Bid'ah

Q: Is it permissible in Islam that we kiss our thumbs while listening to the name of Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?

Q: Is ring ceremony (Engagement, Mangni) haraam in Islam as this ritual involves physical contact of exchanging rings between the new proposed couple before the Nikaah?

Q: I wanted to ask, I've got an auntie who doesn't go to a house where a child is born or where someone dies for 40 days. She believes if she goes where a child is born the mother of the child or the child will be ill is that in Islam or in the quran?

Q: On the day of jumuah I told my friend jumuah mubarak. He said there is no hadith to say Jumuah mubaarak. If we say jumuah mubaarak to someone is it wrong?

Q: Is dua in congregation considered a bidah? Is it permissible and advisable?

Q: My family has planned to go to Ajmer sharif dargah. Tomorow is the day when they leave for the dargah, but my mom got her periods before 2 days, now till the day she reaches the dargah she will complete 5 days of her periods, and according to her age she has bleeding only for starting 2-3 days. So is it allowed that she can enter the dargah after performing ghusl at 5th day of her periods?

Q: Is it permissible to eat the food which is given in fatiha. Is fatiha permissible in Islam? If we receive such food then what is the hukum for the food?

Q: Is it permissible to recite the following as a Wazifa directly calling on Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam without believing him to be hazir nazir: 'Ya  Muhammad, Ya Mansoor ,   Ummatak Ummatak '  in order to gain the  Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's spiritual  attention and tawajjuh. Is there any precedent amongst our akabireen of having done the same or similar and  what of someone who has done the above but not believing Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam to be hazir nazir?

Q: What is the significance of 'shooting stars'. If one on a regular basis sights shooting stars, is there any meaning to this?

Q: Is there any ruling regarding giving fish to the newly-wed or just proposed couple? Like the girl's side must give the boy's side fish once they are engaged or married as this is sunnah? Please clarify?