Miscellaneous

Q: Can I say the food is divine or must we abstain from using the word "DIVINE" to describe anything . Divinity only belongs to Allah. Nothing compares to Him. Rather say "Awesome"?

Q: We have a Muslim lady worker. She comes and does the work and after finishing our work she goes to a nearby shop as a sales girl. She doesn't wear burqa while going out, so can we ask her to buy something for us on her way back to home? I mean if we ask her to buy our things will we be like sharing her sin of not wearing burqa and going out?

Q: I work with non-Muslims so the following situations arise:

1. How should I greet them because if I do not greet them then they feel offended?

2. When they say seasons greetings or compliments of the season at December time, how should I reply?

Q: I know that interacting with a non-mahram without any reason is not allowed. But I want to ask that when I was a child I used to make salaam to my neighbouring aunties, but now I'm 18 and I feel hesitant doing so. What should I do? Guide me.

س: ما حكم رد جواب الكتاب لم يتضمن سلاما؟

Q: My wife and I agreed that we will not take photos of the baby and send it for friends and family. But she has sent pictures of the baby, neck down to family just to show them what clothes the baby is wearing etc. Is this acceptable?

Q: I know that pictures are not allowed in Islam , but does this include silhouettes of animals?

Q: I would like to know if keeping aquatic turtles as pets is permitted in Islam?

Q: How can I make clear to a non-Muslim that the earth is a stationary place according to the word of Allah and because the modern science has proved that the earth rotates around the sun as well as around its axis.

Q: A family member created a whatsapp group for my Mother, her three sibling and all their children, so that we can keep in touch. The only problem is that there is interaction between the male and female cousins. Is this acceptable and what should my response to them be if it is not?