Miscellaneous

Q: Is the one who is playing the following game committing shirk even if he is not pleased with the shirk part of the game and is not doing anything to intentionally make the character in the game to do shirk:

You are playing as a character who sometime says ‘Jesus’ or ‘for christ sake’, but you are not making him directly say it (he says it because of some other actions you did in the game). Also that character respawns after being killed.

Is there a difference if the volume is turned off but the character is still moving his mouth?

Q: What is the Islamic viewpoint on earthquakes? What should our attitude be towards the people who have suffered earthquakes? Should we blame the people or should we help them?

There are people who say that we should not help those who have suffered natural disasters because they have committed a sin, that is why they are facing this calamity. Is this a correct opinion?

Q: Is Access Bars therapy permissible? It is also known as EFT Bars.

Q: Is it permissible to consume multivitamins (vitaforce) that have the ingredient shellac?

Q: Is it permissible to sell a gaming account? Money was spent in it and worth is valued according to the level reached in the game. People sell their accounts to other players. Is it permissible to accept this money?

Q:

1. How can one be humble? How does humility feel like in the heart? Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahimahullah) said that true humility is not felt by a person just like a sleeping person doesn't know he is sleeping. What are the steps one can take to ensure they have no pride in their heart?

2. If someone makes tawbah sincerely, their sins are forgiven. How can one balance this with humility? Humility means seeing ourselves sinful and useless. If one does their best to make tawbah, how can they still feel sinful?

3. Is it against humility to like good traits one has as part of gratefulness to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'aalaa)? How can one differentiate between 'ujb and happiness?

Q: Is it permissible to wear shoes which has an outline of a human on the tongue of the shoe? I have a Jordan branded shoe and it has this picture, but it is small and could be partially covered by my pants.

Q: I am an online earner who works as a freelancer on Fiverr. Since I am too old to use my own photo, I have used my father's photo in my profile. I am an expert in this field now.

In Islam, is it permissible to use your father's photo in place of your own in order to make money?

Q: I'm going for a fertility treatment. I have 2 boys and I really want a beautiful healthy normal baby girl insha-Allah. I wanted to know, is gender selection allowed in Islam and what are the rulings regarding this.

Q: I was in the UK and a church bell rang for a while as I stood there.

- I am not sure if the church bell is music or not. Should I have plugged my ears?

- Is it true that our Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) mentioned bells are Satanic?

- If so, what is the shar’ie ruling for using bells?