Q: If while traveling, I performed a Salaah without shortening it, is the Salaah valid? Am I in any way sinful? For example, I performed four rakaats for Isha instead of two rakaats, while traveling.

Q: A approached B to finance the purchase of a house which he did not see for 1.25 million rands and A agreed to buy the house from him at a higher price. He also borrowed 150 000 for transfer costs and renovations and this amount was included in the repayment of the house. The repayment price was worked out according to bank interest rates of 12% per annum with a total amount agreed upon. It was also agreed that should the payment be made before the 7 year agreed period then the total repayment will be less than the agreed amount, it will work out pro rata.

1.What is the shar'i status of this transaction.

2.What should be done to correct it.

3. Payment have already been received for 1 and half years, how should that be rectified.

Q: During Salah, I have the habit of pulling up the sleeves of my pants/jeans, with my hands, before going into the sujood position. Does this action invalidate my Salaah?

Q: I am a student with only a small income from a part time job, mostly living on scholarships and financial assistance from family members who support my studies. In this case, will it be ok for me to give money to sadaqah? Or would that be disrespectful to the people who give me money to support my studies?

Q: My husband is a revert and is still learning. My brothers are mischievous and always get in trouble. They played a prank on him and told him that I love you like crazy in Arabic is talaktuki and he said it to me. I said what and he said it again. I want to kill my brothers they are kids and thought it's funny. What must I do?

Q: My grandfather (my dad's dad) has a cousin. He has a daughter that I want to marry is that okay?

Q: I know someone who has never prayed in his life!  From a Muslim background. When I say has never prayed, I mean that he has tried, but without wudhu and not really uttering the words of prayer properly, or even not saying them at all!  He is not really one who has abandoned prayer or has left the prayer, because he hasn’t really prayed or prayed properly in the first place.  So I said to him that he is like one who has never prayed at all. He is in his early 30’s, but he tells me that he strongly believes in Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).  He also mentioned that he knows and believes that praying is obligatory. He also said that sometimes he prays with the people who think he is praying properly, only to please them, but yet he feels tense inside when he is asked to pray with them, as he believes he is not ready.  He is never in a state of wudu before he prays superficially anyway. The thing is, he keeps saying that he will learn and pray when he is in the right situation, as he is not in the best of states at the moment.  I think he knows that pray is central and foremost, but neglects it and puts other things in front of him that he feels are more important right now for him. Please note that he also knows and believes that prayer is mandatory. He does not look down on Islam, and never mocks it!  So I don’t know if he is one who is not praying out of laziness, or by the information above, is one who is considered an unbeliever, because he is putting other things that he feels needs to be achieved first before the importance of prayer?  (I’m trying to advise him as best I can) Also the question on making up 33 years of prayer for him, if this applies to  him, is extremely burdensome.  With people’s life and work life the way they are these days, it would be very difficult.  We know, without question, that Allah (azza wa jal) deserves infinite prayers, but if he has to make them up, then this would be calculated at 60,060 prayers that is has missed! Could you shed some light on this person’s status as it would help me try and convince him not to worry about things and to take prayer seriously.

Q: Is it permissible to recite qur'an on an ipad or phone without wudhu whilst touching the screen with a pen not with th hand to go up and down
and turn the pages as I have trouble keeping my wudhu.

Q: If a lady is divorced with two kids, living on her own, working but earns minimum to pay rent /water/lights/groceries petrol etc. She has her own car but sells cars now with her brother and earns profits from there, not always a set amount but +- R1 000/R1 500 a car. Some months 3 cars and some months no cars. Can she receive zakaat?

Q: I am and Indian sister. I wanted to seek your ulama's advice in regarding my brother's education; that is in this era which line of education should we select becoming a great aalim or becoming an engineer or a doctor and doing the great effort of dawah and tableeg and seeking deeni ilm in free time from a scholar?