Maintaining family ties
Q: According to my mum in law, she says that she does not have to keep the family together, meaning the daughter in laws. As long as her 4 sons talk to each other it is fine. Are the daughter in laws not part of the family?
Miscellaneous
Keeping figurines in the home
Q: I need advice regarding 2 small crystal figurines I have of lions and 1 porcelain Japanese lady - these are not idols they were purely for decorative reasons - except the Japanese lady I obtained when my grandmother passed away may Allah bless her soul and prior to me being a revert.
My concern is that by having these on the house even under those circumstances am I still sinning & risking the angels not entering our house? If so then if they are boxed away & not on display & hidden would that be permissible or will the angels still not enter? Do I need to actually put the box in storage away from my house or put with a non Islamic friend to store away for me? These items do hold some meaningful value to me however only on regards to my husband bought me the lions without realising and now is concerned & as mentioned above the item collected from my grandmothers passing.
Pronouncing Arabic words correctly when speaking
Q: Do we need to say Allah properly with 'ہ' adaigy? Can we say without ہ adaigy? Also what about other word like 'maaf ' do i need to say with ع adaigy ? Can i say maf widout ع adaigy? Also what about ma shaa'Allah do i need to extend word shaa with mad or not? In last generally all arbi words do we need to pronounce as it is in daily life as well
Obeying one's mother
Q: I am passing through a bad phase in life. My mother shows favoratisam between her children. She always hates so in return I disobey her. She prefers my brothers, what should I do in these circumstances? I want to commit suicide. She looks down upon me and teases me. I am an aalima and 25 years old. I feel a block on my heart when I disobey her but what can I do? Am I a sinner? How can I obey her?
Consuming vitamins with gelatine
Q: Is it ja'iz to consume Vitamin D3 supplements that are made in Saudi Arabia and contain gelatin? (I couldn't find the source of gelatin.)
Looking at people from one's window
Q: I sometimes watch people from my windows. Is this permissible or considered to be spying?
Who is a practising Muslim?
Q: Who is a practising Muslim?
Keeping a duck as a pet
Q: I want to know if it is ok to keep a duck as a pet inside the house, because somebody told me that according to Islam the sound of a duck is not ok in the house. Please let me know if it is correct to have a duck as a pet in the house.
Blocking ads on the internet
Q: Is it haram to use adblock and such add-ons that prevent ad pop ups? Because it can be preventing money reaching to its rightful owner example if I watch a youtube video without ads on it because of adblock the youtuber is not making money for his effort of making the video
Brother in law touching sister in law
Q: My brother in law tries to touch me here and there. First I didnt notice it but one day he touched my parts unknowingly and telling me that I am reacting wrong. My husband is abroad and mother in law is handicapped. My husband is telling me to leave it to Allah and to speak to him normal as if nothing happened. I feel so bad and guilty from heart because this is about my izzat. My husband says that it was all my fault.