Miscellaneous

Q: I have a mental disability where I experience uncontrollable behaviour and actions. I some times watch videos online on youtube.com against my will and watch videos that are posted from sources where you had to pay in order to watch them. I have no idea if the person that posted the videos had asked for consent from the correct people in order to post the videos online due to the rights of the videos not belonging to them. When I watch the videos, I try to do every physical and mental thing that Allah allows me to do but sometimes I space out and my mind starts watching them instead of looking away. I sometimes experience my intentions going all over the place and sometimes I literally forget what I am doing or what intention I am doing for. I sometimes watch these videos not willingly and then sometimes I forget and I feel that "heart bump" when you sin. My question is did I steal and what can I do about this situation. I have symptoms of epilepsy.

Q: I was wondering if it is permissible to do chi related martial arts. Chi related practices stem from doaist or buddist practices from what I know but I also heard that there are energy principles in Islam in which I am not familiar with.

Q: I know you are not allowed to watch football but are you allowed to support a football team?

Q: In Islam, can my wealth be cut off or blessings be removed by Allah if my parents utilize my money in Bidah way or to any person in Shirk or wrong way?

Q: Is "Chess" Haraam Or Halaal? If it is Haram then for what reasons?

Q: If a person has a disability but on the form he fills out to claim benefits he makes up some stuff about the help he needs for example he says he needs help eating and cutting up food when he doesn't and he needs help getting to the masjid but he can go on his own does the money he receives become haram as the amount of money he would get depends on the help he needs. So the person has got the actual illness (he hasn't lied about that) but just about the help he needs.

Q: Some Aalims spoke about Mandela's 'Islamic character' in their talks in the Musjid. Please elaborate as to why this is inappropriate.

Q: We have now six members in the family because I got married. Is it necessary that all the males should eat together and all the female should sit together and eat?

Q: According to Maalikis if najaasaat goes on your body then its ok to pray namaaz even if it is a lot more than a dirham. According to shafies and hanbalies if any najaasaat goes on your body then it is haraam to pray namaaz and according to hanafies if less than a dirham namaaz is fine. Is this correct and how big is a dirham 12 or 5.94cm or another measurement?

Q: What is the ruling of feet of women according to Ahnaaf? Is it awrah or not?