Q: I have named my daughter Ashmira. I want to know the meaning and origin of this name.

Q: If a person sets out on a journey to a certain place. There are two different routes that he can take to reach his destination. The first route is less than 78km while the second route is more than 78km. Will such a person be considered a musaafir if he takes any of the two routes when travelling to his destination?

Q: A fowl came into the home and soiled the carpet with droppings. Should I wash the soiled area only, or do I have to wash the entire carpet? If salaah was performed on the clean portion of the carpet before the entire carpet was washed, will the salaah be valid?

Q: I want to ask about buy and leaseback in Islam. Is it allowed?

There is this company selling shops in a mall with this buy and leaseback contracts where we own the shop but rights of giving it on rent resides with company and we get a fixed rent of 0.7% with 10% raise per year.

Also the company guarantees 20% price appreciation per year if we sell the shop back to them. All these are written in a single contract. Isnt this just the same as keeping money in banks with a fixed profit?

Q: My father died two years ago. I was suddenly touched by my mother and I felt lust. What is the ruling for this?

I am unmarried now. When I get married:

1. Are my children allowed to marry my own brother's/sister's or step sister's children?

2. Can I marry my mother's brother's daughter?

Q: Both of my children; daughter and my son have stopped reciting prayers and paying zakaat? This could mean death without imaan. Is there a special prayer I can recite for them in english?

Q: If a father hugs and kisses his son with lust. ( Son was sleeping at that time)

1. Will this nullify the father's marriage with the son's mother? The son is young and did not reached the age of  puberty.

2. Will this establish hurmat e musaharah?

Q: Is it mentioned in the Quran that obeying the Messenger is obeying Allah? When I asked someone that who should we obey more, Allah or the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)? They said obeying The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is the same as obeying Allah. Does it mean that we should equally obey them, wound we fall into shirk as we are obeying someone equally to Allah?

Q: While adjusting my scarf, I pulled a hair. It felt like it broke or got uprooted. Do I need to wash my head and scarf?

Q: I am investing with a group but the investment attracts 3% interest. I know interest is haram.

If the investment makes a profit and my share is given to me, can I reject the 3% of my profit which stands out as the interest to make my profit halaal?