Miscellaneous

Q: Is it permissible to sell a gaming account? Money was spent in it and worth is valued according to the level reached in the game. People sell their accounts to other players. Is it permissible to accept this money?

Q:

1. How can one be humble? How does humility feel like in the heart? Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahimahullah) said that true humility is not felt by a person just like a sleeping person doesn't know he is sleeping. What are the steps one can take to ensure they have no pride in their heart?

2. If someone makes tawbah sincerely, their sins are forgiven. How can one balance this with humility? Humility means seeing ourselves sinful and useless. If one does their best to make tawbah, how can they still feel sinful?

3. Is it against humility to like good traits one has as part of gratefulness to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'aalaa)? How can one differentiate between 'ujb and happiness?

Q: Is it permissible to wear shoes which has an outline of a human on the tongue of the shoe? I have a Jordan branded shoe and it has this picture, but it is small and could be partially covered by my pants.

Q: I am an online earner who works as a freelancer on Fiverr. Since I am too old to use my own photo, I have used my father's photo in my profile. I am an expert in this field now.

In Islam, is it permissible to use your father's photo in place of your own in order to make money?

Q: I'm going for a fertility treatment. I have 2 boys and I really want a beautiful healthy normal baby girl insha-Allah. I wanted to know, is gender selection allowed in Islam and what are the rulings regarding this.

Q: I was in the UK and a church bell rang for a while as I stood there.

- I am not sure if the church bell is music or not. Should I have plugged my ears?

- Is it true that our Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) mentioned bells are Satanic?

- If so, what is the shar’ie ruling for using bells?

Q: What is the Islamic ruling regarding Muslims partaking and attending sports events organised by a Christian church?

Q: Please can you confirm if one will gain sin for attending a mixed gathering? What should one do if forced to attend?

Q: What is the ruling with regards to the use of snail mucin in products and is it acceptable?

Q: Are women allowed to unveil in front of their brother in laws?

Is it true that the brother in law and sister in law can look at each other provided they “keep it professional”?