Q: Can I give zakaat to my cook, who is trying to buy a new house as her current living conditions are extremely poor? Also, her daughter is getting married. Can I give it to her daughter? 

Q: There is a scholar in our masjid, we used to ask deeni masail to him. 

One day me and my cousins were joking about him, like one acts like that scholar and other one comes and asks masla to him. Our intention was not to mock his fatwas, his knowledge, or his role as a scholar but his speaking style and body language. 

Did we commit kufr?

Q: Can a woman in iddat use baby powder? 

Can she use deodorant? 

Can she use soap?

Q: Please advise on adding beautiful qiraat from well known Qurras to adverts shared on social media platforms.

Q: Is nikaah between a Sunni girl and an Ismaili boy valid?

Q: I like a girl that girl belongs to a Qadiyani family but she is a Muslim herself as she has claimed and even recited the kalima in front of me to prove it. 

Kindly tell me if I can be in nikkah with her and what are the precautions that need to be taken or shall I need more verification about her religion and how can I do it?

Q: Abu Hurairah and Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “War is deception.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] 

Is it permissible to deliberately spread a false rumour accusing the wife of a prominent political enemy of the Muslims of adultery, with the intention of discrediting him, causing turmoil and distress in his personal life, and thereby hoping to gain a strategic advantage for the Muslims?

Q: Please advise the best dua for long life. 

Also, will my wife be with me in jannat if we both are granted this joy by Allah Ta'ala?

Q: I wanted to ask some things related to the payment of zakaat. They are as follows: 

I was unaware that I had enough gold previously and now I have to pay zakaat for the last 2.5 years. So will the zakaat of each year be calculated according to the gold value in that year, or according to the current year's gold value? 

If I won't pay it all at once, and do it in installments will I be sinful in delaying it further?

Q: Is the following Hadith authentic or is it a fabrication? 

It is reported in the Hadith that whoever passes by the graveyard and recites Surah Ikhlaas eleven times, he will receive reward equivalent to the number of the inmates of the graves.