Miscellaneous

Q: Is a woman's foster children (i.e. the children she breastfed) who are female mahram for her biological brother?

Q: There is a lot of depression in our home. What is the best thing to do?

Q: If we backbite people, will we ever enter paradise if we did not apologize to the people but repented to Allah for the people to forgive us for backbiting?

Q: Is it permissible to consume lac powder (medicinal form of shellac)? Lac powder is used in unani medicine to treat obesity issues. 

Q: There's a game called Zepeto. It is a dress up game in which one's face is cartoonized. I gave this character my name and my face got cartoonized. While playing it, the game got stuck and a Christmas dress was highlighted so I thought that maybe one has to first wear this and then the game would progress so I kept clicking on it then found out it was some error. Is this imitating kuffaar? I had these thoughts in my head that its better not to play this game at all. Does this make one a kaafir?

Q: Where should one's gaze be when driving a car, especially when living in a non-Muslim country where women hardly wear burqa or niqaab?

Q: If someone accidentally hears music being played, will one get a sin if he does not block his ears? I think it will seem awkward to non-muslims if one block their ears. 

Q: My grandfather is currently laying in hospital. He needs to use the breathing machine just to keep him alive. The doctor told us that we need to make the choice to keep the breathing machine on him or remove it but he is dead without the breathing machine. He can't move or talk or anything anymore.

Will it be better to remove the breathing machine or should it be kept on him, possibly leading to more suffering? 

Q: Do you have to wear purdah when doing aalimah course?