Q:

1. Is the following a masnoon dua:

اللّٰهُمَّ يَسِّرْلِيْ جَلِيْسًا صَالِحًا

2. If so, please may the English translation be given.

Q: I brushed my teeth then I did ghusl. After that I felt there was some thing on the side of my tooth. I removed it with my finger and it was a piece of food but it was soft (may be a piece of chicken) on the side of my tooth but attached to the surface. Is my ghusal valid?

Q: I have a 4 year old son. His name is Arham. He continuously becomes ill. Some relative suggested that the name is not appropriate so it should be changed. Can we keep this name or change it?

Q: Is the name Umiaza from the Arabic dictionary and is it ok to name a baby girl this name?

Q: If a person commits zina with a woman and later on do nikah with her daughter, what must he do now?

Q: May I ask why Muslims have become interested in things like 'sex toys' in marriage? It seems all very strange and weird. What is the cause of this odd interest by Muslims?

I researched this and the manufacture or sale of 'sex toys' was actually prohibited in South Africa by the apartheid government. The ruling was lifted only in 2007 by parliament.

Q: Mufti Saheb had said to avoid Easter eggs because of their relation to Easter. At the moment, quite a lot of sweets/chocolates and other things come in a Christmasish wrapping. Sometimes the thing itself is in a Christmas related shape. I have some chocolate that came in a firecracker wrapping which was given to me. It does not come in this wrapping during other times of the year. May I eat it?

Q: Are duas accepted on a Wednesday from between Zuhr to ‘Asr. Is this correct?

This is based on the following Hadith:

Sayyiduna Jaabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that: ‘Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) had made du‘a to Allah in Masjidul Fath (in Madinah) on a Monday, a Tuesday and a Wednesday. His du‘a was accepted between Zuhr and ‘Asr on the Wednesday. Sayyiduna Jaabir says: ‘Whenever I had a need, I waited for that moment on a Wednesday and made du‘a. Every time I did so, I noticed my du‘a being accepted.’

(Al-Adabul Mufrad of Imaam Bukhaari, Hadith: 725, Musnad Ahmad, vol.3, pg. 332 and Musnad Bazzar; Kashful Astar, Hadith: 431) ‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) has declared the chain of Musnad Ahmad as good (jayyid) (Targhib, Hadith: 1788. Also see Majma’uz Zawaid, vol.4 pg.12) Moulana ‘Abdul Hayy Laknawi (rahimahullah) has stated that ‘Allamah Suyuti graded the narrators of this Hadith as good (jayyid) in his book: ‘Sihamul Isabah’ and Shaykh Samhudi (rahimahullah) - in Wafaul Wafa - declared the narrators in Musnad Ahmad as reliable. (Al-Fawaidul Bahiyyah, pg.185-186)

1. I received this message on WhatsApp. Is it authentic?

2. Can a person be particular on making du‘a at this time?

3. Is it sunnat?

4. Can I broadcast the above message every Wednesday to remind people to be particular in practising this Hadith?

Q: I want to ask if one can name his son Muhammad Zubair Sahabi or Muhammad Elias Sahabi etc.

Can one keep the title "Sahabi" or can one keep the title as "Sahaba or Sahabah". For examaple Muhammad Ebrahim Sahaba, Muhammad Yousuf Sahabah.

Can this title be for both male and female child?

Q:

1. What are the restrictions of iddat for a women?

2. Are the restrictions of iddat same for women of both the types of iddats i.e iddat due to death of the husband and iddat due to divorce?