Nikaah & Marriage Issues

Q: Is it permissible in Islam for a girl to marry a girl or a boy to marry a boy? Will this type of nikaah take place?

Q: Please can mufti advise on the following:

1. In Sha Allah I’m getting married soon, and I would like to know what are the prerequisites for a walimah to take place ? Does the nikaah have to be physically consummated?

2. If nikaah takes place after asr and then the couple spends some time in seclusion and then thereafter a little while later the walimah takes place, is this incorrect ?

3. Will the nikaah and walimah be invalid if the marriage isn’t physically consummated? Please also can mufti clarify what consummation entails if physical consummation isn’t necessary, e.g. how long does the couple need to spend together in seclusion.

Q: I intend making non animate toys for children. Will it be permissible to add a bell into the toy stuffing. This will give the rattle sound for baby toys.

Q: I am in a little confusion. I can't make up my mind. My in laws are visiting us for 3 months that includes my sister in law and father in law. My mother in law had passed away. My husband wants me to live in the same house with my brother in law and his wife along his father and sister. We will have our private rooms but will share the kitchen and lounge. I am not willing to live in the same house as I think its against my privacy. I am demanding to provide me a separate home. Am I wrong here? Or saying this to my husband is wrong?

Q: Is it permissible for a father-in-law to shake hands with his son's wife when greeting each other? The father in law is 58 years old and the daughter in law is 20.

Q: If a child is born out of wedlock (through zina), and the biological father is ready to acknowledge his child and give him his surname, what is the Islamic ruling?

Q: Can a nikaah take place by responding yes to the words like "marry me" and "will you marry me"? What is the ruling of Islam in this matter?

Q: I have some questions about hurmat musaharah.

1. Is it established between a mother and daughter?

2. Is it established if one has wet dreams about incest or a sexual dream that has mahrams?

3. Is hurmat cancelled if parents remarry and sincere repentance is made? 

4. Lust is a strong sexual desire. If I don't feel a strong desire but I feel some type of lustful feeling that I try my best to control inside my heart at the time of touching, is this hurmat musaharah?

Q: Is it permissible for a parent to stop her daugter from marrying a man who attended rehab many years ago but is an amazing man and has good character and conduct?