Miscellaneous

Q: Is the EFT therapy shari'ah compliant? Is it permissible to take part in such a therapy treatment?

Q: I am aware of the fact that dogs cannot be kept as pets inside the apartment (or house) because their saliva is najis (impure). I am also aware of the fact that Islam is the most accommodating religion.

I am an OCD patient and I wanted to inquire the ruling on therapy dogs for anxiety/depression inside the apartment. I live in Canada and I do not have any family here to support me emotionally. Therefore, the anxiety kept growing until I became an OCD patient.

Q: Is there any basis in Islam with regards to the numbers 786 representing Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim? Many people say that this is correct but I have not seen any authentic hadiths supporting this claim.

Q: Can you please explain to me the ruling of Muslim male scholars/speakers delivering talks or teaching lessons where there is a mixed audience and there is segregation between them. However the speakers/scholars sit in such a way where they can see both male and female audience members?

Q:

1. In surah (Al-Kahf: 18) it is spoken about "the dog of the people of the cave" is this referring to all dogs or what does that mean?
2. Do animals go to janah? and I'm referring to dogs in particular?

Q: Is it a sin to kill insects and flies?

Q: Do women need to cover their hair even while sleeping at night? What is the ruling related to covering hair for women?

Q: Please can you tell me if this is permissible. My wife never exposes her hair outside the home. Is it permissible for me to send her to a hair salon to beautify her hair for me? It will not be cut or coloured, only styled. And the salon will be one where there are no men.

Q: I have been practicing Islam for maybe nearly two years and I keep getting into situations that a difficult and hard for me, because I do not know what is the best thing to do at certain times.

1. One thing I am not sure about is if it is cooperating in sin and transgression / disrespectful to Allah / sinful if a Muslim helped a non-Muslim family member tidy up (the non-Muslims) empty beer bottles and also helped the non-Muslim family member by tidying up haram food packaging?
2. What is best for the Muslim to do if the Muslim wants to help the non-Muslim clean plates/tables that had haram food left over’s on them?

The non-Muslim family member has physical health problems and sometimes struggles with cleaning and the Muslim wants to also help the non-Muslim family member realize Islam is the truth.

Q: Is it permissible to use a flytrap which traps the flies inside and the liquid inside then kills them?