Q: With regards to Tawaaf, when making Istilaam (besides the 1st and last Istilaam) while making the remainder of the Istilaams in between:
1. Does a person stop and face the Hajre Aswad with his entire body face and chest?
2. Does he raise both hands or one only?
Q: Is my brother in law a recipient of zakaat?
My sister and her husband have a few debts but at the same time they have a TV and phones and Alhamdulillah food in their home, water and electricity, and a nice home to live in even though it is on rent.
We feel it will be incorrect to give zakaat to them because they are not termed under masakeen, poor or destitute but they do have debts to finish off.
My brother in law has recently opened his own business and slowly getting onto his feet.
Q: If quarter of the Awrah is exposed for less than three subhaanAllah, is the salaah valid?
A: Yes, this is in the case where it was done unintentionally. If it was done intentionally, then the salaah will break immediately (i.e. even before the time of three subhaanallahs).
Q: I put a plaster on the back of my mother's foot at around isha as she had a blister. She still had it on until the next day Maghrib because she forgot about it. Are her prayers invalid?
Q: Does mazi discharge make ghusal necessary?
Q: Amazon Affiliate Marketing is part of the Amazon Associates Program. It allows you to promote Amazon products through your unique affiliate links. When someone clicks on your link and makes a purchase, you earn a commission.
Question is, is it halal for earning money through Amazon Affiliate Marketing, if the product is halal? Would the money be halal for the affiliate marketers?
Q: I have a full-time job with work hours 8am-5pm per the contract. If I have completed all my work responsibilities and have free time, am I allowed to use that time to work on my personal business? If not, what am I allowed to use this time for?
And secondly, am I allowed to use the laptop issued by the company I work for, for personal use?
Q: About 7–8 years ago, when I was newly married (around 1 year of marriage), my husband suggested we do arm-wrestling for fun. With his permission, I also did arm-wrestling with his four brothers. At that time, I did not feel any lust or desire from my side at all.
I noticed that the brothers looked a bit excited, which could have been because they had never held a woman’s hand before but now I am worried. What if they might have felt lust at that time, 1 of them asked for a re match even though I lost from all of them but I said no 1 time is enough now I cannot ask them directly as it would be very embarrassing and it was almost a decade ago. Now I do proper hijab and cover my face too.
My question is: Does this cause hurmat-e-musaharat, and is my nikah still valid?
I also suffer from waswas (intrusive doubts) in religious matters, so I want clarity and peace of mind.
Q: Is it fine to listen to Quraan while driving?
Q: During the second rakaat of a sunnah salaah, someone while reading another surah, remembers that he forgot to read Surah Faatihah. Thereafter, he reads Surah Faatihah and another surah. Must this person perform sajdah sahw or not?