Q: Does the verse "you are the best nation raised for mankind..." refer to going out for 3 days and 40 days etc. Why does the tabligh jamaat use this verse and give it a meaning that Allah Ta'ala did not intend?

Q: I have question regarding faces. Are you allowed to see faces for learning purposes such as encyclopedia books and the books they teach in public schools?

Q: My daughters name is Syeda Manha Sajid. What is the right meaningsof her name? Is it a good name to keep? Does it have any Islamic background?

Q: I mistakenly took a gelatine capsule. I have made alot of taubah but am afraid that the effect of the haraam will fall onto me. It was completely unintended.

Q: If a person is non-Muslim but he is doing good work, he is not doing bad things or everything he does is good but he is not a Muslim, will that person go to hell or Allah paak will forgive him?

Q: I am a converted Muslim after marriage and I really feel good that I have become a Muslim. I have also changed my name after marriage. My previous name was Nancy Nicholas and my Muslim name is Aaliyah Ali but my parents and sisters are still Christian, and they call me Nancy only. My husband doesn't like it and I cannot tell them not to call me Nancy because they will feel bad as I married so early when I was 18 and they wanted me study and do something for them. So I want to ask you:

1. My husband says, if they will call you by your previous name, you will be in gunah or crime and Allah doesn't like it.

2. Also I want to ask whether it is really important to change the name after marriage if you have a non Muslim name?

3. I heard that on the day of Qayamat everyone will be called by there names so which name I be called Nancy or Aaliyah?

Q: Im not very well learned, I just know basics. I would like to know if it is permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a christian man first in court then a while after the man will embrace Islam then get married via shariah? I would appreciate if you can explain in depth if possible so that I can relay your message to the parties involved the proper way.

Q: I work in the accounts dept of a company. We receive payments into our bank account from customers. Sometimes we receive payments but we cant trace who the money came from. After a few months if no one has come forward to claim the money we give it away in charity. My question is, can I give the money to a fellow employee of the same company who has some loans that they are unable to settle?

Is the answer the same if the employee is owing the loan to the company itself?

Q: I have a problem regarding my health. I'm seriouly feeling I cannot concentrate on anything. There is something wrong in my heart. I'm just crying all the time. Please pray for me and the solution to my problem of feeling depressed. Everyone is telling me that everything is ok. I find myself stuck to one place. I get lot shiverings and joint pains, doctors are telling me that everything is ok. I don't find any solution to my problem.

Q: We dealt with a certain supplier who stole our money and disappeared. We then hired a P.I. (private investigator) to track the supplier down and recover our money. The fee of the P.I. is R5000. Can we tell the P.I. to take his fee from the supplier?