Q: I got married a year ago. Nikaah and everything took place but I never sign the certificate or recieve a certificate saying that I'm married. Am I married and how do I go about for faskh if I don't have a certificate?
Q: Is it OK for a husband to keep putting off the topic of having a baby? Even though I expressed my feelings about wanting a baby and he doesn't seem to take it into consideration.
Q: If the nail gets long and were not cut in a week, will the wudu and namaz still be valid?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Q: When reciting surah al kahf on Fridays, is one meant to recite the complete surah or just the first ten verses.
Q: Is it permissible for strange men and strange women to belong to an islamic chat group wherein they chat to one another?