Q: I would like to know about the famous philosopher Ibn Sina, was he a Shia?

Q: Is it allowed to wait a while between child birth and the next pregnancy? If yes, then how much time is allowed between two pregnancies?

Q: I started performing salaah with the imaam and because another person was just there, I stood behind the imaam expecting the other person to join the salaah as well. But that person went to perform wudhu and we completed the whole salaah in this manner.

1. Is my salaah valid?

2. Should I have moved forward to go to the right of imam when I felt the other person will be late?

3. Is moving forward during salah permissible and how much can one walk forward before the salaah becomes invalid?

Q: Please let me know all sunnah and mustahab duas that should be read during each step of wudhu. The dua while washing hands, gargling, cleaning the nose and so on till washing the feet.

Q: Which direction should we face while taking bath?

Q: Is the stock market halaal to invest in? i.e. there are companies whose products are good and halaal, but their financial reports show some small percentage of interest-income, or interest expense. 

Q: Please advice if we are allowed to teach our wives and daughters horse riding.

Q: Is it permissible to buy an item from a kaafir who has not yet taken possession of the item? Further if a Muslim sells an item which he has not taken poseession of, will it be permissible?

Q: Will the virtue of passing away on a Friday also apply for one who passed away on Friday night or Saturday morning before sunrise?

Q: Is it permissible to drink non-alcoholic drinks (0% alcohol) which have the same name as traditional alcohols and are branded similar to the original alcoholic drink. The reason I ask is because there are many of these drinks now. E.g. There is a drink called "Lager" which has the name, logo and appearance of the original alcoholic drink but is non-alcoholic.