Playing piano in Islam
Q: I heard that according to Islam it is allowed to play harmonium. Is it also allowed to play piano?
Miscellaneous
Who should an aged father live with?
Q: My mother passed away and I have only 1 brother. We are not living in the same city. I would like to know if my father must live with me and my husband or my brother and his wife?
Taking assistance from churches
Q: I have a disabled 5 year old son who needs to be watched 24/7. I cannot work and muslim organizations can't help me. Can I go to a church for help as some non Muslims are more sympathetic towards disabled children?
Safeguarding oneself from sin
Q: I have to take a bus to another city and there are two different bus companies. One company is cheaper but has a TV with music playing on the bus, and the other company is more expensive but without any music. In this case, will it be sinful of me to choose the cheaper bus, the one with music playing? Or would I be excused due to the difficulty of avoiding music in public places/transport?
Showing pictures to people
Q: I am going to get married, so I showed the girls picture to one of my best friends to get a suggestion. I need a suggestion from you that can I repeat this act again or not?
Using pig skin after undergoing mastectomy
Q: I have breast cancer and will undergo a full mastectomy. The surgeon suggested the use of pig skin in the reconstruction process. Is this permissable?
No longer want to be in a haraam relationship
Q: I am single with a 10 month old baby from a Pakistani. We live together but I don't want to get married because he is already married. I assisted him with his permit which allowed him to travel to Pakistan and he has now impregnated his wife. I asked him to leave as I no longer wish to be in a relationship and want to live my life as a pure Muslim woman. Is this wrong?
Entering a room without permission
Q: What is the ruling if the wife stays with her in laws in the same house, sharing all spaces like the kitchen, bathroom etc? Are the in laws allowed to use her bedroom as they wish? If she is not there can they sleep in the room and let other people in the room? The wife's possessions are still in the room and she is not informed of the people using it.
Donating one's organs
Q: Is it permissible to give one kidney to someone who needs it or is it only permissible to give it to a family member?
Purdah between husband's and wife's children from previous marriages
Q: Is there purdah between the husband's baligh son and the wife's baligh daughter from a previous marriage? Would they become milk brothers and sisters if the new wife has a baby from her husband and breast feeds the baby? Will the breast feeding of this mutual brother and sister render his and her children milk siblings. Please explain the ruling according to hanafi and shafi.