Q: What should a landlord do in a situation where a couple are having marital problems and the wife wants to rent a house from the landlord and live separately from the husband with the children. The couple are not divorced but the wife avers that she cannot take the husband’s constant abuse and beating anymore and living away from the husband will hopefully result in the husband “cooling down” and then there will be a basis for reconciliation.

Q: Is there anything wrong with having an invitation from the girl's side at the time of her marriage, which is in addition to walima (on the assumption that at such a function there is a guarantee that there will not be intermingling, wastage, music, extravagance etc)?

Q: I have some doubts regarding fishing, which I would like you to please clear.

1. Is permissible or haraam to fish without the intention of eating/selling/giving away the fish, that is the fisherman practise catch and release.

2. If the above is not permissible, would it be permissible for me to only take home the smaller fish, as I live alone and have no use for the larger fish.

3. If (1) and (2) are not permissible, what may I do with my fishing equipment. May it be sold or given away?

Q: Is it permissible for a lady to travel with her father in law alone, or with a small baby, for a short distance (not musaafir)? What about for longer distances over 78km?

Q: My question is that I have heard many times that patients with paralysis should opt for treatment with pigeon and also the application of the blood of the pigeon on the affected area. It is a common cure for paralysis and evidently very effective. Can you please tell me whether or not this is allowed in Shar'ia purely for treatment and medicinal purposes?

Q: If a person drinks alcohol and eats and drinks water after it, can we assume traces of alcohol have been gone from his mouth. If he doesn't brush or gargle and then uses his hand to eat and then touches things with those hands without washing can I assume that things he touches are not impure as the person has been eating with his hand and maybe his mouth became clean after eating and drinking water.

Q: I have problem with premature ejaculation, hence I am not able to satisfy my wife. Shall I give her divorce?

Q: Can you do like a wazeefa or something or like a thing where my father tells me to pack my bags and leave home? They are giving me too much stress and I don't want to leave on my own. I want my dad to tell me to leave and not call me back.

Q: Taqiyyah is to safeguard and with the recent events of the world I can't help but think about a verse from the Holy Quran that says "He who disbelieves in Allah after believing in Him; not he who has been compelled, while his heart is still content with the faith, but he who opens (his) breast to disbelief, upon them shall rest wrath from Allah and for them shall be a great chastisement" [Quran 16:106] How does that apply to hijab. If a sister must go to an area where she fears for her life because people easily identify her by her hijab, is Taqiyyah permissible if she removes it for that one time?

Q: I had an incident with my sister who said her money was stolen from her bag and she used the key and Qur'an to nab the culprit. The Qur'an turned on my name even though I didn't take her cash and I tried whole heatedly to prove I am innocent but to no avail. I was asked to swear on the Qur'an and on Allah Ta'ala which I did but Ii was told I am still lying. Please advise what should i do?