Shaving the newborn baby's hair with a machine
Q: We have had a new baby boy and I would like to enquire on the sunnah of shaving the baby's head. Is it necessary to shave the head clean with a blade or would it suffice to use the machine?
Nikaah & Marriage Issues
Homosexuality
Q: I am gay man and don't know how to handle this situation with my religion. I am not sexually attracted to women and wanted to know if there is a way for me to be with a man? Or do I have to keep fighting against my sexuality? I hope you can help me.
Wife paying the extra cost for a bigger house
Q: If a husband gives an accommodation, but his wife requests a bigger house, is it permissible for the wife to pay the extra cost if both parties agree?
Engagement functions
Q: Is having pre nikah functions found in shariah? We have heard one aalim saying e.g. engagements etc are permissible in principle if no intermingling dancing or exchanging of rings takes place.
Masturbation
Q: The act of masturbation is defined as rubbing ones private parts to reach climax and this is not allowed in Islam. Now my question is, is it wrong if a person without touching his privates reaches climax, for example, bouncing on ones bed facing towards the roof with the intention of climaxing yet not touching the genitals. Would this be termed as 'masturbation' and is it wrong Islamically?
Oral sex
Q: Is oral sex allowed in Islam?
Dressing up for the husband in the bedroom
Q: Is it permissible for a husband and wife to not have their satar completely covered for each other in the privacy of their home or bedroom? For example the wife dresses up for her husband at home and in doing so maybe part of her satar is not covered and vice versa man does for his wife?
Sunnats of the first night
Q: Please write for me the authentic sunnats of the wedding night.
Masturbation
Q: Can a wife and husband masturbate each other while working away and far from each other over the phone?
Marital intimacy
Q: Is pleasuring the private part via tongue, hand classed as zinna/fornication? Is it punishable by hadd? How can one hope for forgiveness for such a disgusting sin as apparently repentance for major sin is not always accepted.