Q: Islamic radio stations sometimes have programmes with women speaking. Is it permissible for a man to listen to this?

Q: Please clarify for me the mortgage issue. I live in Australia and people and Islamic Scholars have different opinions on buying a house on Mortgage. Please clarify if its permitted in Islam to buy a house on mortgage or is it haram?

Q: I have taken my parents for Umrah with me at my expense. They have no source of incomes and I fully support them. I will Insha Allah take them for Hajj when I can afford it. Is Hajj compulsory on them?

Q: Is it permissible to rent out a business premises to a non-muslim intending to open a butcher shop. He has given his word that he will only stock halaal meat and will not stock pork and other non-halaal meat. Of course no way would I be able to verify at any time that the meat stocked is indeed halaal.

Q: At night I do sex in my imaginations. I want to avoid it, help me.

Q: If a person passes away and we know that he had almost 30 years of missed Salaahs, how is it possible to pay fidya for that many missed prayers because it comes to more then twenty five thousand British pounds.

Q: My husband keeps dreaming of a local pious old man who enters his dreams and asks him to come see him! My husband has been but the man said nothing to him! This old man is known for doing dhum and has taught children Islam for many years.

Q: Can a male perform Fajr salaah 10 to 20 minutes before the Fajr Salaah. I work 70 km away from my work place, it takes at least 1 hour in the morning to get to work I have to open up the building and warehouse that accommodates a staff of 250 people. So I have to leave home by at least 5.30am to make in time to open up for the staff members. Please advise can I as a male perform my Fajr salaah 10 to 20 minutes before the Fajr Azaan?

Q:

1. How should one dispose of novels, like romance and horror stories, 'Harry Potter' etc.?

2. How should one dispose of magazines like 'National Geographic' that contain many images of animate objects like animals? I am unsure if it is necessary to burn these types of literature, or if tearing and throwing them away is sufficient.

Q: My husband divorced me many times in anger so is the divorce valid? Now he says that he was out of control.