Validity of wudhu and salaah with long nails
Q: If the nail gets long and were not cut in a week, will the wudu and namaz still be valid?
Getting nightmares almost every night
Q: I get nightmares two to three times almost every single night and this has been going on for the last 9 to 10 years despite reading Quraan before sleeping. What could be the reason?
Reading aloud when making qadha of Maghrib, Esha and Fajr Salaahs
Q: If one is making qadha salaah of Maghrib, Esha or Fajar Salaahs, must they read the Surahs aloud or can they read it softly?
Taking a vaccine to go for umrah or hajj
Q: What do we do in this time when the vaccinations are out? Do we take it or not? I'm not from South Africa but if we need to get vaccinated in order to see our family and go for Umrah/Haj should we take the vaccine?
Zakaat on lost jewellery
Q: My wedding jewellery set is now lost for two years. Until last year, I paid zakaat on it thinking that I would find it. At present, it is still lost. Should I continue to pay zakaat on it?
Deducting long terms debts in one's zakaat calculation
Q: A person took a loan of R5 million from the bank which is payable over 10 years. R500 000 is payable every year of the principle debt as well as R50 000 interest.
1) When calculating zakaat, will one deduct the entire amount of R5 million as his debt or only the amount payable for the current year of R550 000 (R500 000 principle and the R50 000 interest)?
2) Does one include the interest owing as part of his debts for the zakaat calculation?
Reciting Surah Kahf on Friday
Q: When reciting surah al kahf on Fridays, is one meant to recite the complete surah or just the first ten verses.
Strange men and women chatting on an islamic chat group
Q: Is it permissible for strange men and strange women to belong to an islamic chat group wherein they chat to one another?
Issuing three talaaqs to one's pregnant wife
Q: If a man gives his pregnant wife 3 talaaqs by repeating "I talaaq you, I talaaq you, I talaaq you" like that and she leaves his home, can he take her back? At the time of the talaaq being given, the father alone witnessed it together with the wife.
1. Are the 3 talaaqs valid?
2. Can they reconcile?
3. Is a talaaq allowed while the wife is pregnant?
Feeling depressed after one started talking less
Q: I have a bad habit of talking excessively. Alhumdulilah, after I began going to a girl's madressah and we did the ahaadith about talking excessively I began to talk less. But after I began doing this I began feeling depressed. Please advise me what to do.