Q: Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?

Q: What is the method of making salam behind the Imaam in jamaat?

Q: What is amal-e-katheer?

Q: If you backbite about non-muslims will you get the sin of backbiting?

Q: My neighbours have a hair salon. At the hair salon they cut two lengths hairstyles and shave beards also. At times they send us food and gifts.Is it permissible to accept the gifts and partake from the food?

Q: Is wearing black thread on waist Hindu culture? Do Muslims wear it? If a person wants to wear it because he likes it not for buried nazar can he wear it? Can Muslim men wear belly chains?

Q: We have many transgenders among us. Though they have male features, they still prefer to dress themselves as women and due to this, they are being subjected to all sorts of humiliation in our society. Does Islam classify them as males or females? Is there any Qur'anic Ayat or Sahih Hadith mentioning them?

Q: Today many medicines/sedatives/pain killers whether allopathic and homoeopathic contain certain percentages of alcohol in them. Operations are also performed using anaesthesia. Hence, we are left with no choice but to use them for our well being. What is the Shariah ruling seeking cure using these alcohol based medicines? Are they Halaal or Haraam?  Please give details.

Q: If any difficulties come in life, is that because of our deeds (amal)?

Q: If person A prays a fard prayer and Person B prays nafl prayer behind him, will Person A obtain the reward for praying in congregation (25/27 times the reward of praying alone), even though the person he is leading is only praying nafl?