Q: I have recently moved into an area that has a musallah, but not a masjid. The musallah is 1.1 km from my house and the nearest masjid is 3.8km.

1. Are the etiquettes and sunan of a masjid applicable to a musallah i.e. should one recite the duas for entering and leaving a masjid, make niyah for itikaaf, enter with the right foot etc.

2. Will one accrue the same reward for performing salaah in a musallah as one would in a masjid?

3. If not, is it advisable to perform salaah in the musallah or make the extra effort to attend the masjid?

Any other additional information regarding the differences between a masjid and musallah will be greatly appreciated insha-Allah.

Q: I want to buy a home at my native place but I haven't enough money to buy it, so can I apply for the home loan. I already tried to halal sources to raise funds for the same but I only collected 10 lakh, and the home price is 28.5 lakh.

I know interest is haram in Islam. Also suggest me the best way to achieve it. 

Q: A Muslim company confirmed the price of a product with me at R1800. They said stock will come in a few months.

A few months later the product comes and they say I must pay R2200. I said that you confirmed the price at R1800. The company says that price was then, and now it changed because of USD exchange rate. But previously he confirmed R1800 and never mention USD exchange rate.

I waited months to buy it from them and did not inquire elsewhere because they confirmed the price and my order at R1800.

Please advise:

(1) Is their action as above permissible?

(2) If permissible, is it in conformity with Islamic values? I am annoyed because I waited to buy it from them specifically at their confirmed price. I could have bought it elsewhere all these months.

Q: A person told me that ilham and kashf are fake as in Sahih Al-Bukhari 6990 the prophet states nothing is left of prophethood except dreams. Please refute this.

Q: I have many health problems including back pain, incontinence, tiredness, mentally and physically weak, etc. I spend most of the time resting on the bed. Doing wudhu and praying 5 times is very difficult for me. I feel unwell most of the time, doing wudu, praying salah take very long time and I become tired and stressed out.

I don't know any Muslim doctor to ask this and no one else can help me do wudu. Because my illnesses like back pain, tiredness go worse by wudu and praying, can I do tayammum instead of wudu? And pray salah sitting? I tried doing tayammum and pray sitting but still I struggle.

Q: What is the ruling on adding the word وبحمده to the tasbeeh of ruku' and sujood? Example: سبحان ربي العظيم وبحمده

I have seen some hadiths mention it, but not sure what the Hanafi madhab says regarding it.

Q: Is it permissible to converse with Rasulullah ﷺ, share one's thoughts, etc at the Rawdah Mubarak, considering that Nabi ﷺ is hayaat (alive) and will be able to hear one from that vicinity or is it only restricted to salaam and request for intercession?

Q: Is it permissible to take out airtime advance with networks such as Vodacom and MTN?

Your account gets credited with airtime and you don't pay right away, but you are charged an extra service fee to get the airtime as you do not have to pay for it right away?

Q: We know that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was sent as a mercy for everyone from a verse in the Quran in Surah al Anbiya, verse 107. If he is mercy then why do we need to send salutations and mercy upon him?

Q: What is the status of a Muslim entering a church? Is there different situations and different rulings? What about going to pray there? And what about just going t see the place?