Q: If a person recites this dua thrice أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لاَ اِلٰهَ اِلّٰا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ , Allah Ta'ala forgives all his sins. Does this forgiveness include major sins or is it only for minor sins?
Q: I need a reference from the Ahaadeeth where people say Hazrat Yaqub (alaihis salaam) was Israeel, while Quraan mentioned his name, Yaqub 16 times, and also his progeny (2:132-133, 2:136, 2:140, 3:84, 4:163 etc.)
The reason for asking this question is that I got reference from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 32: 22-32, where Hazrat Yaqub (alaihis salaam) fought with Allah Ta'ala and overpowered Him. Then Allah Ta'ala blessed him. God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israeel."
Q: A Muslim woman married a non-Muslim. No nikaah took place, instead just a court marriage. The husband continues with his Hindu lifestyle and the woman continues with her Muslim lifestyle, i.e. she observes fasting and continues with salaah.
Is her ibaadat accepted or all in vain? What advice can we give her?
Q: We slaughter goats for Qurbaani. We understand that a goat needs to be one year old. Must it be an Islamic year, or English?
The farmer gave us the date of the birth of this goat, and it was born on the same date as Eid (Islamic date), exactly a year ago. So it's exactly 1 year old, must we still check if it was born in the morning or afternoon, to make make sure we dont slaughter it before time?
Q: I love all my family members, both maternal and paternal. But I am too lazy to phone them and sometimes extremely shy for other members of my family. Therefore I do not keep contact. Will I be regarded as one of those who break family ties?
Q: I am going to start an online business to sell women's clothing online. Is it permissible to post pictures of the clothes worn by women in which their faces, hair and hands are showing?
Q: Is it permissible in Islam to sell items at a large markup? Is there a limit as to how much profit we can make?
Q:
1. Is it necessary to make wudhu for each salaah if one has discharge randomly throughout the day?
2. If one salaah was read and by the next salaah time there is no discharge seen nor felt, is it necessary to make wudhu?
Q: Did our prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) take part in zikr before praying Salaatul Janaazah?
Q: I live in Canada. Is it permissible for my wife to claim 50% of my assets if she goes for a divorce? Canadian law allows her to claim 50% of my assets.