Q: I am getting married in 2 months from now and I am told by my sister that the bride after rukhsati should be accompanied by an old lady from her side. This old lady will accompany the bride to the toilets as this prevents evil spirits attacking the bride. Could you please let me know if this is advisable in the light of Sunnah and Hadith?
Q: Is raf-ul-yadain compulsary in namaaz?
Q: Is it permissible for a girl to marry her step mother's brother? If it isn't permissible then what is the reason?
Q: Please advise me as to how one should stop his grandparents (who are constantly helping him out and who he sees at least three times a week out of necessity) from taking photographs of his child. I have been told that one is not supposed to make the islaah of one's elders/ parents etc.
Q: I am an adult male (45) married with four kids at home. I am employed as a casual earning R750 per week, barely able to make ends meet and I can't even cover my rental which is 4500pm. My question is my family refuse to assist even with zakaat. What am I todo?
Q: I have just engaged in seaport clearing agency insha Allah with the aim of observing Shariah and sunnah. But I'm faced with the following questions.
1. Short payment to the government custom duty is common. Is it allowed? Short payment is paying for HONDA 1999 instead of 2003. Majority are involved in this even the custom officers overlook this. Contracting the clearing out makes the case worse as they will hide the short payment.
2. Also in the clearing offices people pay some amount that are already normal things over there but are without receipt. Are we allowed to
pay such money when we don't have options and its already their system. eg vehicle examnation officer will not leave his office unless such amount is paid. No special treatment will be given for ones job except that its their norm.
3. Police on the way also ask for money even after you have correct papers. Can we give them money?
Q: I'm doing B.E. I reverted to Islam one year ago. Is it permissible to receive scholarship with one's kaafir identity. I didn't change my name yet.
Q: Does the Azaan need to be repeated if half the Azaan was given out of the salaah time and half in the salaah time?
Q: I heard that every prophet and messenger were given one Du'aa that Allah will definitely fulfil e.g Sulaiman (Alayhis Salaam) had control over all Jinns and had power. Nuh (Alayhis Salaam) made du'aa that all the non believers be killed. What was Isa (Alayhis Salaams) Du'aa?
Q: In our college it is required that students attend 75% lectures throughout the year. But lectures waste time of students and are of no benefit. Also in lectures students mark false attendance (proxy) of their friends and the teachers themselves know this but do not cancel such attendance. As a result the honest person suffers because on record his attendance is always shown less due to some absentees for reasons as compared to majority of students who are always marked present falsely. This creates poor impression at the end of year on examiner about honest person when examiner sees that his attendance is below than others which is injustice to one who is truth. So is it permissible that I tell my friend to mark my proxy attendance bearing in mind that Allah knows that the teachers themselves are promoting this corruption, to prevent injustice to me and to save my time and instead use time to good use at home because why should I suffer for being honest when teachers themselves don’t bother and coming to class is mere waste of time?