Doing certain actions in memory of the deceased
Q: Is it permissible to do certain things in dedication of a deceased person? For example, if the deceased used to like racing or boxing, can we do the same in memory of the deceased?
How should a woman complete her iddat?
Q: My grandfather passed away a few months ago and my grandmothers iddat will be completed on Sunday insha'Allah, is there any specific procedure in which she must "break" it?
Sending marketing emails to people
Q: Can I send emails to people who have provided their email ID's publicly to present them my company's services, they have the right to answer or not to answer?
Keeping one's money in a bank for safekeeping
Q:
1. Is opening a 'Shariah-compliant' savings account at a bank or at an 'Islamic' Bank with the sole intention of the bank safekeeping your money permissible if one intends to give all 'profit' earned in charity?
2. If one already has an investment account at an 'Islamic' Bank that claims to follow a Profit-and-Loss mode of financing, what should one do? Should we close down the account?
3. Is it against taqwa to save/invest money for the future?
4. What are the permissible means if one wishes to save/invest?
Keeping the name Inaayat
Q: Can we keep our daughter's name Anaum Rizqin Inayat?
Purchasing second hand items from a Hindu
Q: I am buying a cupboard and a bed from a Hindu family. Do I need to do something to make it paak or there is no issue?
Marrying one's first wife's niece
Q: I know a person who is married to 2 wives. The relation between the two wives is aunt and niece i.e. the second wife is the first wife's niece (that means his first wife's brothers daughter). The second wife had physical intimacy with the man before his second marriage. Does hurmat musaharah takes place in this case? Is the second marriage valid or not?
Hadith regarding India
Q: What is the hadith in connection with hind (India)?
One salaam in janaazah salaah
Q: What is the hukam (ruling) of the two salaams in janaazah salaah? If we go to Makkah, how should we do it because the imam only makes one salaam?
Inheritance
Q: My father in law, Mr. A has 6 daughters (all married). His late father had many properties which have not yet been distributed among his heirs due to some legal problems. Now Mr. A is not well. He has 4 questions:
1. Will Mr. A get his complete share as per shariah when the property is distributed?
2. If he passes away before the distribution, will his daughters get his complete share?
3. After his death, how will his property be shared among his heirs?
4. Can he make a will giving everything to his daughters now?