Using contraceptive patches
Q: Are contraceptive patches allowed in Islam?
Miscellaneous
Going on holiday
Q: We come from a middle-class family, and through Allah’s mercy we are able to travel locally and internationally after saving up. My dad does not want to travel next year because he is concerned about what people might say and fears the evil eye. We do not live extravagantly, nor do we post anything online. I’m unsure how to respond to this or whether this is a valid reason for choosing not to do something generally?
Family vacation and trips
Q: What is the Islamic verdict on family vacation and trips, for example to parks and most isolated places where there is not a lot of people - are only the men allowed to go while the women and girls have to stay at home or can the whole family take the occasional trip/vacation to travel and sightsee?
Playing monopoly with one's family
Q: Is it permissible to play monopoly with ones family as long as it does not become a barrier from one fulfilling the fardh ibadah?
Talking to women in meetings
Q: As there are women in all working environments in today’s time, if we at work are sitting in the same board room around the same table as women and we sometimes have to talk to women in meetings etc. are we sinful for this as there is no purdah in the boardroom as well as we are talking to na mahram women?
Praising a kaafir for a valid reason
Q: If we praise the kafirs, will it be kufr?
Taubah being accepted during the time of Imaam Mahdi and Dajjaal
Q: During the time of Imaam Mahdi and Dajjaal, will bringing of Imaan by a Kaafir and Taubah of a Mumin be accepted?
People showing kindness or treating others with cruelty
Q: Is our personality created by Allah? Why are some people more kind than others? Is temperament built or is it inborn?
Taking flowers from public places
Q: Please can Mufti Saheb let me know if it is permissible to take flowers etc. from public spaces like the beach, empty public fields or on the side of the road.
Certain plants are bulb types - meaning they multiply as the years go. Can you take a few of these wild bulbs home to plant in your own garden?
Can you take some grass for example with part of the root attached to replant? No damage will be caused in these cases to the other plants and also there will still be many more of these plants left in the area.
Keeping a wind chime in the garden
Q: I would like to know if it is permissible to keep a 'wind chime' in the garden?
We moved into a house and there is a wind chime in the garden, and I am not sure if its something that we could keep, as it makes a noise when the wind picks up and the kids enjoy it, or should it be removed as the sound might be considered music?