Meaning of men being made in charge of women
Q: Is man superior to woman in this world and the next (Akhirah)?
General
Using lemon juice in a science experiment
Q: There is a small science experiment where you can write something using lemon juice on paper, which is not visible when dried. When heat is applied to the area, it becomes visible. I want to know if doing this experiment at a school (a girls-only Islamic school) is permissible or if it is considered wastefulness of the lemon juice?
Rectifying oneself in times of difficulty
Q: Based on the current war scenario, as an ummah, what can a person do best other than making duas? How can we as an ummah make this situation better, bring some positivity?
Taking flowers from public places
Q: Please can Mufti Saheb let me know if it is permissible to take flowers etc. from public spaces like the beach, empty public fields or on the side of the road.
Certain plants are bulb types - meaning they multiply as the years go. Can you take a few of these wild bulbs home to plant in your own garden?
Can you take some grass for example with part of the root attached to replant? No damage will be caused in these cases to the other plants and also there will still be many more of these plants left in the area.
Children playing the part of the opposite gender during a play
Q: Taking into consideration the Ahaadith prohibiting a man adopting the dressing of a woman and vice versa, will it be permissible for a girl to take on the role of a boy/Moulana in a play?
If the play includes girls acting out the parts of a bride and groom, a Moulana performing the 'nikah' etc., can this be permissible?
Leaving unwanted furniture for the dirt truck to pick up
Q: My mother complained that the bags that people put next to a tree on our road gets collected quickly and that we are needlessly keeping unwanted furniture etc. in our house when it can get collected quickly and for free. She threw some of our bags in that area.
I told her fly-tipping is wrong but she says that everyone does it. Fly-tipping is considered illegal and finable. I’m worried that she may be sinning by doing so. Does she have to repent? I’m also worried that I may have aided her as she asked for a bag to collect the waste to throw out and I reluctantly gave her.
The purpose for making hijrah
Q: What are the laws of Hijrah?
If someone already moved to Turkey or Pakistan or South America with the intention of Hijrah, is he allowed to move back to his home country, like UK or South Africa?
Going sight seeing to Islamic architectural buildings
Q: Can we visit and see the old monuments, forts and palaces with the intention to see their beauty and gain historical knowledge, especially the Mughal (Muslim rulers) architecture?
How to be grateful and content with life
Q: Please give advise on how to be grateful and content with life. I sometimes get unhappy with God because God hasn't given me good life. I have too many problems. When I get unhappy I stop worshipping.
The meaning of worshipping one’s desires
Q: What does it mean to worship one’s desires? Please give an example of this as well?