Q: What is the ruling/status regarding the pants above the ankles in terms of the following:

1. Folded up above the ankles only during salaah times.

2. Pants/jeans folded up at all times above the ankles

Q: There is a mother and father who have a gay son that is living with his gay lover and intends on getting married to him. The son is not in the parents care, is financially independent and lives in another city. The parents, brother and sister have spoken to him regarding his actions on countless occasions not to do the sin but he never listens. He intends to continue his relationship and lifestyle.

1 What do the family members do since he is being obstinate?

2 Do the family members have to cut ties with him?

3 Can any cordial relationship occur between the parties?

4 Can the mother conceal the sons true actions from the father?

Q: If I saw bleeding on Saturday morning Fajr time, and again on Monday morning 8:00am... And bled nothing in between... Is it considered as haidh?

Q: There's a certain amal for the treatment of navel displacement. The amal is as follows:

2 rakaats nafl salaah; 100 times Durood Shareef; 100 times Surah Fatiha; 100 times Durood Shareef.

After 2 rakaats, one should continue sitting on the musalla and recite the above. This amal should be carried out on an auspicious night. It is said to be effective if one yawns during the amal.

Also, this is to be able to treat others. So for example if someone's navel is displaced, then they would contact you. You will then recite Durood Shareef, Surah Fatiha, Durood Shareef a certain number of times. If you yawn during the reading then the persons navel has been displaced and you will read for them until they feel relief.

My concern is that generally we are discouraged from yawning. Can this amal be practiced?

Q: If a person has done a diploma in a particular field and has a good work experience but for promotion and growth of the company, they ask for a degree. There are institutes which will give a degree in 1 year through lateral entry inspite of 4 years which will be valid and recognized, not a fake or forged one. The person knows his work but just needs a certificate for the promtion. Is it permissible to get such a certificate?

Q: I am working in Delhi, India for the last ten years and residing here only. Now, on a few occasions, 2 or 3 times a year, I visit my hometown which is more than 700 kms away. I go there for 12 days. Should I offer qasr namaz or full namaz?

Q: What was the age of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) at the time of acceptance of Islam?

Q: Is it haram to ride a cow?

What about a bullock cart?

Q: My son, aged 17, passed away last February. I still did not perform his aqeeqa. Can I do aqeeqa for him now? 

Q: I want to ask about conditional divorce. My wife and I had many fights for the reason that she used to check my phone and usually fighting with me for many issues, e.g. my contact list messeges from my students, etc. I was sick and tired of these fights because it had been a routine and I was highly stressed because of these querrels.

This Ramadhaan I slept after offering my Fajar prayers and at about 9 am when I was about to wake up, I noticed my wife investigating my phone again. I was in extreme anger and I said to her "Next time if you touch my phone, consider it a talaaq" "اب اگر تم نے میرا فون چھوا تو میری طرف سے طلاق سمجھنا" I wanted to stop her from invetigating my phone and not the normal usage. Afterwards I handed over my phone to her myself for several reasons like receiving and making calls and she never did the investigation on my phone again.

I want to seek your guidance about the conditional divorce in Islam, as on my reserch from internet and direct question from one of the Mufti Saheb I received diversed answers. Mufti Saheb told me that there is no conditional talaaq in Islam and you have to pay kaffara for this statement. At the same time he refers that even a direct divorce in extreme anger is not considered a divorce.