Q: A person deals mostly in cash and does not deposit in the bank in order to avoid showing too much income and paying exorbitant amounts of tax to the government. However, he cannot purchase large items such as properties and cars etc as it has to be done with "legal" money.

The only way out for him will be to take a loan from the bank in order for his purchases to be recognized legally. He will offset the interest payable with the interest he receives from his bank account.

Can this be a valid excuse to enter into an interest bearing loan with the bank?

Q: I want to ask a question with reference to Surah Muminoon, aayat 103.

Do the people whose bad deeds are heavier on the scales will go to hell fire eternally? It is mentioned in the aayat, but according to a hadith, a Muslim who died with the Aqeeda of tawheed will enter paradise eventually in the end.

Please explain this aayat if a Muslim whose bad deeds are heavier in scale will go to hell fire eternally or temporary?

Q: We have a small musallah in our area. My question is, I am hoping to perform salaah as the imaam with 1, 2 to 4 musallies every day, but most of the time, I'm reading salaah alone as the imaam in front. Will I still get the full reward of salaah with jamaat?

Q: What are some good hobbies for the Muslim youth, such as Arabic calligraphy, archery, etc.? Please advise.

Q: I teach reverts and very often when we teach them the hadith on salaam they tell us that they very so often don't receive replies to their salaam from our Indian Muslims. They went to the extent of asking that should we rather not make salaam to them to save them from the sin of not replying. Please advise.

Q: Is it allowed to pray the 2 rakaat Sunnat e Muakkadah of Esha after I pray Witr prayer? Sometimes in emergency I skipp the sunnat and I wanted to pray it later.

Q: If I am performing the 4 sunnah muakkadah of Zuhr Salaah, and in the last 2 rakaats, I forget to read a surah after Surah Faatihah, but I only realize that I left this out after I have completed my salaah, is my salaah valid or should I repeat it?

Q: If a woman is pregnant and has the means to perform hajj, will she be sinful if she is told that the airlines doesn't allow her to fly in her third trimester. What should she do in this case?

Q:

1. Is loyalty points and the money attained by means of this permissible? Example: Smart Shopper points.

2. Also, if a person works for a company who reimburses him for his travel, will it be permissible to fill up at a garage which gives him points for his petrol.

Q: My friends are alcoholics and I'm not. We are having a picnic planned up soon and staying overnight. They want to bring alcohol but I dont like it and I know that if I sit with them the my prayers and dua won't be accepted for 40 days. What if I sit far away from them or be outside? Can I do that?