Q: My father had been for Hajj over 10 years ago. At the time he had a very close friend who he had owed some money to. Before going for hajj, he went to his friend to pay off whatever money he owed him but his friend refused, saying go and enjoy your hajj, and being friends, he kept saying don't worry bout all of that now. So my dad went for his hajj, when he got back, a short time later, his friend past away in a car accident. My father is now older and is not working anymore due to his health , but because his friend never directly say don't pay me, its been worrying my father and so he decided to save up the money that he would have had to pay his friend and give it to his friend's son, who has no knowledge of this. After many months of saving, as he is now unemployed, he managed to save the money and was going to get the money sent to the son via a mutual friend within the week. Then within the weekend his house was burgled and the safe was stolen with the money in it. Does my father still have to save again and pay the money?

Q: My father died leaving behind my mother, 5 daughters, 2 brothers, 2 sisters. According to sharia after deducting the burial expenses, debts and one third of the estate for bequests, the estate will be divided into 720 shares and will be distributed as follows: The wife will receive 90 shares, each daughter will receive 96 shares, each brother will receive 50 shares, and each sister will receive 25 shares.

One of the sisters died after my father’s death.

One of my uncle (father’s brother) and one sister denied taking any share.

Children of one sister who died after my father’s death are also denying taking their mother’s share.

1. What should be done?
2. Who is responsible for the division of my fathers estate?

Q: If a person forgets to make Sajda Sahw and has made both Salaams can he still make the Sajda Sahw and does he repeat Attahiyaat, Durud and dua after Durood?

Q:

1. List the circumstances under which an Imam who is the most knowledgeable may in his own presence permit a man of lesser knowlege to be Imam for that Salaah; meaning that how is it possible for an Aalim to permit a hafiz to be Imam when the more knowledgeable person has the responsibility by virtue of his greater knowledge to correctly be the appropriate Imam?
2. Does the Imaamat of the unappointed Imaam, despite it being out of place, does the Salaah of such an Imaam and that of those musallees following such an unappointed Imaam, become an invalid or null and void Salaah?

Q: The Imaam of my Musjid trims his beard to less than a fist length. Should I pray salah after him or not?

Q: Kindly advise me which are some of the best Surah's or Ayaat to be recited during Salaatul Haajat?

Q: Is playing a naat on the piano permissible?

Q: Our work has a makeshift prayer room with a toilet and hand basin in it - is this acceptable? The room is alongside the female toilets and a meeting room and noises carry through the wall into the prayer room - is this a problem? I use a disabled toilet close to the prayer room (10 metres) and have used a plastic bottle for cleansing. The company has taken the bottle away as they say it is a safety problem. I suggested they instal a hand held bidet (like a shower hose) to remove safety problem.  But they want me to use another disabled toilet that is further away (more than 50 metres and through many doors) because they don't want to upset disabled people. How far away should cleansing be from the prayer room?

Q: 

1. Is both salaams in janazah salaah wajib like other salaah?
2. Is there anything that can be read between the fourth tabeer and the tasleem?
3. Where the hand should be placed in the posture between the fourth tabeer and the tasleem?
4. While making salaam, should one make niyyat to the people on that side, farishta, jinnat etc like in other salaah?

Q: While doing sajdah women should touch their elbows to the ground. This is according to which maslak?