Circling money around the head for protection
Q: My mom circles money around my head and sometimes even eggs for some kind of protection. I have a feeling this practice is not Islamic so I was wondering if it it permissible in Islam.
hindu customs
Eating birthday cakes
Q: Is it permissible to eat prasaad and birthday cake or sweets offered that is offered to me. If I can't avoid it then how could i amend or compensate for this.
Determining compatibility between spouses by matching their names and dates of birth
Q: I'm a 22 year old female and I have a friend who believes in hisaab. He wants to get married but he went to the imam to ask him whether he is compatible with the girl. So the imam asked for her name and date of birth to determine compatibility and whether she would be a good wife; how she will be with him and his family. He also predicted that my friend would most likely remain unmarried because he won't find anyone compatible to him. And my friend doesn't know how he used names and date of birth to determine compatibility because the imam went into a different room.
I told my friend that this is haraam in our religion because only Allah knows our future and this is no different than going to a fortune teller or believing in astrology and horoscopes and it's clearly mentioned in Islam that this is haraam because it's associating with Allah, but he doesn't believe me. I'm very worried for him and I would like to know from a knowledgeable person if this is allowed in Islam.
Yoga
Q: Yoga practice karna kya haaram hai? Exercise karna kya haram hai? Yoga mai kuch physical exercise hote hai, kya wo karna haram hai? Exercise karte waqt breath ko inhale exhale karna yoga je rules hai, kya wo karna haram hai?
Placing flowers around the neck
Q: Is it permissible to follow a rasam in any function, e.g. like placing flowers around the neck, etc..
Kheer puri niaz
Q: Is it permissible to perform kheer puri niaz?
Hinduwaana rasam
Q: Mera waalid ke chacha ka inteqaal kuch 15 din pehle hochuka aur aane wale kuch dino mei mere waalid ke behen ki ladki shaadi mukkarar hai aur hum log naye kapre (cloths) lena chahtey hai lekin log kehte hai ki jo daadiyal ke log hai jaise ki mere papa, chacha etc hum naye kapre na pehene 40 din tak ya kuch naya na lein wahi mere phuphu jo ki mere waalid ke behene hai wo naye kapre pehen sakte hai aisa log kehte hai mainey aaj tak aisa toh kuch nahi suna isliye main aap se adaban guzarish karta hu is ka jawwab zaroor dein shukriya.