Q: If a person's name is Muhammad, would it be at all makrooh, even in today's time to name his son Qaasim, thus making him Muhammad Abul Qaasim?

Q: Can you please comment on the following Hadith as we can know to a certain percentage when it will rain and we can know what is in the womb, even the gender of the child. Also, can't some part of the future be known by astrology and palmistry, etc. Although, I know it is totally haraam.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle ﷺ said, "Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah:
* nobody knows what will happen tomorrow;
* nobody knows what is in the womb;
* nobody knows what he will gain tomorrow;
* nobody knows at what place he will die;
* and nobody knows when it will rain."

References al-Bukhari Book of Dua' for Rain (Istisqaa) #149 al-Bukhari 1039 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 2, Book 17, Hadith 149 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 2, Book of Dua' for Rain (Istisqaa), Hadith 149

Q:

1. Is it correct to say that Allah’s Zaat is Noor/Allah is Noor?

2. Is it shirk to say/believe that since Allah is Noor, we are worshipping Noor?

Q: Is saying godzilla and godfather haraam? 

Q: If a pension is released to an employee at the time of retirement and according to statutory law you can only cash in 1/3 of it, while the remaining 2/3 has to be re-invested in a similar fund (money never coming into your hands of the retiree) directly being re-invested on behalf of the retiree to receive a monthly pension from the investment. What are the zakaat implications on the following:

1. Is zakaat payable on the 1/3, if the retiree opt to take the 1/3?

2. Is zakaat payable on the 1/3 if the retiree opt NOT to take the 1/3?

3. Is zakaat payable on the remaining portion of the reinvested amount?

4. Is zakaat payable on the monthly income derived from the re-invested amount?

Q: Apart from making duaa, can one fast as a means of asking for forgiveness from Allah Ta'ala for a sin committed?

Q: A person agreed with another person to lend some money and in exchange they will continue their friendship relationship. They have been friends for a year now and in order to continue the other person has agreed to lend money. Assuming if the borrower of the loan is willing to continue the relationship in exchange of a loan. Then friendship or continuation of relationship considered to be a benefit/interest in this scenario?

Q: What is the Islamic ruling on an employee that does remunerative private work during his working hours for his employer? Are these earnings, both salary and private work halaal? If the employee takes time off that his employer does not approve of or is not aware of, does the salary earned become haraam?

Q: My teacher ordered kitaabs for madrasah students. Some of us didn't hand over the payment yet. Is it permissible for us to take the kitaabs home? Will the bai' be faasid if we do so?

Q: Sometimes I travel by a particular bus and the bus controller doesn't give the fare to the owner of the bus as he is supposed to, rather he keeps it for himself. Is it permissible to travel by that bus?