Having a black toilet
Q: Is there anything wrong in having a black toilet in the bathroom?
Miscellaneous
Keeping a taxidermy (stuffed animal)
Q: Is it permissible to keep a taxidermy - e.g. a person caught a live fish and he wishes to frame that fish... or he went hunting and wishes to keep the (trophy) head of the animal in his lounge.
Would this by any chance fall under the hukm of tasweer?
Making biscuits in the shape of animate objects
Q: I would like to make royal icing biscuits. Are we allowed to make unicorns and animals or doll shapes with closed eyes or no eyes? Or should we not make those shapes at all and only make flowers etc?
Giving preference to one's cat over one's mother
Q: There is a dispute between my mother and I regarding the cat which I keep in my house. My mother wants me to remove the cat from the house, whereas I want to keep the cat, and this causes us to fight.
I live separately with my wife and I am not even living with my mother, yet she has made a huge fuss for me to remove the cat from the house and I am not willing to do that.
Please guide me as to what I should do? We have extreme love for cats, but now my mother seldom visits our home and only comes perhaps twice a month.
Taking weed or cannabis for medicinal purposes
Q: There's been a debate about the different forms of weed/cannabis that can be taken. Apparently smoking it is different from eating it in a brownie or maybe a gum form. Is this allowed? Or is any form of this product permissible?
Is it allowed for medical purposes? Maybe anxiety/depression etc.? Please advise .
Celebrating Spring day
Q: I would like some clarity on this matter. With the start of the spring season, we have been overwhelmed with *welcome spring * messages, status updates, adverts, etc.
My child attends an Islamic school, the school had a spring fun day. Children were required to wear colorful clothing, bring a flower, bring a picnic basket.
My query is, whilst I understand it is not Islamic, is it wrong to let our children participate in these activities.
Secondly, is it as innocent as it seems, or is there more background to it?
Learning Karate
Q: Is it permissible to train or practice Karate?
In Karate, people normally give a short bow as a greeting. Is this permitted?
Bringing blessings and peace in the home
Q: My father constructed a comfortable house for us. However, from the time we started living in the house, my complete family, including my parents, my siblings and I, are not happy at all. We do not know what to do and why our hearts are not at peace in this house. Kindly suggest some solution because we are extremely tense.
Mentioning women's names in front of non-mahrams
Q: It is necessary for women to make pardah of their names? Some argue that we know the names of our Sahaabiyyah رضى الله عنها. Can Mufti Saheb please explain.
Intention to make when purchasing a firearm
Q: What intention should one make when purchasing a firearm?