Q:
1. Can zakaat be given to a person who has debts?
2. There are people who live a better standard of living than me. They have better cars, better clothes, go on holidays, better household items, etc. than me but they have debts due to which they are below the nisab threshold. Can I give my zakaat to them?
Q: My brother was informed by someone that Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat, Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (rahmatullahi alaihi) had kept bottles of wine with him to give as gifts to non-Muslims. Is it true, or is it a false allegation?
Q: Is it OK to apply mehndi on one's hands while in haidh?
Q: Is the transparent water that comes out from wound impure?
Q: Can one pay income tax to SARS with the intention of giving sadaqah?
Q: I live in the UK for the last 14 years. I had a very difficult time till 2017. I did not have any reasonable job till 2010, then with Allah's blessings I started working as a taxi driver and paid off some of my debts. Allhamdulillah, now I have a decent job and a regular earning but I still owe a big amount (£75,000) to my family and friends which I am finding very hard to save to pay. We do have gold, just over the limit of zakat but not enough to pay off any significant amount of the money.
1. Do we need to pay zakat on the gold we have?
2. Can we get any financial help to pay off this amount we owe to family and friends? We don't owe banks much, apart from our mortgage as I have already paid off around £30,000.
3. Please guide me in this difficult situation.
Q: How to make niyyat for the combined janazah of a few people who passed away (male, female, children)?
Q: I know that kaffaarah fasts have to be kept consecutively, with no break in between. My question is that if a female has to keep kaffaarah fasts, then how will she keep them consecutively, taking into consideration that her haidh will come between the fasts?
Q: Some people say that nikah should not be performed in between the months of the two eids, i.e. the months between eid ul fiter and eid ul adha. Is there any basis for this in shariah?
Q: Is the law for zina (adultery) the same for a divorcee or widower? Suppose a man was married and now he is single after having divorced his wife or she died, will he be killed if he commits zina?