Q: I have a friend who walks with a stick. He told me it is sunnah to use a stick. The stick he uses is a knobkerrie. 

Learning this I also bought the same stick, because I liked how it looked. I bought it from a traditional Zulu store as that is the most common place to find that type of stick. 

Recently I was concerned if the stick had any religious connotations within the Zulu kingdom. I researched it on Google and found that it symbolises leadership amongst Zulu clans etc and is also a symbol of manhood and was used as a weapon in old ages. 

Is it okay to continue using the stick for walking or does it count as imitating another nation?

Q: Will my wudhu be valid if I use earseeds? It involves placing adhesive pellets on the ear pressure points for 3 to 4 days at a time.

Q: My 7 year old asked me is thuma aameen made up by people or a sunnat?

Q: I am a 33 year old woman. I am the maternal aunt of my 12 year old nephew. Is it permissible for the both of us alone to perform umrah. 

Q: A woman who is taking a plane to Johannesburg from Durban will become a musafir once she leaves the towns boundary. So does that mean a mahram needs to be with her from the time she exits the town or can he meet her at the airport?

Q: In a fire that burnt down the house, some Qur'an Shareefs were partially burnt. Some pages are blackened but the whole Quran Shareef is smelling like smoke and ash. 

Although most of the pages are usable, in view of the above state, can this Qur'an Shareef rather be buried?

Q: Is the salaah valid if one part of clothing was very slightly see through, but the salaah was prayed in the dark where an onlooker would never be able to notice, and the woman praying didn't even notice either? The colour of the skin was seen but only slightly to the point where it wouldn't be apparent unless one looked a little more closely (in normal lighting)?

Q: I would like to know if buying a box with the contents being unknown permissible or not. Example there are 5 closed boxes you cannot open before buying but the estimated value is R100 each. It can be worth more, it can be less. If the estimated value is R100 and it's on an auction platform, the bid can land upto R800 example or can cost you R100. 

Is this permissible to buy? 

Please note that each box will have something and none will be empty but it can be something with very low value. 

Q: Are we as Muslims allowed to eat sourdough bread, as the starter for the bread is fermented for ten days before the bread is made from it?

Q: If a person cannot afford Hajj, can they go for Umrah?