Q: I permanently work and reside in Sydney, Australia with family while not owning any property here. My parents live in Lahore, Pakistan in a house under their ownership whereas I own a residential plot in Islamabad, Pakistan. 

I'd like to know if I am travelling and staying at any of the above three locations under 14 days, where should I offer full prayers and where would qasr prayer be required?

Q: Is it okay to make engagement posters on the engagement of a couple? 

For example: We are pleased to announce the proposal of:

Groom 

Bride 

Please advise.

Q: Is cutting a fringe in the front of the head haraam for boys?

Q: 

1. Is it permissible to shoot paintballs, now that there is evidence to show that the paintballs are made from swine?
Will the masala differ according to how much of pig gelatine is used in the paintball? 

2. Can a person perform salaah if he has these paintball stains on his clothes?

Q: If my wife is pregnant and is due to give birth during the time when I will be away for my fardh hajj, can I still go for hajj and leave her alone or should I delay my hajj?

Q: Insha Allah I have intention for Hajj. So we leave on the 28th of April from JHB. 

We'll be 10 days in Makkah

Then 12 days in Azzizia

Then 6 days of Hajj 

Then another 6 days in Azzizia. 

So what I want know is where am I musaafir in this whole trip and where am I muqeem? Do I regard Makkah and Azzizia as 1 or what?

Q: Is it permissible to scent the ihraam towel before entering into the state of ihraam?

Q: If going for umrah with Ethiopian airlines, when one stops at the Ethiopian airport for transit, can one put on ihraam at the airport but only make niyyat of going into ihraam in the plane when the plane is flying close to Jeddah?

Q: Is reciting on zam zam water permissible for the purpose of ruqyah?

Q: My wife does not pluck her eyebrow hair but she uses an eyebrow pencil to shape it at home and make it a little dark or when she goes out like for someone's marriage or function or just when going out. Is it right? Is it this that is prohibited in Hadith?