Miscellaneous

Q: I have a question about online reviews. I had a bad experience with one of the local Muslim mechanics. The brother fixed 2 problems in my car and after a few days both problems came back. I went to him again and he did something and it came back again. He also charged me just like any other non-Muslim mechanic in town. I thought it is just a bad experience with me and I just lived with the problem because whenever I took the car to him he keeps the car for few days and it is very inconvenient for me without a car.

I took my other car to the same mechanic because he is Muslim and I try to promote Muslim businesses then he fixes a few things in my other car and the same thing happened to this car as well. He replaces the compressor of the AC and when I tried it in summer it worked for only a few days.

I wanted to write a review about him online so others are aware of this before going there but I wanted to ask the question before writing a bad online review. (Does Muslim or non-Muslim matters in this case)

Q: I am a 34 years old Muslim male without circumcision (khatna) because my father died in my childhood. What is our Shariah ruling? Is it possible to have khatna done now? 

Q: Are we accountable for having an evil intention? For having an evil determination, is it equal to the punishment of doing the deed itself?

Q: Is it a sin to use someone's belongings without their permission if they know you use it and have never expressed any displeasure?

Q: What is the difference between ‘bi iznillah’ and ‘Insha-Allah’and what could be the sources of these two phrases?

Q: There seems to be a growing trend amongst our Muslims to pass on the responsibility of taking care of elderly parents to the daughters. Sons are evading the responsibilities although they inherit 2 shares and daughter in laws are afraid to accept that's it's the husband's responsibility and use hundreds of justifications on why the daughter should look after the elderly parents. Although knowledgeable about Allah's wisdom in choosing the sons, but are in total denial. In some instances, daughters are battling financially but are bullied into taking over the responsibility of the sons. Please advise and also have this as an ongoing discussion because people are conveniently stuck in their thinking about this issues because it doesn't serve their needs or are in huge denial although clearly spelt out in Allah's commands.

Q: Is organ donation after death permissible?

Q: If a person repents from blasphemy, does that wipe out all his sins of blasphemy and all his sins of all sorts of blasphemy he has comitted. Is repenting from blasphemy enough to wipe all his sins of blasphemy?

Q: On groups, a photo was circulating of girls without scarves on the beach with scary figures behind them. My question is, can a picture be taken of a jinn?

Q: Is micro scalp pigmentation permissible in Islam? In this, small dots are created on the head with ink to cover the bald area which usually lasts for a few months.