Q: My wife and I agreed that we will not take photos of the baby and send it for friends and family. But she has sent pictures of the baby, neck down to family just to show them what clothes the baby is wearing etc. Is this acceptable?
Q: My wife gave birth to a baby girl a month ago. People have been giving gifts and others have been giving money. To whom does the money belong and what do we do with it?
Q: I know that pictures are not allowed in Islam , but does this include silhouettes of animals?
Q: If there is some dirt under my nail and I make wudhu not realizing its there and only realize afterwards, will my wudhu have to be redone?
Q: Will the following break my Wudhu:
a) Removing a black head
b) Removing a small scab from a wound that is healing
Q: Does one have to pay zakaat on sterling silver?
Q: I read in your book that women's clothes during salaah can't reveal her body shape. My salaah dress is not tight, however when I go to ruku you can see the shape of the knees, going to sajda – shape of back, in jalsah – shape of knees again as I sit, etc. so the dress is not tight but not very flowing and loose. Is it a problem? I have also question about sleeves of the dress. It is not tight, but not that its very wide, when bending an arm it shows shapes of elbow, etc. is it a problem? In one my abaya a sleeve has a tight ending, around 20 cm from a wrist upwards towards elbow. Is this tight ending a problem from making salah in this abaya? Also, is it ok to make salah in hijab (scarf) or only in khimar is ok, because hijab when wrapped around head looks tight and khimar flows down. At home I make it in khimar (till belly), but outside in hijab (scarf), what is the status of common hijab (scarf) for salah? By the way, even khimar falling down the bosom still shows its shape. Is it ok or we have to wear khimar 3 times bigger our size to have many gathers to hide all possible shapes? Is it what we have to try to achieve in our dress for salah and our khimar? In your book its stated that arms of a woman must be under burqa. I checked burqa in the internet and saw a dress that clothes all face including eyes. Is this the requirement, because it is also written in the book that face can be open? My khimar is till belly and its inconvenient to put hands under it for takbeer. Is it ok to do it on top?
Q: In beheshti zewar, in the chapter of salaah on a journey, mention is made that if the azaan from one place cannot be heard in another place, then they are regarded as two places, for the purpose of the musafir if he spends 10 days in each place, he would still be a musafir. Does this still apply today when determining where are boundaries? Or does one look at the municipal boundaries between suburbs and localities?
Q: I heard from critics of Islam that, in the seerah, when it comes to the Jewish tribe, Banoo Quraiza, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) checked all the boys if they had pubic hair to determine whether they were mature and baaligh in order to be able to decide whether they should be treated and punished like all the men. Is there any truth to this? Also, were the Bnoo Quraiza judged for their crime by their own scriptures i.e. The Torah or were they appointed an arbitrator among the Sahaaba according to their (Banoo Quraiza's) choice?
Q: Is it permisble to perform salaah wearing skinny jeans/ leggings/ tight fitting clothes?