Q: I recently attended a function with my family. After returning home we discovered that one of the children pocketed some of the tea-bags from the tea table and brought them home.
What is the ruling regarding these tea-bags?
Q: Pertaining to occasions of janazah:
1. Is it necessary for the house to feed visitors everyday?
2. Is it necessary for close family members to eat together for these days?
3. Has this become a bidah as I notice this is usually done for three days exactly and if people excuse themselves others wonder why. This becomes difficult on the house people who are already coping with a loss.
4. Is it better for another house to offer to host visitors from far away to make things easier for the bereaved? Which way would be the most advisable in this regard?
With regards to new babies:
1. Is it against shariah to invite others to come and see the baby?
2. If they have already expressed their desire to visit, would it be appropriate to suggest a certain date and time?
3. Is it against the spirit of entertaining visitors that one declines visitors for a certain number of days?
With regards to Eids:
What advice can Mufti Saheb give to the ladies - our eids have become very busy and strenuous between looking after the in-laws and trying to visit their own parents.
Are we making things difficult on ourselves by trying to please everyone?
Often Eid, instead of being an occasion of happiness is only about cleaning up and seeing to everyone else. Alot of women have no time to sit and eat a meal the whole day. Is it perhaps that we are complaining for nothing as many generations before us did much more, albeit with alot of dependence on maids and also grannies and sisters in-laws all chipping in to help with children, cooking etc.
How do we inculcate the spirit of hosting in us without neglecting our compulsory duties?
Q:
1. What is a faasiq?
2. Can you greet a person that is a faasiq?
3. Can you eat from an animal that is slaughtered by a faasiq?
Q: This time of the year sees many people completing Hifz and other courses. People are holding functions (jalsahs) at halls and other venues inviting family and friends. Often the number of people invited are over 200 and 300 people. 5 course meals are served and alot of expense is incurred in feeding people as well as decor and gifts. The men and women are often separated. Is there any Islamic/Sunnah practice regarding holding such events?
Also, is it permissable to attend such functions and accept the invitation?
Q: We exercise caution regarding meat sold at butcheries. When invited to a dawat, would it be permissible to enquire from the host if the meat is hand-slaughtered and unstunned, or should we read Bismillah and entertain a good opinion of the host?
Q: My cousin use to work in a bank. His job is in CAD department that verify's that if the customer applying for the loan could pay back to the bank. And after verification, he shares his approval with the loan providers in the bank.
My question is, since I and my family has a very close relation with them and they sometime invite us for dinner, lunch at their home. Is it halaal for me to eat from them considering my cousin is the only earner in their home?
Q: Can a Muslim woman share her left over food items with her Hindu neighbour?
Q: Zaid's uncle has a bank account in an Islamic Bank where he accrues profit.
1. Is it permissible for Zaid to eat at his uncle's house?
2. If his uncle says that the money is in his account and he hasn't used it, can Zaid eat at his uncle's house?
Q: I have a family person who is unemployed and sells drugs to support his family. Can we go over and have supper by him? Is the food haraam?
Q: Can Muslims accept an invitation for a meal from a non-Muslim if it (the invitation) is held in a hall and the food is 100% halaal?