Q: I have kept a parrot (Australian parrot) as a pet but some people told me that it has a bad effect on the home and other things. So please tell me if it has bad effects and can I keep it at home?

Q: I made a niyyat for a nafil fast about 30min before sehri ends. Just prior to sehri ending, I decided that I should rather wait and make the niyyat for keeping fast before half the day, depending on how I felt. I was not going to eat during that time, until my niyyat was confirmed. Is it ok to change my niyyat for fasting afterwards, or is the first niyyat I made 30 minutes before sehri ended binding?

Q: What are the virtues of passing away in Makkah and Madinah Shareef? If one passes away in Makkah or Madinah will he enter Jannah without reckoning?

Q: Is sehra (a special face cover for grooms) allowed during marriage in the books of Ahle Hadith and Tablighi Jamaat?

Q: Asr jamaat in the Tableelighi jamaat Musjid is at 4:45 PM whereas in the Ahle Hadith Musjid it is 3:45 PM. So can I offer my asr Salaah at the Ahle Hadith Musjid?

Q: If one misses the sunnat salaah of fajr, then should he join the Imaam in jamaat and leave out the sunnats?

Q: A friend has a new baby. What is the sunnah method of congratulating the person? Is saying the word 'mubarak' suitable?

Q: A close family member of a person passes away. What is the sunnah way of consoling the person?

Q: What is the sunnah method of having ghusal? Is there any difference in the method if one is having a fardh ghusal (i.e. ghusal of janaabat)?

Q: Is the issue of photography and videography a valid difference of opinion? In other words, should we advise fellow lay people against photography, watching videos, Islamic TV' etc?