Q: What is the Islamic ruling on hugging and kissing your mother?

Q: Is it true that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) never referred to hardships as 'museebat', but used to refer to them as trials from Allah?

Q: Someone was debating with me a while ago and said “ why do you Moulana’s etc drive cars because the place where you purchase the vehicle from - e.g. Toyota - are in backdraft of over millions, owing other companies money, etc. Will it be haraam to purchase this car.

They also gave the example that why do we buy from checkers etc, if we know that the money they are buying their goods with is Haraam.

What is the answer to these two questions?

Q: I am a pharmacist who owns a retail pharmacy and would like to know the shariah ruling on stocking and selling the following types of medication:

1. Tablets and capsules containing porcine and non-certified bovine gelatin. 

2. A number of medicines which contain alcohol as a major part of ingredients and many which contain alcohol as a preservative.

3. Medicines which contain ingredients which people can become addicted to e.g. codeine-based products like pain killers, etc.

4. The permissibility of transacting with patients on medical aid.

5. The sale of contraceptive pills and morning after pills to prevent conception.

Q: Does saying 'you are divorcee' while alone, constitute talaq.

Q: If a person left out a portion of tashahud (At-Tahiyyat) in Salaah, does he have to make Sajdah-e-Sahw? 

Q: Can a woman tie her hair into a bun or tie her hair as a bun on top of her head?

Q: A man who has two daughters has taken a second wife. His 12 year old daughter is very hurt and affected by this and does not want to speak to her father or have him pick her up or take her to school. He is very angry with her. Whose responsibility is it to mend the relationship? The mother encourages her daughter to have a relationship with her father and also encourages the father to be understanding, but he is now ignoring her. What should the father be doing in this situation?

Q: Is it permissible to use hair concealer to cover bald patches? Can we make wudhu after applying hair concealer?

Note: Hair concealer is a powder which after applying to the hair, covers the bald patch.

Q: Is it permissible for a clinic to hire a doctor in this way that he will be paid a stipulated sum of money for each clinic session, regardless of whether any patient is seen or not?