Q: I would like to inquire: if an individual deliberately refuses to pay Zakaat, does the Imaam al-Muslimeen have the authority to compel him to discharge this obligatory duty?
I have read that the Fuqaha make a distinction between amwaal-e-zahirah and amwaal-e-batinah. Could you kindly explain this further and provide references from the books of Fiqh?
Q: Is it permissible for a woman to go to a lady for a shoulder massage, not removing any clothes or exposing any awrah.
Reason for shoulder massage is because the woman has a lot of stiff/stress knots which is interfering with daily activities by leaving it and not getting it out.
Q: I’d like to enquire about the permissibility of the consumption of carmine. I have tried to research this matter on the muftionline site but mainly see the answer to avoid it. I’d like clarification on it being a halaal/haraam item thus its permissibility.
I personally don’t consume it, yet a lot of products contain carmine & sometimes those from Arab countries that bear halaal logos, not finding a direct answer about its permissibility makes it a bit more difficult to warn family members from it’s consumption.
Q: Can I use menthol crystals in fragrance free soap base. Menthol crystals doesn't have any particular fragrance. It has a bit of a cooling sensation.
Q: Muslims who experience conditions like hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis then the best thing to do at such times is to sincerely seek the forgiveness of Allah and make sincere Taubah, am I correct?
Q: Please can you provide me with prophetic / Islamic remedies / duaas for the treatment of epilepsy. Such a person has been told they also get nazr. Said individual also has hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) & weather affects this.
Q: Is a person required to ask whether tasmiya was said over a particular meat when it was slaughtered if they are told it is halal hand slaughtered, due to the shafii's opinion that tasmiya is only sunnah?
Also, if someone makes me something and I'm sure they don't change the way they make it to something haram, do I have to confirm every time I eat this particular food?
Q: If a person was fasting and icing sugar or bicarb blew and the taste went in the mouth (like through the nose) by mistake, is the fast valid?
Q: There are people who read things for when a person's navel shifts and the navel goes back in place.
From what I know it's Quraan they read but they do an amal on 15 Shaabaan or on an odd night of Ramadhaan.
Someone mentioned to me that this is a form of sihr Is this true?
Q: A woman who has extremely short, curly hair (like is commonly found among the local communities in South Africa) goes to perform umrah.
How does such a woman remove her hair to come out of ihraam, as she will not be able to gather her hair around a fingertip and cut a little more - her hair is too short for that. What does she do? Please advise.