Q: I'd like to know if the parents of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) passed away as Muslim? Do we use Radhiyallahu Anhu and Radhiyallahu Anha for them?

Q: Can we take name of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) while eating or drinking or after drinking milk, or must our mouth be totally clean?

Q: I would like to know clearly the hukam (ruling) of observing purdah (niqaab) in front of non Muslim ladies? Is it the same hukam as having to observe purdah in front of males... Kindly please advise as I heard the masla but I haven't come across it in my studies in madrasah.

Q: I would like to know which animals' meats are explicitly declared to be haraam in the Quraan and Hadith. 

Q: I came from Pakistan for umrah and performed umrah successfully. Then we (my wife and I) went to Madinah Munawwarah and thought of doing another umrah. One night before I had a flu and pain in my body so we postponed the intention of umrah. We reached Makkah and then next day we performed umrah after going to masjid Ayesha. Someone said that whether you have the intention of umrah or not you should enter Meqaat in ihraam. Kindly help me in this regard as I have last 3 days in Makkah. If dam is waajib and we don't have that amount of money then what do we do?

Q: I'm a dentist and I want to work and gain money through halaal means so that Allah is pleased with me. So I'm interested in the cosmetic dentistry field in which we make smiles more pleasing with crowns, veneers or filling techniques. Kindly guide be about the shariah rulings in this matter as I will take the next step accordingly.

Q:

1. Is it necessary or sunnat to wash the hands before eating snacks (not a regular meal)?

2. Usually the snacks are served in bowls and eaten with the help of spoon. What is the rule if it is eaten with hand?

Q: Person A has said that for a self employed person who has to declare his profits at the end of 1 year in the UK, it is jaaiz for him to purchase a car on interest because if he does that, he’ll be paying less tax to the government as he believes that tax is haraam.

He says this isn’t permissible for a person who isn’t self employed as such a person pays tax according to his fixed salary irrespective of where he spends his wage on. (He says that this is how the system works in UK for tax.)

What is to be said of this?

Q: I had a gold chain which I traded in to the goldsmith for a new chain which he is going to make for me. The new chain might be a bit longer than my original one which I traded in, therefore, because the weight of the new chain is more, I will have to pay him a little extra money.

At the moment, my original chain is with him, and I will only take my new chain from him when it is ready. Is it permissible for us to do the transaction in this way?

Q: If I purchase live chickens for slaughter and some die during transport, will it be permissible to give them to poor non-Muslims?