Q: Is it permissible to make dua with a gap between the hands?

Q: Recently, I had two blisters on my arm, very close to each other, which ooze with pus. When I wash them, the pus starts coming out again. So I put plasters over both these blisters after the pus stopped flowing out. When it comes to performing wudhu, then how do I wash the narrow skin area between the two plasters without getting the plasters too wet?

Q: I missed 25 years of salaah. I was told that I have to make up for all the missed salaah. I did not know until now. Do I still have to make up for the missed salaah?

Can I make taubah and promise Allah Ta'ala to perform each salaah from now onwards without missing a single salaah? After making taubah, must I still perform the 25 years of missed salaah?

Q: I am 60+ and a widower. My children are abroad. I want to marry a Muslim lady widow to take care of me.

Can I marry her with the following terms:

1. She will get paid an agreed amount monthly, live with me and do all my chores for an agreed period of time, say 7-10 years.

2. She will not get any share in my property after me.

Q: Mention the harms and consequences of pornography and masturbation.

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?