Q: I've got two sons. They're toddlers. 

My elder son received alot of money as a gift when he was a baby while the second one didn't receive as much. I was thinking of converting their cash to gold. Will it be okay for me to give money to add only to the younger one so I can get the same amount of gold for each child or will it be unfair to the older child? 

We will not inform them of this when they are older.

Q: How to deal with people who lie about you, tarnish your image, hurt you and deprived you of your basic rights. They constantly taunt you and pick faults in you? How to stay firm in faith when you see a liar and deceptive people to be successful in life while truthful and honest ones suffer? 

Is continuously praising oneself and thinking low of others permissible in Islam?

Q: I have recently heard of a new venture many of our Muslims are going into, it is the trading of gold on the forex market. I wanted to find out if it is permissible and if so then how, as no physical exchange of ownership takes place, and also if you own an item although it can depreciate in value it won't cease to exist as is what happens on this gold market.

Q: Is it permissible in Islam to release a fish after having caught it?

Q: I terminated my pregnancy in 6 months and this is murder. Is there any kaffara or diyat? Kindly guide me what can I do.

Q: My hair is very thin, especially my beard hair. If I make wudhu and do khilaal, then sometimes, few hairs fall off. 

I'm planning to do umrah inshallah. My question is that if I am in the state of ihraam and hair falls off accidentally while making wudhu etc., not on purpose, then will there be damm or anything necessary?

Q: We are baaligh women, and our ears are not pierced yet. Now we wish to have our ears pierced, but we cannot find a single lady to do it for us. In this situation, can we get our ears pierced by a male?

Q: Years ago I made umrah and then I made an overnight visit to Taif. Was I suppose to perform another umrah on my return to Makkah?

Q: What is a salam transaction and the Shar’ee ruling that relates to it?

Q: Can one take the sahadah alone without any witness?