Miscellaneous

Size of a dirham

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?

Injustice

Q: Is it correct to say that bombing or killing (innocent) Americans is islamically okay, or recommended, because the American army killed people in Afghanistan Iraq etc?

Hugging a friend

Q: What is the ruling of hugging a friend in Islam? If I am a girl and hug my friend who is a girl too is it permissible? What about hugging your friend everyday at the time of meeting and departure?

Hypnosis

Q: Is hypnosis allowed in Islam? Scientists says that it is a therapy to get rid of fear, anxiety and stress etc. while some people say that some jinns are involved with it. I want to try it but I am not sure whether it is allowed or not.

Taking a females exam from behind a veil

Q: Can you please advise if a female is allowed to give quraan imtihaan to a Moulana from behind a veil. Generally we have Moulana's taking imtihaan in our maktab madrasahs and to accommodate the girl students who have reached the age of puberty we provide a place where they can sit and be tested on their Quraan from behind a curtain. However the Moulana's cannot see the girls at all but only listen to them reading the Quraan. Is this permissible?