Q: Alhamdulillah by the mercy of Allah, I have been consistent with my salaah with Jamaat for many years, and have no qadha from the age of 17 onwards. However, before that unfortunately I used to miss most of my Salaah. 

My family wants me to go for Umrah but I don't feel it to be the right thing for me to join them, as I haven't completed my qadha salaah yet. I feel it's doesn't make sense to do that great but nafl amal when a compulsory amal is outstanding. I would feel extremely uncomfortable visiting the Kabah Shareef and Madinah, including the mubarak qabr of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), and then conveying the durood with such major sins and unpaid debt on my shoulders. I understand that there is obviously barakah in Umrah, but there might be barakah in making qadha salaah as well (in my opinion). 

In addition, I find that my concentration and devotion to any nafl amal is weak and I always feel that I'm wasting time since I'm not prioritizing what is more important in the sight of Allah. Please advise.

Q: If a woman's eyebrows are joined together in between, such that it looks bad and manly, is it permissible to remove the part which is present in between and above the nose?

Q: Is it permissible for a husband to beat his wife? Men justify the beating by saying there is a hadith to say that hitting is permissible. If this hitting is not permissible, what will be the consequences in the akhirah?

Q: I was reciting the tashahud and I wasn't sure if I pronounced something wrong or not, so I recited at-tahiyat from the beginning, was this ok?

Q: I am interested in purchasing a company that manufactures malic acid. The acid is used in the manufacture of sweets to make them taste sour and also used in the manufacture of beer to give it a sour taste. 

The main customer base of the company is the breweries. 

Will it be permissible for me to purchase the company and maintain the same customer base?

Q: Is it mentioned in any hadith that a goat is an animal of jannah?

Q: What is the ruling regarding food items etc, that are in the house which the helpers see all the time, is it necessary to share this with them always, or sometimes to share it with them is fine?

Q: A person purchased a bull for qurbaani. Later on, he decides to sell some shares of the animal to people who intend doing qurbaani. Will it be permissible for him to sell some of the shares? 

Q: Is it permissible to charge a general 15% handling fee for all returns for admin and transportation costs? 

E.g. The seller is in Durban and the buyer is in Johannesburg or Cape Town. The seller incurred admin and transport costs to get the goods delivered and will incur costs to get the goods returned. There could be various reasons for the returns - incorrect goods supplied, excess stock bought, damaged goods received, buyer cannot sell the goods etc. 

Q: I heard someone mention that they learnt in one lesson that there is no such thing as going straight into jannah. Everyone has to answer for their sins, so if someone dies as a shaheed or with a stomach illness, then they will be saved from the punishment of the grave but they will still have to answer to Allah Ta’ala for their deeds. 

What I understood is that the teacher is not saying that they cannot go straight into jannah. The point was it is only through Allah’s mercy that we will be allowed into jannah without reckoning - but the rule is that everyone has to answer for their sins. 

Is this true regarding a shaheed or anyone else where it is generally understood they are forgiven and will gain direct entry into Jannah?