Q: What are some good hobbies for the Muslim youth, such as Arabic calligraphy, archery, etc.? Please advise.

Q: I teach reverts and very often when we teach them the hadith on salaam they tell us that they very so often don't receive replies to their salaam from our Indian Muslims. They went to the extent of asking that should we rather not make salaam to them to save them from the sin of not replying. Please advise.

Q: Is it allowed to pray the 2 rakaat Sunnat e Muakkadah of Esha after I pray Witr prayer? Sometimes in emergency I skipp the sunnat and I wanted to pray it later.

Q: If I am performing the 4 sunnah muakkadah of Zuhr Salaah, and in the last 2 rakaats, I forget to read a surah after Surah Faatihah, but I only realize that I left this out after I have completed my salaah, is my salaah valid or should I repeat it?

Q: If a woman is pregnant and has the means to perform hajj, will she be sinful if she is told that the airlines doesn't allow her to fly in her third trimester. What should she do in this case?

Q:

1. Is loyalty points and the money attained by means of this permissible? Example: Smart Shopper points.

2. Also, if a person works for a company who reimburses him for his travel, will it be permissible to fill up at a garage which gives him points for his petrol.

Q: My friends are alcoholics and I'm not. We are having a picnic planned up soon and staying overnight. They want to bring alcohol but I dont like it and I know that if I sit with them the my prayers and dua won't be accepted for 40 days. What if I sit far away from them or be outside? Can I do that?

Q: My question is regarding zakaat. I work in a retail clothing company and my boss tends to miss zakaat payments due to cash flow reasons. Alhamdulillah his business is good and intentions are clear. Due to the nature of his business, he needs to hold lots of physical stock of clothes. Someone advised him that he can pay clothes as zakaat if he has cash flow issues. My questions are:

1. Can he pay his zakaat in clothes instead of cash?

2. If yes, can he clear off his OLD STOCK, and at what value - the value at the time of production, the value at the time of purchase or the sales value?

Q: What is the impact if we eat food from the middle of the plate?

Q: I would like to ask if there's any dua that I can read so I can have a healthy bond and relationshio with my siblings.