Q:

1. Photography has been prohibited in Shariah.  This being so, how could one even fulfill his Haj/Umrah, as photograph is a mandatory requirement for passport/visa/ID card during the pilgrimage.
2. Today, video telecasts are being used in Da'wah activities all over the globe.
3. Please list what are the permitted forms of photography/videography allowed in Shariah, with regard to today's world we live in.
4. Should we not resort to Ijma'a and Qiyaas for arriving at a solution to today's problems our Ummah faces, if we do not find solutions in Al Qur'an and Al Hadith?

I request your answer in detail.

Q: A woman wants to discharge her zakaah to a qualified recipient in another city. The recipient instructs a third person to collect that zakaah on his
behalf, and deposit in an account. The third person collects the zakaah. Therafter the recipient instructs the third person to please not deposit the zakaah, and not to collect it! Due to a delay in the third person collecting it! The third person after receiving this information via text message
acknowledges! Still collects and deposits the money! Now the bank account which was not the recipients account was in overdraft! With the result the entire zakaah amount was used up and the recipient did not receive it. So who is liable to replace that zakaah?

Q: Is it jaaiz and permissible to use donkey milk soap for washing face and hands? Please advise on that.

Q: During tashahhud one says "..as salaamu alayka wa alaa ibaadillaah'is salihin.." instead of "..as salaamu alayna wa alaa ibaadillaah'is salihin..". Does this break salaah if left uncorrected?

Q: We having a baby girl inshallah and want to know if the name Zayara or Zahara is permissble to keep?

Q: How can I help myself with ruqyah and what is the proper Quraan and Sunnah method? Where can I find a proper help in Johannesburg?

Q: Please tel me a dua to extend my visa please.

Q: Can you give the proper ruling regarding the proper shariah of child custody?

Q: This is a matter related to gifts and inheritance. I am married, with no children. I have adult brothers and sisters. I have decided to give with immediate effect all may assets, wealth, future earnings, including the pension I am accruing at work, to my wife. She will be the sole owner and final decision-maker. Of course, she may consult me if she wishes to and I may express as an opinion, but ultimately she will take the decision. However, the assets etc will remain in my name under secular law because of the huge legal and financial implications in transferring ownership. But my intention is clear: I want to give everything to my wife now, and I will see her as the owner and write a document to this effect and respect her right to take decisions. Will such a transfer of ownership be valid or invalid in shariah? I will appreciate your guidance.

Q: I want to be a surrogate mum. I really want to help sumbody who desperatly wants a baby. Is it halaal in Islam?