Q: I wanted to find out regarding the bead tasbeeh and the digital finger tasbeehs.
Bead tasbeehs: If the bead tasbeeh breaks, can we reuse the beads to make bracelets and other items?
Can we sell these items to Muslims and non-Muslims?
The counter tasbeehs: When the counter tasbeeh stops working how can we dispose of it?
We make a lot of Zikr on these counters and the bead tasbeehs. Should we rather bury them in the Qabarastan?
Q:
1. If I do a sin, such as watching tv, listen to music, disrespect parents, etc. in a room/place where there is a Quran, names of Allah, a picture of a Quran aayat, or any other Islamic thing, is it kufr?
2. Is it kufr to do a sin while athan is happening?
Q: The school my child attends has asked me to dress my children in white garments, so that they can teach them how to perform the rituals of Hajj and tawaaf in a practical way but there will be a “Ka‘bah” (a simple big box covered in cloth) for teaching purposes only; is that permissible? They will make 'tawaaf' and sit facing the Ka‘bah making dua.
Q: Can I listen to a recording of the azaan while doing work, bearing in mind that I will not be paying full attention? The azaan is not live but a recording.
Q: If we write the name of Allah Ta'ala on paper and then cross the name out with a pen, will it be permissible to dispose of the paper by throwing it into the bin?
Q: Is it permissible to paint and decorate a wall with the Ka'bah image? Will this be considered tauheen, israaf or makrooh?
Q: Can one use a serviette which has the word Muhammad written on it in Arabic? It was the name of the groom in a wedding.
Q: In the annual function of my son's Islamic school, kids of kindergarten acted on a nasheed. Two children were holding a chart with a drawing of the Kabatullah, and the rest were doing tawaaf around it. What is the sharee status of this act?
Q: What is the proper way to dispose of a miswak and pencil stubs, and pens without ink?
Q: Can a woman listen to the Adhan or read the Quran without covering her head?