Gifts

Q: If a bank manager gifted me a bottle of attar (perfume), is it permissible to use the attar? I love using attar, please guide me. If not, then what do I do with the attar bottle?

Q: I have received a huge box of chocolates from my neighbour and it has the words "Merry Christmas" written on it. Is it permissible to eat the chocolates or not?

Q: My daughter is a small baby and doesn't have her teeth yet. Recently, someone sent some sweets for her as a present. However, due to her age, she cannot eat the sweets, and by the time she is old enough to eat them, the sweets will be expired. What should I do with the sweets? Is it permissible for me to eat them or give them to others?

Q: Following a divorce, what is the law on jewellery? Who becomes the rightful owner?

Q: Spending on one's family on the day of Aashuraa, please give clarity who should spend? Should my children age 8, 14 and 19 be encouraged to spend out of their pocket money on our family?

Q: Could Mufti please provide clarity on the following: A widow has 4 daughters, 1 half brother and 1 half sister.

1. Can she draw up an agreement, while she is alive that once she dies, her wealth goes to her four daughters only?

2. Can she leave her money in the bank, give it to her daughter's, but use it in a case of an emergency and also collect the returns, but her daughter's will only have access to the money once she dies?

3. Does she have to actually give the money to the daughters now, and have no access or rights over it, if she wants to only give it to her daughter's?

4. If she leaves the money in the bank, how does the estate have to be divided once she dies?

5. If one of her daughter's die before her, can the children of that particular daughter still have their mothers share? If so how should it be done?

Q: Will it be permissible to spend on your mother on Yaumul Aashuraa? 

Q: Regarding the gifts of Aashuraa for ones family, does this need to be only food/edibles? Or could it be anything else?

Q: For the creditor to accept extra gifts from the debtor is impermissible due to it being riba. When the debtor pays his loan back in full, and at the same time decides to give the creditor a gift/extra money for his help, would this be riba, or is it that since the loan is over the creditor can accept this gift?

Q: Whenever I take my son (2.5 years old) to the mall with my family for shopping, he always tantrums and cries to buy expensive cars (500 USD). If I have to take a small cheap car for him, he is never satisfied and sometimes he reminds me at home with a sad face. Alhamdulillah, my financial position is sound and I can afford to buy it. What is the Islamic ruling?