Miscellaneous

Q: Why are some animals suffering in this world? Some animals just live in the middle of sadness and pain and die a painful death. And finally they just become dust and disappear after death. I don't mean the animals that we slaughter by the law of Allah Ta'ala, or animals that are killed by other animals by law of nature which law Allah Ta'ala gave them. I mean those animals that are abused by heartless people.

For example, I often see some people throw stones at dogs, or some pet shop owner's kill unsold cats, or some cow herders hit their cows with a stick strongly, etc.

Will these animal's suffering pay off someday by Allah Ta'ala? If "Yes" then I would like to know when and how? 

Q: Is it okay to say Jazakallah and Wa iyyak to elders (e.g. ustaad, parents)?

Q:

1. Are cats paak?

2. Is it permissible to allow them around the house without bathing or washing them? Can we trust that the cats clean themselves and our house remains paak. I have cats and notice sometimes they do not immediately clean themselves after using the liter box so I’m unsure if they are making the house unclean. What do we do if we notice cat faeces anywhere in the house?

Q: Please explain how many kilometers are equal to 1 shar'ee meel (mile). It is mentioned in Beheshti Zewer under the ruling of tayammum. Generally in length; 1 mile = 1.6 km. Is there any diifernce between a shar'ee mile or and English mile? If yes please explain.

Q: If anyone commits adultery or fahashi with someone else's wife, but not sexual intercourse, how does he ask repent to Allah for this sin? Is this huqooq ul ibaad or not?

Q: Is it permissible to "like" photos on social networking sites, like the photo of a sister who is not covering her hair or who is not wearing the right type of clothes or who is adorned with make up?

Q: I wanted to know whether it is permissible for a girls madressah to have jalsa when the girls graduate in their final year. The jalsah will consist of a nasheed sang by the girls, a play, a qiraat read etc.

Q: My husband and I are disagreeing on something. So basically my husband has friends that are non-Muslim which I dont have a problem with. However my problem is that my husband and them pass their cigarettes around. In my opinion, I say it's wrong as they are non-Muslims and they drink and so on, so their saliva should not touch my husband's mouth. However, my husband feels that I am being unrealistic and it's not their saliva that's touching the cigarettes, it's only their lips. I still feel that's not right. Please advise what is the correct way for this.

Q: In a Hadith, our Nabi (SallAllahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam) forbade it for Muslims to hate each other and we cannot boycott one another for more than 3 days.

My question is that on social media, some people are intent on bullying others. Would it be permissible to block people whose behaviour is harmful to a person, even if the opposite person is Muslim?

Q: Is it permissible to send Jummah Mubaarak messages as I have read the fatwa of Mufti Taqi Usmani that it is not good to send such messages as the later generations will think it as Sunnah which will be a bidat. And also any other messages like Eid Mubaarak and Fajr messages.