Q: I have been recently engaged. Is it permissible in Islam to talk on the phone before marriage?

Q: Can nawaafil Salaah be read for a deceased?

Q: My question is about the difference of opinion and dealing with it, like for example, the Hanafee mathhab treats prawns as impermissible (if I am correct), but other mathhabs do not, so if for example, a Hanafee is living with a Hanbalee, and the Hanbalee and Hanafee orders food, the Hanbalee is ordering and he orders a prawn curry and orders a meat curry for the Hanafee, but when the order comes the Hanbalee is unavailable, so would it be considered impermissible for the Hanafee to answer the door and receive the takeaway (the prawns and the meat)?

Q: I always meet this one uncle who I sometimes sit and talk with. He is just over 80 years of age. He wanted to know if there is any Hadith or mention in Qur'an about Almighty Allah being more merciful and forgiving to someone who reaches the age of 90 or any old age. He said he did ask some Imaam before but he still never got an answer so I said I will try my best to find out for him and let him know.

Q: Is it permissible to wear a taweez? For which purpose can I wear taweez? Any hadith about taweez?

Q: Can a person divorce his wife via an sms or text message, or does he have to phone her and give her the divorce by speaking over the phone? 

Q: Can one go for umrah if one is owing another person money?

Q: I have two questions I want you to help me with. May Allah Ta'ala grant you the ability.

1. I want to know how to perform istighfaar Salaah with full details.

2. And also, are there any particular Surahs to be recited or any particular prayers to be performed for one to get married soon? They have been searching for a good groom for me for the past one year but nothing is become finalized and is failing for some reason or other. I don't know why but Allah knows best.

Q: Can you name the people who were not granted amnesty by the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) during the conquest of Makkah? If I recall there were approximately 8 men and 6 women if I am not mistaken.

Q: Can I write articles and sell it by taking it from the web and books?