Miscellaneous

Q: What is the difference between israaf and tabzeer since both translate as wasting? 

Q:

1. Can a woman travel in a car with a driver within 3-5 km? If the woman sits in the back seat and and the windows are open so that the people outside can clearly see inside, will that be permissible?

2. Can two women travel in the car with the driver within 3-5 km? If they sit in the back seat and the windows are open?

Q: I want to become Allah's favourite, and I want to have the best character possible. Please advise me what to do.

Q: Are women allowed to wear bikinis to swim?

Q: Is a woman's voice purdah? Meaning, can it be heard by a na-mahram.

Q: Is it permissible to take pictures of lightning?

Q: Are you allowed to follow Muslim or non-Muslim girls on Instagram or other social media pages?

Q: I want to know if a Muslim and Christian family can live together in one house?

Example: The Muslim family lives in one portion of the house and the Christian family lives in the other portion of the house. Is this allowed in Islam?

Q:

1. Can I take beach sand and use it for my personal use? I have some work to do and don't want to outlay extra cash.

On that note, can I take home with me a beach pebble or shell I find on the shore/sand?

2. I love taking walks in nature. If I find an interesting leaf or flower, etc. Can I take that home too? 

Q: Our relatives sometimes hurt us, like some of our cousins are jealous of us and do things that actually hurts us and try to degrade us. At first, all our relatives would dine with us but when they started being jealous of us, all our relatives were far away from us, especially from our family and because of that I am in very bad condition.

I am mentally disturbed... and I actually don't know what to do. I am just making sabr, because at this point I can't do anything and this thing is actually happening for 3 to 4 years already. What does Islam teach us to do at this point?