Q: I am willing to distribute my inheritance. We are 2 brothers and 3 sisters. My father made some properties in his life and they were put on different peoples names like me, my wife, my brother and his wife and my mother. This was only done to avoid any kind of tax. There were also some properties on my father's name. I would like to ask which properties should we include in the estate when distributing between my sister, mother, brother and me?

Q: I have previously given an elderly person zakaat money to pay off his son's debt, without the son knowing. The zakaat though was was given with the intention for the son as he is zakaat liable. From my understanding tamleek (taking ownership) did not take place, is my zakaat valid, or do I have to take out the amount again?

Q: I want to ask if it is halal and permissible by law to get paid to do someones homework, college and university assignments, thesis and so on. Students hire us and provide us the material/structure or question given by a professor or teacher and we write answers for them with a fee. I work for the company who provides this service to international students. Should I leave this job or wait until I get another one?

Q: Is there any niyyat specially for ghusl. I hear people say things like:

Niyyah for Ghusl Bath after having sexual intercourse. "Nawaithu an’ahthasila huslan minal’janaabathi wathahaarathan lil’badni waa’sthibaahathan lis’salaathi ashhadu’anlaahilaaha il’lal’lahu wa’ashadu an’na’muhammadar’rasoolul’lahi.

If I just say that I am taking ghusl to clean myself from janabat, is this okay or doI have to recite the above?

Q: Is it mentioned in the Quran that if we obey Allah our bread baskets will be filled and if we disobey Him we will get azaab in the form of locusts and flies etc? If not mentioned in the Quran can it all happen?

Q: My father passed away leaving behind 40 lakh rupees which he kept in the national saving center. My mother, brother and his family are receiving 30 thousand rupees per month on this amount. If she gives me the cheque to withdraw this amount every month, will I be sinful? I am not using this money.

Q: I have been blessed with a boy and a girl. We want to name them Faiyaz Rahman and Muntaha Rahman respectively. Is this permissible to have Rahman as a surname?

Q: My wife needs to do hijama (cupping) and her brother is doing hijama treatment. Can she do hijama by her brother? Is this allowed in Islam? 

Q: My husband and I have been trying to conceive for the past many years. Unfortunately my womb was damaged during a previous c-section, and I have endometriosis. Would it be permissible for us to receive fertility treatment? Our doctor has recommended having an iui (intra-uterine insemination) using my husband's sperm.

Q: This may sound bizzare but it's something someone actually told me. He says if a person owns a business, it would be a much more feasible to get jinnaat to work in the form of human staff. As crazy as it sounds, it's an interesting idea. What is the Sharia opinion on this?