Miscellaneous

Q: Please clarify the procedure regarding the hadith below.

1. Should one read the surahs once, then blow, then once again and blow, then again and blow. Or should one read 3 times then blow once? Or should one read once and blow 3 times?

2. Should one blow such that a bit of saliva comes on to one's hand when blowing?

It is narrated from Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) that every night, when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) went to bed, he would cup his hands together and blow over them after reciting Surah al-Ikhlaas, Surah al-Falaq, and Surah al-Naas. He would then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to, starting with his head, his face, and the front of his body. He would do so three times. (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5017)

Q: Is one allowed to breed and sell cats?

Q: With regards to my teenage daughter... She loves painting... Like pictures of sceneries etc. non animate objects. Should I allow her to follow other women who are on instagram who also have the same interest. She also loves anything to do with Turkey and follows the news on Turkey and also on instagram. I am not happy with all this. Please enlighten me if its ok for her to be on instagram groups which have only women and if not, please advice me how to discourage her and the harms as well.

Q: Can I insult a kaafir if he insults Islam?

Q: What does Islam say about a birth mark?

Q: What is more important: segregation between men and women or keeping family ties?

I am asking because in my native place and family, people have almost completely left the rules of segregation between men and women. So, I'm afraid to visit my family members. I have been concerned about the rules of segregation that I stopped visiting my relatives for a long time. But because of this my relations with family members became really bad, which is another bad thing in Deen.

Also, in my current situation I can't survive alone. I need help from my family to survive. I cannot stop visiting them.

Also, many of them are not able to understand my stance on this issue. Many of them are getting a bad image of Islam when I give less importance to family relations. They seem to be going further away from Deen and Imaan because of me.

So, how should I balance?

I am a weak hearted person. I may not be able to boldly oppose the malpractices when I visit my family. Also, I can't bear to see their hearts broken because of me. I am also not able to convince them of our rules.

Now, I am feeling that I should give more importance to maintaing family ties. I am feeling that I should visit them even if I may unintentionally do some sin in the process. Is this the right way to proceed?

Q: If someone is on a life support machine and his family has to turn it off, if ever they are in that position, is it Islamic to do so?

Q: How can I become a grateful servant of Allah Ta'ala? Even though I know that Allah Ta'ala has given me so many bounties, I still question why he has given others certain things and not me, and I often tend to wish bad for them. I know that this is wrong and I want to change, especially as it is creating a lot of unhappiness in my life. I know that I should look at those below me but I still seem to keep looking at others who have more things than me. I would like to become grateful to Allah Ta'ala for everything He has given me. How can I do this?

Q: I would like to know if this is correct.

There is a person who lent me his computer. I connected to my internet account from his computer and by closing the session I forgot to disconnect my account from his computer. Is it allowed for the owner of the computer to view my files which are stored on Google Drive? Does this person have the right to go to consult my Google Drive account without my knowledge and without having my permission or authorization?

Q: I go to a teacher who is a woman so during tution I get a lot of bad thoughts about her. Am I in sin. And now my exams are going to start and maybe less than a month I have to go to the teacher, is it permissible for me to go to her?