Performing Salaah sitting in the car
Q: My husband lives in japan. He is driving whole day. Some times he couldn't fine a place to pray on time. So he turns the car to the qibla and pray inside the car while sitting. Is it acceptable?
Visiting places where the azaab of Allah Ta`ala had descended
Q: Since the places of azaab is not recommended to spend much time there e.g. Dead sea in Jerusalem, can one visit Petra? Is it ok to spend a night there or better to see and leave a.s.a.p. Please advise.
Memorising the Qur'an during haidh
Q: My question is that how far does Islam allow young girls committing Qur'an to memory read and memorize Qur'an during their menstrual days? Are they allowed to read one whole ayat or break it necessarily or do the way they do in their normal days as it is their everyday practice. Provide relevant details please.
Method of completing missed rakaats
Q: Can you please explain to me the method of namaaz if I miss 1, 2 or 3 rakaats with jamaat?
The new £5 note
Q: It has emerged that in the UK the new £5 notes contain animal tallow. The same is with plastic bags, and other items such as crayons. Would this mean they are najis or would they come under the ruling of transformation?
Does ghusal become compulsory after climax?
Q:
1. If a lady experiences a climax during foreplay, does ghusal become compulsory on her?
2. If a lady masturbates and experiences a climax, then is ghusal fardh on her?
Hiring a non-Muslim artisan instead of a Muslim
Q: There are two artisans I can deal with, one non-Muslim and another Muslim, the non-Muslim goes out of his way to give us excellent service, with good prices etc. the Muslim unfortunately does not offer excellent service we have chosen the non-Muslim but the thought crosses our mind that is it the correct thing to do. I mean ignoring Muslims and giving business to non-Muslims rather. I also give Dawat to him sometimes on the phone or maybe with paying on time etc. What is the respected Mufti Sahebs advice in this regard?
Boycotting
Q: The topic is always discussed of boycotting certain countries products because they are oppressors. I feel that it is not feasible for few reasons:
1. The boycott will require abstaining from thousands of products that are being utilised and not just one product or one company. I mean why should we single out only company e.g. woolworths.
2. There is no unity in Muslim community when calls for boycotts are made.
3. What difference will a Muslim minority make in boycotting certain companies? What is the respected Mufti Sahebs advice in this regard?
How can one avoid committing zina?
Q: How to avoid doing zina?
Keeping a child's name Azrin
Q: What is the meaning of the name Azrin ? Is it a Muslim name? Am I allowed to name my baby Azrin?