Miscellaneous

Q: Is the following regarded as the person being dishonest?

Eg, person A asks person B about a certain event that had taken place during the weekend.. Now, person A knows that it had happened, and many other people know that that event took place and they also know that person B witnessed the event that took place, yet, when person B was asked if he was aware of knowing, his answer was ' I don't know, yes I was at that particular place at that time but I don't know if that event took place' ......the best part is that later on, person B admitted that he witnessed the event, yet, he argues that by him saying 'I don't know' doesn't mean that he was lying in the least bit... Mufti, was he lying when he was initially asked??

And also he comes up with a weird excuse that he knew person A was aware of the event etc, that's why he said he didn't know?? Yes, as childish as it seems, that's what he said.....

Q: When a recording like the voicemail on a telephone has a taped salaam, does one need to reply?

Q: A very common practise in electronic communication is to write inshAllah with capital A, alhamduliLlah with capital L etc in order to make ta'zeem of Allah's name. Is there virtue in doing this, or is it better to write "inshallah" and "alhamdulillah" without the capital letters, in order to avoid making it a bida'?

Q: There is a website that provides live streaming from the cameras within Makkah and Medina Shareef. Other than this live streaming, no other content is shown. I understand there is a difference of opinion in this matter, so I am uncertain as it will be permissible to view it.

Q: Are there any reference from quraan and hadith with regards to the ruling of blood? And what are the viewpoints of the Fuqaha on Blood donations? And is blood transfusion accepted in Islam?

Q: Are cctv's allowed to be installed in the masaajid?

Q: Is it permissible to keep hunting trophies? (A hunting trophy is an item prepared from the body of a game animal killed by a hunter and kept as a souvenir of the successful hunting expedition. Often, the heads, skins or entire bodies are processed by a taxidermist, although sometimes other body parts such as teeth, tusks or horns are used as the trophies. Such trophies are often displayed in the hunter's home or office, and often in specially designed "trophy rooms," sometimes called "game rooms" or "gun rooms," in which the hunter's weaponry is displayed as well.

Q: Is it permissible to record a conversation where the person recording it wants to get information out to use against a third person? The person being recorded is unaware of the conversation being recorded.

Q: Is it permissible to use a loop (a certain type of birth control)?

Q: In mobile phones there are pictures in menus that we cannot delete, e.g. my contact list has the symbol of the silhouette of a human head. When we use messenger there is an icon with a smiley face displayed all the time. When you click it you can choose images you want to insert. This smiley icon is always displayed on the messenger screen. You cannot get rid of it. Can we still use the messenger, knowing we will use phrases like insha Allah etc. so Allah's Name would be displayed on the same screen as the smiley icon?