Miscellaneous

Q: Is it permissible to watch cooking video clips on youtube where faces are not shown?

Q: Are we allowed to use cannabis oil because someone is suffering from a particular disease and this oil is proven to be very effective?

Q: My question is regarding septo-rhinoplasty. I have a deviated septum and outwardly the left nasal bone is wider then the right, giving an unpleasant appearance to the left side of the nose. This causes psychological distress and the deviated septum causes left side to be blocked, i.e there isn't full flow of air at certain times. The doctor said he will correct the deviation and will make the left nasal wide making it more natural and even. Along with this the nose will be defined and reduced in size in very conservative manner. I believe when they reduce left nasal bone to balance with the rest of face and make it look normal it would need to be defined to give normal appearance. Is it permissible?

Q: An ustaad said here in a sermon about the characteristics of people that have riya (besides showing off ibadah), kindly answer yes if any of this is true:

1.) If a person is always concerned about other peoples opinion, then he is not free from riya.

2.) If he has a desire in his heart and is eager to be praised, noticed, appreciated & admired by the people then he is not also free from riya.

3.) If he is always concerned about how to please people, then he is not free from riya.

4.) If he fears the criticism of (un-Islamic) people, he is not free from riya.

5.) If he constantly worrys about what people might think about him , he is not free from riya.

6.) If a person is free from any of the abovementioned, then he can assure that he is safe from riya. This kind of shocked me because I thought riya was just showing off your ibadaah to people.

Q: Is it permissible in Islam to join the army if your parents are still alive?

Q: Can a Muslim practice something called 'qigong' with the right aqaaid and intentions? It is supposed be a form of energy work that can benefit you in health that is from china.

Q: To see the pictures of strang bride and groom on mobile phone ( i.e. pictures of Friend's sister or brother's marriage sent on whatsapp by friend) is allowed in Islam?

Q: Is this message and website www.Sujood.co authentic and is it permissible to share the message with others? If it isn't, please give a reason?

"Interesting *AMAZING* There's a website where you just type in your emotions and current feeling (e.g ANGRY, ANXIOUS, CONFUSED, EXCITED etc.) and it gives you an Ayat or Surah that correlates with it. It's so beautiful. *www.Sujood.co* Pass it to everyone you know. This is awesome."

Q: I wanted to know if it's ok to laser declaw a cat? It's a new technology that causes virtually no pain and no bleeding and the cat is back to normal. Please can you look into it and tell me if its ok to do? My cat is scratching everywhere and everything and is very aggressive.