Q: I had the marina loop put in, in December last year. I bled continuously for about five months and thereafter I used to spot every other day or every few days. I used to count my period as 10 days and then count a 15 day clean period. I wanted to know if what I was doing is correct or should I have followed my habit that I had previously. I'm not completely sure what was my habit before exactly because sometimes I used have my period for 8, 9 or 10 days what should I do? Right now I spot every few days so how do I count my period?

Q: I have a question regarding playing with marbles for takes. This means that the winner gets the marbles of the loser. Does this have any association with gambling? If so, is it permissible to play like that?

Q: Just wanted to check inheritance does it goes to boy's side of the family or does it go to the woman's side of the family?

Q: I have made a terrible mistake. I had sex with my wife from behind three times. I took an oath from Allah not to do it and still did it knowing it's wrong. I am very ashamed. Please tell me what to do as soon as possible. If I have to do kaffarah and what else for forgiveness.

Q: I am suffering from incontinence of urine most of the time. Although I am not a mazoor, today during jumaah prayer, I didn't feel any drop of urine coming out, there was no feeling in the private part of urine coming out. I continued my prayer and finished it. Is my prayer valid or not?

Q:

1. I want to ask that if Zakaat is compulsory on the clothes which are rarely used i.e This time almost everyone has wardrobes filled with clothes from which some are used and others are rarely in use. Is zakaat fradh on these clothes or not?

2. Same way I am used to buying different books like Islamic books, Sciencebooks and others and have a huge amount of books at my home. Is Zakaat fardh on these books?

Q: I am a girl and I am engaged with my relative from 3 years back but now I don't find satisfaction in this relation. I also did istikhara. I asked to cancel the alliance. My relatives are upset for it. Do I have a right to cancel it according to Islam. Please reply.

Q: The Saudi authorities have included a considerable area of Muzdalifah into Mina proper and named it as New Mina and they accommodate pilgrims in this area as if it is Mina proper. However many haajis returning from Arafat in Haj also spend the night here as for all practical reasons it is actually a part of Muzdalifah as per the boundaries that existed during Prophet's time. So does Wuquuf of Muzdalifah of these Hajees get fulfilled? And also then what is the status of haajis who are lodged here (New Mina) instead of within the actual boundaries of Mina as it existed during the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam's) era.

Q: A computer program is being sold for R100. A Hindu suggests that both of us will contribute R50 each, and then one of us will buy it. Hence, one person will buy it using the pooled funds. After the purchase, the program will be copied so we both have it individually. We therefore save R50 each. Is this type of 'partnership' permissible with a kaafir?

Q:

1. Volume 1, Book 12, Number 802 (Sahih Bukhari): Narrated by Abu Ma'bad (the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas) Ibn 'Abbas told me, "In the lifetime of the Prophet it was the custom to celebrate Allah's praises aloud after the compulsory congregational prayers." Ibn 'Abbas further said, "When I heard the Dhikr, I would learn that the compulsory congregational prayer had ended."

Why don't people do loud zikr after prayer, and most people think that Barelvis do it and they think it is bidah. So what is the correct Islamic view?

2. Volume 1, Book 12, Number 747 (Sahih Bukhari): Narrated by Abu Huraira The Prophet said, "Say Amin" when the Imam says it and if the Amin of any one of you coincides with that of the angels then all his past sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab said, "Allah's Apostle used to Say "Amin."

How can we know that the imam has said amin after prayer if he does not say it aloud. So to follow this hadith the imam needs to say amin for us to say amin. So many imaams in Pakistan don't say the amin out aloud, and say it quietly. So why don't they say it aloud when the hadith clearly explains to say it aloud for the imam.