Q: Is it gunaah if I gave my property to 2 of my children an not the other 2?

Q: I started praying Maghrib Fardh about 30-31 mins after Maghrib started (according to the calendar) and finished 41 mins or so after Maghrib started. I am not sure if I performed it on time as it was already dark outside. Do I make up the prayer or is it valid because my intention was to pray the fardh of maghrib? I also prayed 2 sunnah what about them?

Q: Is it sunnah to wear a Kurta (thobe) and topi and therefore rewarding? Or is it something that was just the apparel of the time of Nabi Sallalualaihi wasalam? Does the hadith apply that if a person wears jeans and shirts then he is imitating the kuffar and would resemble them, given the fact that Muslims wear it too so its the dress of the place and era? Please provide your explanation. May Allah reward you with Jazai Khair

Q: My son's wedding date has been finalized and both parties have agreed that we will just have one joint reception and split the cost two ways. However I am now experiencing problems whereby the brides family do not want to have the separation for males and females and instead want a mixed gathering as they say that immediately after the reception you will notice the mixing of the sexes outside the hall and my wife agrees with them. What advise can Mufti give me to take to my wife and the bride's family.

Q: I live in a country were car insurance is required by law. If one does not have car insurance, they will be issued a citation until they attain the car
insurance. Is it permissible for one to have car insurance in this circumstance?

Q: Is it permissible to give money (Cash) as Zakaatul Fitr instead of dates or barley? Because it is very difficult to find a poor muslim who to take actual food to in the locality in which I live. Also, is it permissible to give Zakaatul-Fitr in the middle of Ramadan instead of waiting till Eid?

Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to attend a thanksgiving service for the deceased person at a church?

Q: How many rakaats for magrib during qasar? Is it 2 or 3 rakaats?

Q: How can a person who tries his best to keep away from sins convince himself that he is the most bad person in this world when he sees people
around him are sinning openly? I humbly request your advice in this regard so that I can have a pure heart free from all sort of roohani diseases like
thakabbur etc.

Q: Is it compulsory for a Muslim man to keep a beard when his father is strictly forbidding him from doing so? What should a man do in this condition?