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    My wife suffers from epilepsy and has other illnesses, and was dependent on medication for treating them, as a result she had not suffered any epileptic fits. She is now pregnant, and the doctor advised that if she takes this medication it will harm the fetus. So she stopped taking the medication, and started to suffer from fits. In such a situation, where taking medication is harmful for the baby, and not taking the medication causes the mother to have fits, is it possible to abort the baby?

    It is not permissible to abort the embryo, unless not aborting it would cause a danger to the life of the mother. Furthermore, it is not permissible for the mother to take the medication which harms the embryo, unless the mothers fits causes the danger of death for her. If it is possible to tolerate the fits or to prevent it by other ways, then it is not permissible to use the medicine that cause harm to the embryo.

    A man is trying to save money to secure his future and get married and he contributes to his family, but his family is making it hard on him to save. He will always take care of his family, but recently a friend of his informs him that he has seen his father gambling and now the man is worried about his income; is it permissible in this case to lie about the exact amount of money he owns when his family ask him?

    You can overcome the problem by giving him excuses like being in debt or in need of the money, etc. without actually lying.

    If the husband divorces his wife on speaker-phone while witnesses are present on the wife's side, is the divorce valid? If he divorces her on a text message and then shows the message to witnesses, is it valid? Or is it necessary for the witnesses to be present with the husband at the same time while he pronounces the divorce?

    In the said cases, the husband can appoint an agent (wakil) of his by telephone or writing, and this agent can pronounce the divorce on his behalf in the presence of two adil witnesses, ensuring that the other conditions of divorce are satisfied.

    Does chewing gum while fasting invalidate the fast?

    Chewing gum does not invalidate the fast as long as parts of it, including soluble parts such as sugar, do not pass the throat.

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