Q: My job requires me to travel a lot. I sometimes stay in an apartment with a communal kitchen. The dishes are thus also used by non-muslim guests. After guests use the dishes, they are cleaned by the staff of the lodge. Now when I use these dishes, do I have to rinse it seven times to make it clean, if there are no apparent signs of impurities on them?
Q: My problem is that when I intend to pray a lot of gas starts to build up in my bowels. I make wudhu with difficulty by stopping it and pray in the same way. This problem always occurs whenever I decide to pray. At other times, I have gas problems comparable to a normal person. Following is an account of hardships that I have been facing because of it.
Q: A woman used to bleed for 10 days, which was her complete cycle. However recently (after Childbirth or oral contraceptives) she bleeds for 7 Days. She does not bleed for the next 5-7 days and resumes bleeding thereafter for a while. After 7 days of bleeding is Salaah ,Quran recitation, Conjugal relationship permitted? How many days is her monthly cycle?
Q: I have read that conjugal relationship should be done to the bare minimal to the extent that it should be only once in a lifetime. Also mentioned that looking at the private parts or in a standing position etc. could result in a blind or dumb child etc. mentioned together with a few more repercussions. Is all of this authentic?
Q: A woman experiences her menses for an indefinite amount every cycle, after e.g. 7 days her bleeding stops. She performs Salaah etc. However at times the bleeding restarts before 10 days... Is conjugal relationship allowed while she is performing Salaah?
Q: If clean clothes are put out to dry, do they remain paak if it rains and they become soaked or do they need to be re-washed? Similarly, the container the clothes are placed in after they are dry was outside and also became soaked as did the washing line. Do these items remain paak or do they need to be re-washed?
Q: When one's husband has masturbated his wife's clitoris only (without any contact on the vaginal area), must she perform the ghusal?
Q: A lady is old and wears a napkin. It is difficult for her to walk and needs to have assistance. If her napkin becomes wet often, does she need to go to the toilet as well as change that napkin every time? It is very difficult for her. She cannot do any of these things by herself and needs for it to be done for her.
Q: I am officially getting married on the 13th July Inshallah. So this month I started to take pills as a contraceptive means. I have to take it for 21 days, and stop 7 days and so on. My period started on the 4th June (we have to start taking pills on the beginning of the period) and finished ten days after (14th June). Today (21st June), I saw a small brown bloodletting. My doctor said that when we take pills, it could happen that we have some bloodlettings between periods. So, my question is: What about wudhu and namaaz? Should I go on performing namaaz until my next period and am I considered like a ma'zur?
Q: If a Cabernet Sauvignon Wine is naturally fermented to make a vinegar, is this Halaal?