Getting married in Muharram
Q: My wedding date is fixed on August 20th, 2020 (1st Muharram). Is it permissible?
How should a late comer complete the jumuah and eid salaah?
Q:
1. If a person joins jumuah prayer in the second rakaat after rukoo, should he complete his remaining prayer or should he perform zuhar prayer?
2. In eid prayer, in the same above mentioned condition, will his eid namaz be considered performed?
Applying an Ointment for Pain in Ihraam
Q: Is it permissible for a person in the state of ihraam to apply ointment for pain? The reason I am asking is that all ointments generally have a scent, whereas all scented things are prohibited in the state of ihraam.
Woman in iddat moving to her daughters house in another country
Q: My father in law passed away recently. My mother in law is around 65 years old. I would like to bring her to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan so that her daughter, who is my wife can take care of her. The iddat period is 4 months 10 days. Can we break this iddat by paying kaffarah?
The Share of Each Partner in the Sale of a Property
Q: We are a few partners who bought a property. One partner gave R1 million and the others gave R5 million. Before selling the property, we told the partner who gave R1 million that we will give him R20 000 of the profit. Hence, we fixed the amount of profit to be given to him before selling the property. After selling the property, we gave him R20 000. Is this permissible?
Crying during salaah
Q: Does crying during one's salaah nullify the salaah? The crying is due to thoughts of emotional hurt, one's past, etc. coming to mind.
Fulfilling itikaaf of a vow during Ramadhaan
Q: Can a person fulfill an itikaaf of a vow/pledge during Ramadhaan?
Paying fidyah for fasts before the month of Ramadhaan
Q: Can a person pay fidyah for their fasts before the month of Ramadhaan? Will that be regarded as discharged?
How much sleep should a person get?
Q: We hear from scientists and doctors nowadays that adults need 6-9 hrs of sleep and teenagers need at least 9 and so on respectively. We also heard about great Ulama and still in the present time who only sleep a couple of hours.
My question is that does Islam have a stance on sleep and do you think we should follow this research?
Changing one's son's name
Q: My son was born on 29th July 2017 between 8:00AM and 8:45 AM. I named him Mir Mohammad Ashar. But recently a Mufti told me to change his name as the name Ashar has no meaning, it means counting in Arabic.
Now I want to change my son name to Mir Mohammad Ebrahim. It is ok and permissible in Islam to change the name and what is the procedure to change.