verbally. Now if I leave any prayer will I have to give kaffarah for every single one of the left prayers?
Q: Some Muslims say that Nike, Adidas, Puma (Puma is an imitating shadow of a South American tiger without detailed organs such as eyes, etc.) products are not permissible. Which of these are halal or haram?
Q:
1. I purchased a business and wish to insure it. What is the Shar‘ee ruling regarding insuring one’s business? Similarly, please explain the law of insuring one's vehicle.
2. Could you also explain to me the Shar'ee ruling regarding medical aid and hospital plan?
3. Is Takaaful insurance permissible? I was informed that this is an Islamic insurance and is therefore permissible.
Q: My father is a Muslim from Bangladesh and my mother was a Hindu from India. Now she is a Muslim. They were in a relationship like boyfriend/girlfriend in 1992. That time my mother got pregnant by my father before marriage. Then I was born. My mother escaped with my father and left her own country, family and converted to Islam. Finally they got married in an Islamic way when I was 4 months old. My question is, am I an illegitimate son of my family?