Q: Does backbiting mean its shirk and after judgement we cannot go to paradise even after Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s intercession?
If I backbited and do not go to the person because of feeling shy, how can I tell this person? Can we do tauba so that Allah knows that we tried our best not to backbite? Can this be forgiven?.
Q: I have a fabric cover on my Quraan for many years. It has become threadbare in some places. I want to change it. Can I add this old cover to my fabric scraps?
Also, as a child my mum had covered my Quraan first with paper and plastic wrap. When I remove it can I throw it away? I am confused as I don't wish to be disrespectful.
Q: I learnt in Islam that it is very bad to reveal one's personal secrets to others, but is there any danger in teaching my Muslim brother something new I learnt about Deen like how to perform ghusl?
Q: When people in my family get married, they normally make a big thing with the groom. They splash him and throw food on him and make a big noise. This is before the nikaah. When he gets married then they trouble the couple and on the first night they peep and other things.
Would this be emulating kuffaar? I hate participating in this, but they force me to and get angry when I don’t participate and really give it to me. How should I combat this?
Q: Some people drink juice or punch from wine glasses, normally at functions or on Eid day. Would this be correct? A senior Moulana from my town said that it’s haraam because it is emulation of the kuffar. These people claim that there’s nothing wrong with it and it’s just a glass.
Q: If we write the name of Allah Ta'ala on paper and then cross the name out with a pen, will it be permissible to dispose of the paper by throwing it into the bin?
Q: Can we study in English literature?
Q: Can we teach orphans a lesson on parents in the subject of Akhlaaq. I'm teaching them Madrasah and in the Akhlaaq book there is a lesson on how we should respect and treat our parents with kindness.
Q: Is it permissible to wish Hindus "happy Diwali" on the occasion of Diwali?
Q: What is the punishment for the one who insults Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) in the Hanafi fiqh?