General

Q: Outside the Madrasah bookshop there are some boxes of old/used kitaabs on a bench. Some people put their kitaabs which they don't want in the boxes. Other peoples kitaabs end up in the box without them knowing, e.g. someone misplaced his kitaab and someone else put it in the boxes. Also at the beginning of the term /year kitaabs which weren't claimed are put in the boxes by other people not by the owner. Is it permissible to take kitaabs from the boxes? If kitaabs were taken must it be put back?

Q: How does the system of Allah Ta'ala work with the regards to losing your deeds due to your sins. I heard in a bayaan that it's like a sink where you should make taubah immediately or else all your deeds go away. Unfortunately I want to clarifiy this due to my poor memory.

Q: How does one understand who the Ummah of Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is? Are everyone since his prophethood of this Ummah? Are the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Non-believers included in his ummah?

Q: Everyone hates me, even my mother wanted to kill me. Please help me I am also fed up with my life and want to commit suicide. Help me, what can I do?

Q: I am going to construct my house in India. As the space of the plot is less than (30x40),  I had to pass the sewerage and sanitary pipeline through my bedroom at an inclination of 30 to 45 degrees buried below the flooring. Is this acceptable?

Q: Is buying expensive oudh considered contrary to the sunnah of simplicity and not wasting money? Or is it considered fulfilling a sunnah?

Q: I am facing many difficulties and problems in life. People do not treat me properly and I am becoming despondent. I wish to commit suicide. Please advise me what I should do in this situation.

Q: I have learnt that to demolish or disrespect the sacred idols (worshiped) (like to burn the statues or spitting on them inside the religious places like temple) of non Muslims kept at religious places or at any other place is sin. Is it permissible to destroy the idols inside the temple and plunder its booty as (maal-e-ghaneemat) during the war like jihad (between Muslims and Kaafir)? Also does Islam allow to do the same during the islamic law (khilafat) under normal conditions?

Q: Why do persons refer to their wives by saying 'my family'? Is it against the Sunnah to say 'my wife' or even take her name when speaking to someone about her?

Q: If Allah Ta'ala has given us abundant wealth, is there anything wrong in using it for our own comforts? I mean to build nice furnished house, wear good clothes, have high quality food, visit tourist places etc, provided we also give out our wealth in charity? Or we should only live a simple life and give out greater part of our wealth in the path of Allah as Sahaba (Radiyallahu Anhum) used to do?