Reciting Surah Mulk at night
Q: What benefit has been mentioned in the Hadith for reciting Surah Mulk?
Easy action to attain Jannah
Q: Please tell me of an easy action which I can do that will certainly take me to Jannah and also save me from the punishment of the grave.
Is a person who has mild autism accountable?
Q: My doctor thinks that I may have mild autism, which has an effect on the person's mental state. I find it hard to concentrate and I find it hard to look after myself. Will Allah Ta'ala hold me accountable for my statements and actions?
Paying a fixed monthly fee for a credit card facility
Q: Is it permissible to pay a fixed monthly fee for a credit facility on a credit card? The fee is payable whether or not the credit facility is used. No interest will be incurred on the credit facility.
Three types of knowledge
Q: According to the following narration, can you explain the different type of knowledge?
Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says: “Knowledge is of three types; the clear book [Quraan], an established Sunnah, and saying ‘I do not know’.”
Fidyah for qadha salaah
Q: My father has willed for us to pay fidyah for his qaza namaazes. We live in the US but also have a house and wheat fields in Pakistan.
1. Can we give his fida in Pakistan or do we have to give it in the US?
2. He has about 50 years of qaza namaazes and the rate per namaz is 1.6kg wheat?
3. Who should be given the fidyaa?
Status of salaah if azaan was given before the time entered
Q: In my college, Maghrib azaan was called four minutes early and I respectfully told the brother to make the adhaan again. He refused but the Jamaat was performed on time though. Will my salaah be valid? Do I have to repeat my salaah and did I do the right thing?
Bleeding in menopause
Q: If a woman who is going through menopause bleeds for just one day after about 6 months of no haidh, what is the ruling? Can she make ghusal and read salaah or should she wait?
Making a wasiyyat regarding who should attend one's funeral
Q: Can a person make a wasiyyat as to whom should be at the funeral or who should be at the deathbed and who not?
Performing Salaah while seated on a chair
Q: I cannot sit in qa'dah position in salaah. Normally we use a chair only for qa'dah and sajdah and I stand in qiyaam. A person told me that I cannot stand in while performing salaah in jamaat. The reason being that you will not in be line with the saff and I will be standing in front of the the saff due to the chair being in line with the saff. Should I sit or stand?