Replying to the salaam
Q: If someone gave salaam and one replied and they didn’t hear the reply or one did not reply, would the person later on have to walk up to the person and reply?
Miscellaneous
Saying insha-Allah when asked to convey the salaam to someone
Q: Whilst my father was abroad, if he asked me to give salaam to the congregants at the masjid and I said I would Insha’Allah thinking that I would approach the Imam to tell everyone but I didn’t do so and my father asked me more than once and I didn’t do so on any occasion, as my father is back now, what would I do?
Whose responsibility is it to take care of old parents?
Q: Whose duty is it to look after the old parents; the sons or the daughters?
Removing music from a song and listening to it
Q: Is it permissible to take out the musical instruments from a song then listen to it?
Visiting relatives who do not keep contact with you
Q: In Islam, is it necessary to meet relatives who do not come to meet you or keep contact with you, even though you visited them many times?
Animals being under the banner of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) on the Day of Judgement
Q: Will animals be under the banner of The Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Judgement?
Satr for a Shaafi male
Q: What is the satr for a Shaafi male?
Cosmetic surgery to make oneself look normal
Q: My face is unsymmetrical. One side of my face is droopy than the other. I know in Islam it’s forbidden to get injections/surgery without medical reason but would I be allowed to get my cheeks lifted for this reason?
Purdah in a joint family
Q: How should I treat my patrilateral cousins? We have a joint family system, so my cousins live in the same house as mine. Is it okay to not wear a veil in front of them, mixing with them and talking politely with them?
Employing one's parents
Q: I came across a fiqh ruling that employing one's parents is not permissible. Is this ruling absolute, or is it OK if one gives one's parents a respectable position in the firm and a high salary?