Q: I am a 30 year old female not married and staying with my parents. I am not earning and do not have a job. My parents do not provide me with money. I have to sell things and make do. I have food on the table, I have jewellery of my own, some which I had bought when I had money and some was given to me. It exceeds zakaat nisaab. 

I try my best to pay all my zakaat. I am currently falling back on my zakaat. Is it permissible for me to collect zakaat even though I have jewellery?

Q: Musallees are reading salaah in a tent/wood and iron structure. This structure was destroyed or partly damaged in a recent storm. Money is collected to build a Musjid. Can the committee use these funds to renovate the temporary structure?

Q: If someone is backbiting someone else in front of you, is it better to defend the person or leave the room/place?

Q: Kindly advise what should I do and what's the ruling for the following incident:

My husband was not in ihraam, he then trimmed off a fingertip length of a lock of hair, not the entire bottom of the hair. We thereafter kissed and only realized later on that the entire bottom of the hair needed to be trimmed. Is there any penalty for this?

Q: My father is a Muslim. He got a job offer by a non-muslim to come and work for him. My father is a blockman in a butchery. He cuts meat and so forth, but this person works with pork meat etc. Will it be permissible for my father to work for him even though my father does not consume their food etc.?

Q: Is it permissible for a man to wear a bracelet made of silver?

Q: How can one develop complete taqwa and complete tawakkul? 

Q: I need to use a shampoo to strengthen my hair. There's a shampoo available which contains in it stem cells from human bone marrow. 

Will this be permissible to use?

Q: If my child can drink my wife's milk then why can't I drink my wife's milk?

Q: I would like to seek clarification regarding the permissibility of blood transfusions, organ transplants, and related medical procedures in Islam. Specifically, I would appreciate guidance on the following: 

1. What is the ruling on receiving and donating blood? 

2. What is the ruling on organ transplantation in general? 

3. Is there any ijma on the permissibility of organ transplants, as some individuals claim? 

4. Are there differences of opinion regarding organ donation during one’s lifetime versus after death?