Miscellaneous

Q: We have read that we are rewarded for good thoughts, but not sinful for bad thoughts as long as we don’t act on them. But we have also heard that we are responsible for our thoughts and therefore sinful for thinking wrong. So what is true? Because we do think of sins, for example, sometimes our mind just keeps going to some bad thought even though we try to remove that thought from our mind, but it keeps coming. We even pray for that thought to go away, but it doesn’t. So are we sinful for bad thoughts like this?

Q: Can we say salaam to a kaafir or can a kaafir say salaam to us?

Q: Who should a man respect and love more, his mother or his wife?

Q: I get angry on small things and take out all the anger on my mother which I regret later on. Please can you give me some advice to assist me in my problem.

Q: I often see very bad dreams that maybe najis, or such irritating dreams. Is it because Allah doesn't like me?

Q: I need to know Islamically whats the sin for talking bad about a dead woman that you don't even know.

Q: Is it possible to take a photo of the grave after burial to show the ladys at home?

Q: Does backbiting mean its shirk and after judgement we cannot go to paradise even after Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s intercession?

If I backbited and do not go to the person because of feeling shy, how can I tell this person? Can we do tauba so that Allah knows that we tried our best not to backbite? Can this be forgiven?.

Q: Is it permissible to take a picture of a person from the back, from head to toe i.e. his face is not visible.

Q: I learnt in Islam that it is very bad to reveal one's personal secrets to others, but is there any danger in teaching my Muslim brother something new I learnt about Deen like how to perform ghusl?