Q: There is a group called 'Hizb-ut-Tahrir' that says they are working to re-establish the Khilafah by following the Sunnah way of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalam). They follow the fiqh of some sheikh who they claim was mujtahid and graduated from Al-Azhar. Some of the things they propagate is that it is fardh upon every Muslim to be working for the re-establishment of the Khilafah as we should be ruled only by Islam. They go as far as saying that just as Salah is Fardh, Khilafat is also Fardh. They also say that one should be politically aware as a Muslim and that the matter concerning the Ummah can only be resolved if we live under a Khalifah. I want to know if this truly has basis in Islam and whether it is Fardh upon us all to be working for the Khilafah to be established?

Q: I follow the shafi'i madhhab. In a state of having a jinn in me and my hubby being intoxicated, I asked him for talaaq, he gave me two, does this count according to my madhhab? He follows the hanafi madhhab. Does two talaaq count as three because we were living normal!

Q:

1. Is it sunnah for a female to wear a ring of aqeeq stone and silver?

2. Is there any benefits to wearing the above type of ring?

3. What colour should the aqeeq stone be?

4. On which finger should it be worn?

Q: Why is one not allowed to watch football?

Q: Can we marry a girl who had a physical relationship with another guy before marriage?

Q: What is the ruling of distributing dates at the time of a wedding and what is the evidence for this?

Q: Few common bank related queries:

1) Zaid had a debit card with Conventional Bank International for many years. Later on the bank introduced a points system of rewarding the users of the debit card for the purchasers made with the card. The value of points awarded have no relationship with his bank balance and therefore its not given as a benefit of a loan made. The bank receives a commission from the supplier for every purchase made by the purchaser and in turn filters some of the benefits back to the purchaser via a points system. Will these points be permissible for the cardholder to use.

2) Some scholars view deposits held by the bank as qabda of amaan with the ijaazat of tasarruf. Does hazrat agree with this?

3) Is it permissible to accept gifts in general from banks.

Q: Please advise if someone eats a cake made of wine in a hurry without knowing about it. Is there any kaffara that can be paid?

Q: I have lot of qadha namaaz. Can I read ishraaq, chashth, awwabeen namaz? I have lot of fear. How can I overcome this?

Q: What should one do in a situation where, after having purchased a house, it transpires that the toilets and baths in the house are facing Kibla. Because of the way the house is built, it is only possible to move the toilets and/or the baths to the opposite walls but that would mean that one’s back would then be facing Kibla. Please advise.