Q: How many grams of gold is half a dinar? Can you please tell me the amount in Pakistani rupees?

Q: Given that taking a photo of a person is prohibited, and so is looking at the opposite gender, which of the two options below would be a lighter sin:

1. A mahram taking the photo and thus avoiding the sin of going to a non-mahram to take a photo, but the mahram is now doing a prohibited thing (i.e. taking the photo).

2. Going to a professional photo studio where the photo will be taken by a non-mahram. In this situation the mahram avoids the sin of taking the picture, but this causes an interaction between non-mahram individuals.

Which of the two is the better option?

Q: If you accidentally or deliberately disrespect Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) because of personal circumstances, is all the good you did wiped off and worthless or is it still accepted?

Q: What's the ruling on shortening of prayer (qasr) for a student who went to study in another town/country for more than a year?

Q: Sometime back I took an oath never to step into my in laws home again. My husband keeps asking me to go with him. When I remind him, he doesn't go either. What should I do?

Q: Can I live in a hostel with my sister for higher education?

Q: I have a question regarding the haldi ceremony. I have learnt that this haldi ceremony is a religious ceremony of Hindus. However, many Muslims in our country celebrate this haldi ceremony before a wedding. As far as I know, this is a grave sin and this is imitating the kuffar, but does it take one out of the fold of Islam?

Q: Will it be correct to say that life is a greater blessing than imaan?

Q: I normally refer to the sunrise timing from the salah timings in Dubai which I Google. However sometimes there are differences of sunrise timings when compared with calendars. Some say 6:19, some state 6:17, some say 6:15.

So if I finished my Fajr Salah at 6:17am, which exact time should I use. I get confused which table should I refer to.

Q: My father is ill and unable to perform his salaah. I understand that I cannot perform the salaah for him. Is there any other way for me to cover up his salaah for him, and if so, how much will it cost to pay for his salaah? We estimate around 50 years without salaah. He has a house which just got paid off to the value of approx R800 000 and a car to the value of approx R40 000.