Q:

1. Is it haraam to sell a lunchbox or plastic packets that have a picture of a cartoon character on them?

2. Is the income from this haraam?

3. If so, and I have already sold them, what should I do?

Q: I have a problem of urine drops. Is it necessary to make istinja after drops of urine come out or wiping with a tissue is sufficient?

Q: Looking for the correct spelling and meaning of the name Haadiyah. Is it a good name to keep. 

Q: Sometimes, I lose focus during Salaah for over 10 seconds wherein I remain silent and do not recite qiraat. When this happens, I silently think about worldly matters. I don’t do this on purpose. It just happens and takes a while for me to realize that I should focus on Salaah. Does this invalidate the Salaah?

Q: I constructed a new house and for that I received financial help from my friends, so I would like to name my house as Habeebi or Al-Habeebi, can I name any of these and if so, which is more better?

Q: I am a plumber and electrician by profession. I would like to know what things will make my money haraam e.g. lying to a customer, cheating, etc. I seem to be having a problem on every job I do. Could you please advise me how should I conduct with my clients?

Q: An elderly man and woman have been accredited to go for Hajj. However, due to limited financial means, they are unable to go. Their young son has already performed Hajj and has been accredited for the second time to go for Hajj. Is it the son's responsibility to first send his parents for Hajj?

Q: My mother-in-law told me that there is a Hadith which says that she can ask her son to leave me, and he must obey her. Is it true? What is the Hadith?

Q:

1. During Ramadhaan, I was baking a cake and whilst mixing, the chocolate powder went everywhere and I could taste it in my throat. The chocolate powder must have gone down my throat because it got stuck at the back of my throat. When I swallowed, it went down. Did this break my fast, and is kaffarah necessary?

2. Does swallowing (loose) skin on the lips break the fast?

Q: If a wife is demanding a new house, as the house in which she is living is not up to her standard, then the husband has the right to say ask your parents (wife's parents) to give you one ? as his salary is not enough to buy a new or big home.