Q: Can mufti saheb provide guidance on the following two questions regarding taking part in democratic elections: 

​1. Is voting in a democratic election regarded as a religious obligation (such as Amr bil Ma'ruf wa Nahy anil Munkar), and is it correct to cite Surah Ali imran (3:110) as a proof for the permissibility or necessity of voting? ​

2. From a Fiqhi perspective, is a vote regarded as a form of shahadah (testimony) where the voter bears witness before Allah Ta'ala regarding the candidate's character and eligibility of leadership?

Q: Is it permissible to use a taweez for my acne (pimples)? 

Is ones wudhu accepted if one has Zam-Buk and after making wudhu there is still some Zam-Buk there?

Q: If you shave your mustache and you don't have a beard, is that allowed?

Q: 

1. I have a big beard. Must I wash it each time I wash my face during wudhu? 

2. Must I wash my sideburns as well? 

Q: If crust is found in the corner of the eyes 15-20min after wudhu despite rubbing ones eyes at the time of wudhu, is the wudhu fine? 

Q: Is the new trend Swap & Share permissible? 

Example: you are invited to a persons house to swap & share. There's 15 people. Each person has to bring 15 exquisite same gifts. One for each person. Is this okay?

Q: My khala and her 26 year old son are travelling for Umrah. My mom wants to go too. I am a 27 year old female. Can I accompany my mother? My brother can not go.

Q: Husband said to his wife if you want to go, then go. 

Does this sentence mean that the husband has given right to his wife? Husband said that he had no divorce intention. Husband love his wife very much.

Q: After ghusl was completed, it was discovered that a large plaster was on the buttocks of the deceased. Blood was visible on the plaster. 

The Aalim present said the ghusl was done, and there is no need to remove the plaster and wash the area underneath, because if the plaster is removed, blood might come out. So it was left as-is. 

When the body was being placed in the grave, it was seen that blood had come out from that area as it soaked that area of the kafn. 

Was the ghusl was completed - was the Aalim correct?

Q: Is it permissible to write (SAW) after writing the name Nabi Muhammad?