Q: My question is that while praying namaz, I release gas frequently. According to deobandi hanafi maslak, can I keep praying namaz with that same wudhu or I need to break my namaaz and do wudhu again and start praying namaz again?

Q: When you do ghusl, do you need to make sure you make the gargling noise when rinsing your mouth to make sure you rinsed your mouth correctly and properly? Because it feels embarrassing when you make the noise because other people can hear you outside the bathroom and they would know that I'm doing ghusl and I'm impure? Also, do you have to sniff water up your nose and touch/reach the beginning of the hard bone/part of the nose or is just putting water without sniffing ok because I find it hard and impossible to actually sniff the water into my nose? Also for ghusl, are you allowed to first take shower and rinse your mouth and nose while you're taking a shower? Does this count as ghusl and is it valid?

Q: Can we name our child `Muhammad`alone, not as first name? Secondly, please suggest which name should we choose (Arham or Muawwiz)?

Q: I have a friend who reverted recently. He's a native African who's been separated from his mother for a long time. She's said to have this "calling" to be a "sangoma" which in his terms is a medium for communication with spirits. He says the "spirits" now worry him and he sees them. What should he do? Is this even possible since we cannot see the jinn? And if its not jinn then it can be nothing else right? But his mind is playing tricks on him right? I did advise Ayatul kursi and Suratul naas.

Q: My husband was forced to divorce me due to my not conceiving and his parents never accepted me due to past history. I was finding it difficult to conceive and they made my husband divorce me. He didn't carry out with it however we knew it would be inevitable that he will remarry a girl from India or through the marriage sites that his parents will be advertising on. During the 'separation' I conceived subahanallah and naturally. However they in the meantime did find a girl that accepted to marry him and his parents and him promised marriage to the yateem girl from India. Now that I am pregnant which he was always hoping I would just fall pregnant his parents are not allowing him to be with me as they are furious that we lied and kept seeing one another. My husband wants to know if it is wrong to refuse a yateem girl's marriage after promise had been made and to call it off against his parents wishes and want to know how does he seek forgiveness for deceiving his parents.

Q: What does the shariah say about "swinging", "swinging couples" which we now see is creeping slowly into our own Muslims in S.A.? What if both partners give permission and are happy with it?

Q: I have a 3 year old son. He was a shy child but now he has become very active. He plays so hard that he hurts himself and even becomes very angry and stubborn at times. I am 38 weeks pregnant and at home to take care of my child. Please give me a dua to calm my child and help to teach him to share and behave well.

Q: I just wanted to know if it permissible to go to Moulanas who give you taweez to wear with Quraan written on it? Or if they give you water to drink/ taweez to burn in your room at home? Like in SA we have lots of Moulanas that “treat” people this way. Is this allowed? NB: the Moulanas perform salaah, do not do anything that would be shirk etc. How do we know who is legit or not?

Q: All my good deeds done all my life are wasted due to wrong intention "raya kari". Satan is playing with me real hard. He makes me remember all my good deeds and disturbs my sincerity. Is there anyway I can get those deeds back? Can I be forgiven? How to avoid this attack? It comes again and again? Whether it's faraz ibaada or nafil. He hits on my intention and succeeds.

Q: I saw a Christian missionary website, where they claimed that Qur'an is changed now and they said in Hafs narration of Qur'an the verse meaning is that "And many a prophet fought (qatala) 3.146 and in Warsh narration the meaning is "And many a prophet was killed (qutila) 3.146. Please guide me on this.