Replying to "assalaatu khairun minan naum" during fajr azaan
Q: What should one say when replying to "Assalaatu khairun minan naum" in the fajr azaan?
Woman in haidh eating in public during Ramadhaan
Q: Some scholars say that it is permissible for a woman to eat and drink if she gets her menses during fasting but some scholars say that if a woman gets her menses while fasting then she should not eat and drink until the fast opens. Please clarify.
Status of giving dawah to people
Q: What is the status of giving dawah to people towards good and abstaining them from bad? Is it fard,wajib or sunnah?
Alcohol in perfumes
Q: I studied fatawah about using alcoholic perfumes. But I'm not satisfied with it. So my question is usage of alcohol based perfumes are halal or haram?
Sehri times
Q: How we can decide when it's the right time to stop sehri?
Committing zina with one's autistic brother
Q: When my friend was 10 and 13 she tried committing zina with her autistic brother. She believes that at the time she didn't know what this action was. Her brother has been tested to have no sexual fantasies. She believes that the penis did not penetrate the vagina, which means this is not intercourse. She has repented and 100% knows she won't do it again. She still feels guilty, does she have to leave home, where would she go? She doesn't want to reveal this to her family.
Status of our currency
Q: What is the status of our currency i.e. rands and dollars? Is it thaman (money) or mabee’ (sale commodity)? In other words, what is the Islamic position on fiat money which is the currency of the majority of the world today? Some say that it is haraam and riba as the money of the Quraan Majeed and Sunnah is gold dinars and silver dirhams which have “intrinsic value”, while today’s money is backed by interest. What is the proof in the Quraan Majeed and Sunnah?
Drinking and selling coke
Q: Kindly explain the ruling of drinking coke as well as selling it.
Woman refusing to go for umrah with her brother
Q: My mother in law has been asked by her brothers to go for Umrah with them (they will pay all the expenses) but she refuses saying that she will go for Umrah only with her sons (they dont have enough money at this point in their lives). She says that she doesn't want any favours.
The question is, is she allowed to refuse Umrah? Would it be a sin? Or can she wait for her sons to take her to Makkah.
Is abortion in the first month of pregnancy considered as murder?
Q: My mother got pregnant and got the baby aborted. I think it was in the first month of pregnancy. Is this considered a murder?