Miscellaneous

Q: I am a 30 year old male. Sometime I have wet dreams during night. Is having wet dreams a sin since I have no control over it?

Q: I wanted to ask which sin is lesser of the two evils, exposing one's sin or lying? I am asking because if someone asks if you have comitted a sin, is it permissible to lie and say you haven't? Would that be better than exposing your sin? In a situation where you cannot avoid the question?

Q: My friends and I stole some stuff because we could get away with it but personally, speaking for myself, I did not have any money and needed the stuff for my house. We feel a lot of regret and have been asking Allah for forgiveness. I stole a lot because I have been without money even after I pay all my bills and expenses. I don’t want to do it again and really need and want to be forgiven.

1. What do I need to do?

2. Do I keep the stuff (lights, cardboard, plate sets, bedding, cabinets, clothes, make up, food, toiletries and perfumes)?

3. If I need to give it back, who do I give it to?

I’ve stolen money from friends and can’t really remember how much exactly. I'm scared that if I tell them they won’t talk to me but I’m more scared of what Allah will do to me. 

Q: I am a medical scientist working in a research facility. Our work is to develop new medications and treatments for various diseases.

When we need to test a certain medication to see its effectiveness, side effects, etc, we use lab rats as our test specimens. We first infect the rat with the disease and then inject it with the medication to see the result. In some cases, other animals are used as well.

Recently, this began to bother me, as I realised that we are abusing and harming these creatures. However, we have to test the medications on some subject, and we obviously cannot do so on people. What should we do?

Q: Are adults with Down's Syndrome held accountable and are salaah and fasting compulsory on them once they reach maturity?

Q: What is the ruling regarding a person who's parents have been unfair to them and continue to do so? How should they maintain such a relationship with their parents as it hurts them and makes them upset with their parents all the time?

Q: What do the Ulama say about playing chess or board games like monopoly? Nowadays kids want to play games which have pictures and music and are violent. Can we play board games like mentioned above instead? 

Q: I have alhamdulillah started doing shar'ee purda by covering my face, hands, feet etc. I have stopped talking to all ghair mahrams e.g, my classmates. But unfortunately my parents are not happy with this. They compel and force me to come infront of ghair mahrams like our servants and khalu, etc. I dont want to do this even at the cost of my life.

1.What should I do?

2.Is this be pardagi permissible in anyway?

Q: My front teeth were yellow so I went to the dentist and he applied permanent white coating on them. Is it allowed? 

Q: I am a former musician who by the will of Allah, will not go back to doing music.

What happens to the music that I already put out which is beyond my control now? Will Allah punish me for people listening to my music after I have sincerely asked forgiveness?