Q: My parents are no more. During my mother’s lifetime, due to various reasons, I was sometimes harsh with her. I used to shout at her and speak rudely, and unfortunately I could not ask for her forgiveness while she was alive. 

However, during the final stage of her life, around two hours before her death, she became very ill and I took care of her sincerely. At that time, she gave me many duas. But throughout my life before that, I regret that I was often rude to her. 

Whenever I pray Salah, I constantly ask Allah for forgiveness for the way I behaved with my mother. Even after her death, I once saw her in a dream. In the dream, I was saying to her, “Please forgive me, Mom. If you do not forgive me, Allah may also not forgive me.” She did not say anything and was only looking at me. 

Please guide me on how I can seek forgiveness properly and how a person can know if Allah has forgiven them for such a sin.

Q: The boys in madrasah were discussing, is it correct to leave out doing a sunnah because you are doing something which will help the deen? Example, like leaving out going to the graveyard for burial because you are studying or teaching.

Q: Does the virtue of worship etc. in the first 10 days of Zul Hijjah also include Eidhul Adhaa? i.e. there is great reward for worship on the day of Eid too? 

I'm aware Eid is the 10th, but I haven't heard anyone saying Eid is also included in the blessed 10 days, and hence should be taken advantage of too.

Q: I have an important issue which requires guidance.

Incident description 

My marriage took place on 18-12-2023. After the marriage, until now: 
✦ There was no separation 
✦ There was no alone time 
✦ There was no intercourse at all 

After this, on January 1, 2026, I divorced my wife. The words of divorce were as follows: 
"You are divorced" — (first time) 
"You are divorced" — (second time) 
"You are divorced" — (third time) 

These three sentences were separate—they were not said together in one sentence. 

Question 1: Did only one of these three divorces, given in separate sentences before Rukhsati and Khalwat, actually take place, or all three?

Question 2: Can we both get a new marriage without Halala? 

Question 3: What are the conditions for a new marriage? 

Q: I have a few questions regarding Qurbani: 

1. I am doing my qurbani in two different countries abroad. What should I do to make sure it is done correctly? 

2. This might be answered in the above, but if I am doing 3 shares in one place, is telling the person who is doing the qurbani on my behalf that these are my 3 shares, is that enough? 
What if those 3 shares, I am conveying the reward to multiple people (prophet Muhammad ﷺ, my dad, and me)? Then do I have to tell the person doing the qurbani on my behalf that these 3 shares are for for the reward of prophet Muhammad ﷺ, my dad, and me? Or just telling them that the shares are from me is enough? 

3. Can I convey the reward of a share to multiple deceased people? 

4. Can I convey the reward of a share to alive people? 
What about multiple alive people? 

5. Is there a difference in "conveying" the reward of a share/qurbani compared to doing the qurbani/share on "behalf" of someone? So basically is there any difference in conveying and behalf? 

6. Since I am doing the qurbani abroad, is it fine if I do not know the exact features of the cow? I just know that it upholds all the rules of a valid cow for qurbani. Do I need to know anything else of the animal for qurbani? 

7. Is it better for me to do multiple shares abroad (i.e. 7) compared to just doing one share locally? And I feel like doing it abroad, there are more needy people than locally. 

8. If my dad discharged sadaqatul fitr on my behalf (with my permission and knowledge) and I don't pay him until a year later, is this still valid?
Is there any decrease in reward?

Q: Could a parliament (not elected, more similar to China) exist in a caliphate as a structured form of shura or would enforcing shura be against the sharia?

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?