Miscellaneous

Q: I want to ask about (awrah of non-muslim women) in front of muslim men. My wife can not produce milk for breast feeding our child. In our house a non muslim maid working she is healthy and active as well. We also checked her medical reports all were clear so Maid is feeding our child. Yesterday my wife was not present in home during that time I did not allow maid to feed my child alone because I don't trust her. First time yesterday she was feeding in front of me and she did not cover her breast properly. I asked few of my friends about this matter "awrah" they told me that there is no awrah for Non muslim women. It is allow to see non muslim womens naked body.

My question is that:

1. What is the minimum awrah for non muslim women in front of muslim men?
2. It is permissible for me that I order my non-muslim maid to feed my child in front of me?
3. My friends told me that if you see non-muslim woman naked there is no sin. it is right?

Q: If you want to repent for major sins you, do you need to pray salaah to get your repentance accepted or without salaah you repentance will get accepted? For example I want to repent for lying and drinking alcohol, do I need to pray salaah in order for my repentance to get accepted. Does repentance on it's own get accepted?

Q: I am a married female living with my in-laws i.e. father in-law, mother in-law and my husband’s sister. My husband says I can only cover between my navel and knees in front of them because they are unmarriageable to me and there is no sign of lust or fitna. He says I can roam in home like this If my husband has no problem with my being topless in home and only cover between navel and knees and abdomen and back of abdomen. I also belive that there is no possibility of fitna because two are muslim women in the house and my father in law is my father in law. My husband also say’s that they can also touch those parts if needed as they are unlawful to marry and if there is no lust. Please tell me as soon as possible that is it sinful or not to only cover those parts between navel and knee and going topless with bare breasts. I know being modest is good but what in this case when my husband has no problem and says I can? And I am asking only in front of muslim women and mehrem men. Please don’t tell about non-mehrem men I know that.

Q: Somebody used my name and stole money. So Islamically they never stole from me but wouldn't have got that money without defrauding me. So on the day of judgement what is the ruling? Will I be compensated for being used?

Q: If you bad mouth or swear someone under your breath, meaning no one can hear you, is that still backbiting or sinful?

The following is the answer to a query received from an individual regarding a fatwa of permissibility that was earlier issued regarding several psychological healing processes for trauma cases etc. with some similarity to Body Talk and Reiki etc.

Q: Can a woman use copper T for birth control?

Q:

1. When I was in an elevator/lift in Makkah together with a Saudi man, 2 women in full hijab and niqab entered the lift.The Saudi man got upset and chased them out. I used to often be alone in the lift with women and used to be unsure what to do. Is it  permissible to be alone with a woman in an elevator or what should I do in such case?
2. If my seat on the plane is next to a Ghair Mahram woman, is it ok to sit next to them?

Q: I recieved the following text message, is it compulsory  for me to forward the message to others in my contact list, because he has taken a oath, what does  shariah say regarding such a message?

A message from a brother in Deen; (Name was mentioned here) from London (England).

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.

My dear brothers & sisters, I make an oath with you in front of Allah (swt) and I leave this as an amaanah with you until the Day of Judgement. If you opened this message (& read it) I ask you to please send to all your contacts. I ask you to please make dua for a good friend of mine (Name was mentioned here) that Allah (swt) gives him shifaa'a. He is a young man who has a very aggressive form of brain cancer, the hospital sent him home and informed him and his family that the cancer is not responding to the chemotherapy. I therefore ask you in the name of Allah (swt) not to close this message before you have sent it to at the very least half of your contacts, because one day you too will need dua and an oath (amanah) makes the mountains shake. Please do dua as Allah will hear someone somewhere. Wherever you are.

Q: Is Horny Goat Weed Allowed? It's a capsule for low sperm count. But has gelatine on the outer shell.