Miscellaneous

Q:

1. If non-Muslim women servants on their 25 December event ask their Muslim owners to give them holiday? What should the owner do?

2. If they ask to give them rupees ,milk etc for that event because they work there and can ask there for their requirements. What should the owner do in this case?

3. If the owner calls these servants using words like ; O my daughter etc for the sake of good behavior and for the sake of greed (so that they do not Leave this place for working and not do not go another place for work). Is there any permission in Islam to call non Muslim servants with these words? As people of more age are called with respect by other people of less age.

4. Can non Muslim servants be also treated with respect?

5. Can non Muslims wash the clothes and pots of Muslims? And clothes ( they wash clothes at that method that we told them on which clothes become paak) and pots become paak after being Washed by non Muslims?

Q: Is watching cartoons or movies Halaal or Haraam?

Q: When you use to gossip and you ask Allah for forgiveness and promise never to do it again. Should you also ask the people you gossip about for forgiveness or is the one between you and Allah Ta'ala enough?

Q: Is it permissible to use the reverse cameras that come with new cars, i.e. when reversing it shows on the screen what is behind. One mufti said this is permissible because it is not recording. That would open up the doors for a lot of videoing?

Q: Who is Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi? Is he Hanafi or not?

Q: If I mistakenly, unintentionally or forgetfully done something wrong to someone, something or myself will that count as a sin?

Q: An animate image is such that, if placed on the ground, a standing person of reasonable vision would be unable to make out and discern the features of the image. The view of some Hanafi Deobandi 'Ulama is that such small pictures are permissible. These 'Ulama do say that animate images (digital or otherwise) are prohibited. However, it must be noted that many pictures that can be viewed on a cellphone screen practically fall into this category of small pictures. This is more so with the cartoon, animate images that appear on cellphone video games. What is your view regarding these small pictures that fit the description mentioned above - whether on a cellphone screen or otherwise?

Q: What are the obligations of a child to a parent who has emotionally abused their children and refuses to take responsibility or pay any bills relating to the children and household expenses? If this parent keeps late hours and is difficult to live with, can the children move out or make him move out (with the help of other relatives)? And will my lack of affection toward this parent ( my father) be a sin? I am afraid of him testifying against me on judgment day, but to be honest I feel life would be easier without him in my life. Am I evil for feeling this way? Please advise as I am very distressed about this.

Q: Is it permissible to take photographs of people while doing charity work as we see everyday by most prominent organizations who use these photographs to promote themselves. If not permissible, should we support these organizations?

Q: Is it permissible to sleep with the head in qibla direction?