Good Character

Q: Is joking with friends and family allowed? If yes please explain to us to what extent and with what type of relatives can we joke?

Q: Somebody used my name and stole money. So Islamically they never stole from me but wouldn't have got that money without defrauding me. So on the day of judgement what is the ruling? Will I be compensated for being used?

Q: If you bad mouth or swear someone under your breath, meaning no one can hear you, is that still backbiting or sinful?

Q: In a dar al kufr country, can the money from the kafir government be halaal to take by any means? Such as taking it by deceiving them through lying? Is any advantage alowed in a darul kufr by any means for a Muslim?

Q: I wanted to ask I often backbite about my father and so I understand I give away my good deeds. My question is if I ask forgiveness and he forgives me will I get my good deeds back or not?

Q: I have a question that I have a distant uncle who is sick and old and that when I  inquired about his health from my brother over the phone he said that he's not well and doesn't recognise people, today when I met with another relative he was asking me about this uncle and I said that he's not well and that he doesn't recognise people. My question is that is it a gheebat (backbite)?  Please advice me.

Q: I wanted to ask an important question on the topic of ghibat (backbiting) for I tend to become confused at times. Is it Haraam if you
are listening to someone's desperate problems and discussing it as a group in that case? And that person is being oppressed by others and needs immediate support by his/her friends?

Q: Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?

Q: If you backbite about non-muslims will you get the sin of backbiting?

Q: In India Muslims are being deprived in all aspects. So there are fatwas that cheating is allowed . In the state Assam the Muslims have taken the reorganisation of many schools by cheating the Government. Actually there are no students in these schools but in records they show 50, 60 students and the officers are forwarding it by taking bribes and many Moulana have joined in this act giving fatwa that we are being deprived and for owning our right we have no other way beside this. Is it permissible?