Q: Please advise if it is permissible for a person to come out of the musjid to give the azaan whilst he is in sunnat i'tikaaf.

Q: A person entered the musjid while the congregational salaah had started and he had not performed Tahiyyatul Musjid. Can he join the congregational salaah and intend (i.e. if it was Maghrib time) that he is performing 3 rakaats of the fardh salaah of Maghrib and he is also performing Tahiyyatul Musjid?

Q: Is it allowed to wear wrist watches with diamonds in it?

Q: Whose duty is it to look after the old parents; the sons or the daughters?

Q: Is it permissible to have an abortion? My wife needs to go for surgery and if she doesn’t have the surgery done she will die.

Q: Can anyone become a hafiz by learning the Quraan or has Allah Ta'ala only selected certain people to be haafizul Quraan?

Q: Is it a sunnah method of teaching the Quraan to hit the student when they do not know their work? I know Islam advocates hitting the child for missing salaah after 10 years and to spare the rod is to spoil the child, but is it the way of the sunnah and the Sahaabah to hit the student for making mistakes while learning the Quraan?

Q: My family plans on celebrating thanksgiving. I heard that it’s forbidden for a Muslim to prepare a turkey dinner on thanksgiving because this is an imitation of non-Muslims. It is confirmed in an authentic narration that whoever imitates a people is one of them.

If my family still plans on celebrating thanksgiving, should I avoid sitting with them? What must I do to not participate with them during this day?

Q: I have fallen in love and I'm in a relationship with a transgender woman. I haven't been more confortable and happy ever before. Can I marry her?

Q: A person rents out a flat and signs a lease agreement wherein it is stated that the tenant will be liable for maintenance costs. However, in light of the shari ruling, who will be responsible to pay for general maintenance of the following; changing the bulbs, repairing a clogged pipe, repairing the aircon, replacing the geyser, replacing damaged washers, etc.?