س:  في الماضي في أحد الأيام، وقع في بطني آلام شديدة، و بسبب الخوف الشديد على صحتي، قد أقسمت بالقسم، و تلفظت بمثل هذه الكلمات: "يا ربي إني أقسم لك، لو إنتهت الآلام، أنا كل يوم، سأشتغل بالتهليل، بل بزيادة التهليل، بقدر الممكن." (بعد القليل، إنتهت الآلام) و كنت أكرر هذا القسم بمرات كثيرة، و لكن وقع هذا التكرار في مكان واحد، و في كل مرة عندما أقسمت، كنت قصدت أمرا واحدا و قسما واحد. بل كررت القسم للتشديد فقط. و يصعب حالي بسبب أني قلت: "سأزيد التهليل كل يوم بقدر الممكن." و هذا اللفظ واسع التأويل و  التفسير. و ما كنت قائما بهذا الوعد و القسم أثناء عشرة سنوات، حتى الآن. و ما يترتب على ذلك؟ هل يكفي لي توزيع كفارة اليمين مرة واحدة فقط، و التوبة النصوح إلى الله مرة واحدة؟  إن كان هناك يجب كفارة اليمين لكل يوم من عشرة سنوات - فهذا صعب جدا، بل لا يمكن في حالي الإقتصادي. و لا يمكن أيضا أن أصوم بثلاث أيام متتابعة لكل يوم من عشرة سنوات، لأن ذلك ثلاثون سنوات متتابعة. ما أفعل فيما ذكرت؟ هل يجب علي نفسي التهليل بل الزيادة به كل يوم بقدر الممكن؟ و كيف أشرح على نفسي اللفظ : "بقدر الممكن؟"  ما نصيحتكم لي؟

Q: I do qurbani on behalf of people. lately I found out that the criterion for cattle was minimum 2 years. In the past I slaughtered  a grade cattle which are generally under 2 years. This was done totally unintentional. It was not done to save money as a grade are the most expensive. What is the ruling for the past qurbani as it is difficult to remember how many were made and whether it was nafl or waajib?

Q: Medically, a doctor can stop life-support treatment in the following cases: brain dead, no-hope situation or if the treatment will cause more harm than benefit. Is this permissible to stop treatment on a patient in the above circumstances?

Q: Is organ transplant or donation allowed? if yes, in what circumstances is it permissible/impermissible?

Q: Is contraception allowed in Islam? As a medical practitioner, can one issue contraceptive methods to one’s patient? Often, one interacts with non-Muslims who require contraception. If one is aware that this patient is involved in pre-marital/illicit relationships, is this allowed?

Q: Is termination of pregnancy permissible? if yes, in what circumstances is it allowed and not allowed? As a medical practitioner, one is allowed to refuse to perform an abortion. However, one is required to refer the patient to where it could be performed. Is this allowed?

Q: Although there was no real issue between me and my wife, her daughter had been a problem from day one. However to cut a long story short, My wife stated her reasons why she wanted a divorce and I reluctantly gave her 1 talak with the hope that we could reconcile. I did not want the divorce and still don't. However, she proclaims the marriage is over and now im confused. Can you clarify the situation?

Q: A certain madrasah utilises lillah and zakaat to run its affairs. The zakaat is used to pay the fees of the students of the madrasah and therefore becomes madrasah money. Also the madrasah is under and organisation/board that oversees the running of the madrasah. This organisation/board pays the fees of the ustaads of said madrasah. Besides the activities that are directly involved with running the madrasah, eg: feeding the students, transporting the students to and from the madrasah, lights, water, etc, will it be permissible to use the funds in other avenues which are not directly involved with the taleem and running of the madrasah? Can the madrasah funds be used to buy plane tickets for the ustaads to attend jors in cape town?can the funds be used to book in to hotel rooms if the ustaads are going to teach in a town that is 2 hours away from the madrasah? s it permissible to use the funds in other similar activities as mentioned above? Please explain in detail which avenues will it be permissible to use the funds and what will be the procedure to follow before these funds can be used?

Q: I had a house in my home country (Country A), then moved to another country (Country B) for a long period, but kept my house in Country A. After a while I decided to leave country B and move to a third country (Country C). I left country B permanently, but before going to Country C, I went back to visit my house in Country A, intending to stay there less than 15 days. At this point I didn't have any home apart from my house in Country A, but I, as mentioned, intended to leave soon, and find a place to stay in Country C. My question is: should I have shortened my prayers during the visit of my house in Country A?

Q: Please could you let us know the Islamic viewpoint regarding the following matters related to hunting:

1. In Zambia, the government sells licenses for hunting. Prospective buyers firstly have to pay a non-refundable fee in order to attain the right to bid. Thereafter, they can submit bids for licenses. Is this payment of a non-refundable fee permissible?
2. Once bids are submitted, the government through its discretion approves certain bids and rejects others. A person whose bid is accepted for a certain animal e.g. a buffalo, can go out and hunt the buffalo himself, or even sell the license to a third party at a profit. Is this reselling of the license permissible?
3. Government rules state that when the animal is shot and wounded, the license holder will be regarded as having attained the provisions of the license, regardless of whether he actually manages to catch the animal or not. If we regard the actual bay’ to take place when the hunter gets hold of the animal, then a situation might arise where he doesn’t get any mabee’ or he gets a dead animal (maytah). Please advise on this aspect.      
4. The government has demarcated national parks in which wild animals are confined. Would this be regarded as Ihraaz by the government? Furthermore, would it be permissible for a hunter to hunt more animals than what he has paid for i.e. poaching? If he does, will it be permissible for him to consume the meat thereof?