Q: When reading salaatul istikhara, can one ask if a certain thing will be a success if done? Is it a valid question to ask?

Q: I have a 3 months old daughter and on my delivery time I had a blood transfusion. My body is not fully recovered yet and I am pregnant again, so I would like to get the best advise, whether I should keep this baby or should do something about it?

Q: I would like to know if the following Hadith is authentic? "The Imam who will create a world state will make the ruling nations pay for their crimes against society. He will bring succor to humanity... He will teach you simple living and high thinking. He will make you understand that virtue is a state of character which is always a mean between the two extremes, and which is based upon equity and justice. He will revive the teaching of the Holy Qur'an and the traditions of the Holy Prophet after the world has ignored them as dead letters.... He will protect and defend himself with resources of science and supreme knowledge. His control over these resources will be complete. He will know how supreme they are and how carefully they will have to be used. His mind will be free from desires of bringing harm and injury to humanity. Such a knowledge to him will be like the property which was wrongly possessed by others and for which he was waiting for the permission to repossess and use. He, in the beginning, will be like a poor stranger unknown and uncared for, and Islam then will be in the hopeless and helpless plight of an exhausted camel who has laid down its head and is wagging its tail. With such a start he will establish an empire of God in this world. He will be the final demonstration and proof of God's merciful wish to acquaint man with the right ways of life." - Islam (Shiite)- Nahjul Balagha, Khutba 141, 187

Q: What are the basic laws of a partnership and how does profit-sharing work in a partnership?

Q: If a husband and wife argue and he tells her "pack your bags and go to your mother" and she asked if it is a divorce and he replies yes. Secondly if he says "If you can't get over, you can go" and she again asks if it's a divorce and he says take it how you want and thirdly the wife says lets get divorced and he never spoke to her correctly and just said yes without any intention. Would all three be considered talaaq?

Q: I recently did my Nikkah over the phone. My husband lives 100 miles away from me. He was at the Masjid with his two witnesses plus the Imam and I was at home. The Imam called me, asked me questions regarding to the Marriage also asked my wali which was my 16 year old son if he excepted this Marriage which of corse he agreed. Please can you tell me if my nikaah is valid?

Q: If one sees someone wearing a cloth or shoe with a cross sign on it and one does not tell him this is haraam and kufr to wear, does one fall in kufr?

Q: Please clarify if all the below is from hadith.

MILK: The Prophet sallalhu alaihi wasallam said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, increases the brain, augments intelligence, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.

HONEY: Considered to be the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm as meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye salve and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water and is also a Sunnah.

OLIVE OIL: Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delay old age, treats inflammation of the stomach.

MUSHROOM: The Prophet sallalhu alaihi wasallam said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes; it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis.

GRAPES: The Prophet sallalhu alaihi wasallam was very fond of grapes; it purifies the blood, provides vigor and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.

DATES: The Prophet sallalhu alaihi wasallam said that a house without dates has no food, also to be eaten at the time of childbirth.

FIGS: It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.

BARLEY: Good for fever in a soup form.

POMEGRANATE: The Prophet sallalhu alaihi wasallam said it cleanse you of Shaytaan and evil aspirations for 40 days.

MELON: Melon contains 1000 blessings and 1000 mercies, The Prophet (Sallalhu Alaihi Wasallam) said, "None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring who is good in countenances and good in character.

WATER: The Prophet sallahu alaihi wasallam said the best drink in this world and the next is Water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

Praise and blessings be upon the beloved Prophet (Sallalhu Alaihi Wasallam) who provided us with such knowledge.

May this information be beneficial to all of us 'Aameen.

Q: Please could you advise if making dua for a long life is allowed in Islam? What is the ayat to be read from the Quran that saves you from death for that day?

Q: I am a bit confused in regards to a matter, the issue is upon the death of my mum, my aunt asked for her Islamic clothes as a memoir but I gave it to her so that when my aunt wears my mum's clothes and prays in it, Isaal-e-Sawaab might go to my mum but it's unfortunate that I have never seen my aunt not once pray in those clothes. My wish was to take my mum to hajj but since she is no longer with me I wish to ask those clothes back from my aunt and wear it when I perform hajj. Now I know taking back gift is not a great idea but if I wear the clothes of my mum it will feel like she is with me when I am performing hajj. Can you please advise me if I should ask back the clothes which I bought for my mum and gave it to my aunt, in return I will buy her brand new clothes?