Q: Three months before I got a son. But my son has no right ear. The right ear got microtia very little meat there like peanuts. The hearing in the right ear is also effected. I want to know why was my baby born with this defect? What does Islam say? My wife and I were doing wazifas to have a son. All reports during pregnancy were fine. Please tell me why God give me an abnormal son? Did  I commit some Gunaah due to which Allah Ta'ala is punishing me?

Q: Reported by Safiyyah (bint Abu Ubaid) (RA) that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) narrated: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Who consults a soothsayer and believes what he says, his prayers will not be accepted for forty days.'(Muslim) 

If this is so, then how can we ascertain if we have been affected by Sihr. Is there any way to find out without jeopardizing our Salaah ?

Q: It is haram for us to consume carrion (blood). Is it halaal for us to eat Spleen of an animal (since spleen also contains red blood cells) or is the prohibition only for running blood?

Q: I recently got married and my parents agreed to the marriage under the assumption that my husband is in medical school and will become a doctor. However, my husband is failing and is borderline of being kicked out. I am extremely stressed and need help in asking Allah Ta'ala to keep him in medical school and graduate. I am fearful of what our future will be like and how disappointed my parents and his parents will be. He has a meeting with the deans coming up and that will determine whether he stays in school or not. Please advise me of any duas or acts I can do to help keep my husband in school and to change the minds of the deans to allow him to stay in school. Please keep me and my husband in your duas.

Q: We are building and we were told to read Surah Bakarah and blow in the water and throw on the foundation. Please can you adsice us?

Q: I have a garden patch on which I grow vegetables for my family and to sell. How do I work out the Zakaat on this?

Q: I wanted to ask something related to my health and mind. It's been more then a year I am obsessed with the thoughts of death 24/7. It's in my mind and I am not able to relax. Every time I think about death and then I get dreams where I hear someone dying or I am going to graveyard or something like this and I get more scared. My life is ruined. Everyday I cry because I get stomach aches, headaches and every time I think that I have got some major disease. Can you please tell me what is it and how to get out of it? I will be very thankful to you.

Q: Can one keep the name Akira for a girl? It seems to mean light and intelligence. Is that right?

Q: I am a non Muslim married lady and have a kid also. I want to ask a question that what should I do if my husband is not fulfilling his responsibilities like as in he is busy in his job and life, busy with gadgets, mobile laptops. I have my in laws and my kid to be looked after so ultimately all the responsibility comes on me looking after kid, in laws and managing all household chores. My husband don't give me money also as per the requirements so I have to do a job also. So I want to have an answer from you what should I do?

Q: I will be sailing on a ship from Cape Town to Sydney in Australia. Since I will be losing time going East. How can I calculate the time for Fajr?