Q: If we are short in time when praying salat, instead of reading the whole "Allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa.." in Durood, can we suffice with just "Salla allahu alayhi wa sallam", will the sunna be fulfilled by this? Also, is it ok to just mention the Prophet as a pronoun or should he be mentioned by name i.e. "Salla allahu ala Muhammedin wa sallam"?
Q: Please can you advise me with regards to whether when urine falls on my skin and I wipe my skin and ensure it is dry. If I subsequently perspire does my clothes as well as all the places I sit on (bed, chair etc) become napaak and do I have to clean these surfaces by wiping them thrice?
Q: Is it good or bad to cut one of the fingers through surgery if your daughter had six fingers?
Q: To possess a car in the place where I stay is a luxury simply because of the public transport (taxis and buses) been so well established. Nevertheless, it makes life much easier to possess a car because taxis are expensive and buses takes abit longer. In this situation does possessing a car still fall under hawaaij al asliyyah?
Q: I am not married. I would like to change my surname. Is this permissible?
Q: Is it more rewarding to perform Salaah in a Musjid or a Jamaat Khaana?
Q: In a book I acquired in 1978 called kitaab-us salaah printed by the young men's Muslim association which has been my guide ever since. I have now recently discovered the performance of Salaatul lail which is not mentioned in this book nor have I performed it previously. Can Mufti please throw some light on this.
Q: If a woman marries a man simply to use him by taking his money and then divorcing him, how would Allah judge this on the day of judgement?
Q: Is it allowed in Islam to attend funerals of non Muslim and go into churches for funeral ceremonies. Please put some light on this.
Q: If a person is not sure how many times he recited the tasbeeh in Salatul Tasbeeh, should he recite the tasbeeh a few extra times or should he just carry on and remain in doubt?