Q:  I have a monthly income of R10 000 which is paid on the 1st of every month. At the end of the month I barely have anything left. I also have no savings. I was previously wealthy and also I never went insolvent. I always took out my zakaat in the first week of Ramadhan. If the first week of Ramadhan falls on the 1st week of the gregorian calender when I receive my salary, is zakaat waajib on me?

Q: My cousin and her fiance' did ijaab and qabul (proposal and acceptance) without a khutba in the presence of two females and one male (the first female is my cousin i.e my brothers wife and the second female is her cousin and the boy is also her cousin). Is this nikah valid?

Q: If I died how do I divide my house? I have 4 siblings all sisters and parents alive. Or, if I had the same situation but a divorced wife with my child then what do I do?

Q: Is it necessary to stipulate a termination date in an employment contract? 

Q: What is the mas'alah regarding Isha Salaah in the city of Chicago U.S.A. According to the Salaah timings calendar there are 2 timings for Isha Salaah i.e. Isha 1 & Isha 2 (the time difference between them is about 30 mins). Isha 1 corresponds to the disappearance of shafaq-Ahmar (15 degrees) and Isha 2 corresponds to the disappearance of shafaq-abyadh (18 degrees). At the moment the masaajids mostly follow Isha 2 due to "ihtiyaat". But the place where I will be performing taraweeh, if we follow Isha 2 then we will be finishing our taraaweeh around midnight (due to Isha 2 starting around 10:40pm). It will be quite difficult for the musallees due to sehri ending around 3:15am. The person in charge left it up to me to decide whether to follow Isha 1 or  Isha 2, but they will be pleased  if I follow Isha 1. What is the best thing for me to do?

Q: What is the mas’alah regarding taking money for leading the Taraaweeh Salaah during the month of Ramadhaan? In the country I live in, most people performing Taraaweeh accept the money and gifts that people give them.

Q: Are human beings children of God or creation of God?

Q: Alhamdulillah we have ladies weekly talim in our area. The talim has been going on for approximately 15 years. Up until recent years there was no particular speaker who did the six points, some of the ladies took turns to do the six points. A few years ago a female who often goes out in jamaat moved into the area and she now does the six points every week. When I had talim at my home recently I called an Apa (the Apa is an Aalima) who conducts the talim in her area to be the speaker for that week. The lady who usually conducts our talim looked a little upset. Sometime before another resident wanted to call a prominent Apa to be the guest speaker however the lady who does our talim said that not just anybody may speak. I would like to call another Apa who conducts talim in various areas to be the guest speaker at my home. I do not want to offend our lady. Is her behaviour correct? What are the rules regarding who may do the six points?

Q: I am probably in the state of istihaazah but I am bleeding everyday continously for the past 2 months. With Ramadaan coming up I have many questions. Some days my flow is much heavier and some days its just a little, how does this affect my fasts? Please clarify the rules for salaah and reading Quraan as well?

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1.  It is reported that Abu Hurairah (Radiyallahu Anhu) led the prayers of janazah of Ayshah and Umme Salamah (Radiyallahu Anha) in the cemetery of Baqi and Ibn Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) was also in the jama'ah. 
2. The Messenger of Allah said : "Take advantage of five things before the arrival of other five: Your youth before old age, your health before disease, your wealth before poverty, your life before death and your leisure before being too busy.
3. There are three things that accompany a mayyit until his grave, his family, his wealth and his actions. Among these three things, two return, his family and his wealth. Only his actions accompany it. (Saheeh Boukhari)
4. Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah at the time of his death, turned to the Ka'bah and placed his right hand under his head. (Musnad Ahmad)
5. The waqia of Abou Talha and Umme Soulaim about the death of their son is mentioned in brief in Saheeh Boukhari. Anywhere else can it be found in details?