Q: Is there any sunnah or recommended way to stir food, tea or coffee? Should it be stirred in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction?

Q: Do you think I can get a fixed (permanent) retainer as opposed to a plastic retainer for my teeth which I can get off and on, just for the simple reason that I feel like a plastic retainer which you take on and off and have to possibly wear forever, will be a nuisance? There have been cases where not wearing your retainer will result in your teeth shifting, which would be a huge waste of money that was spent on braces. I feel like a fixed retainer will be easier for me.

Q: My husband wanted to buy the granite for our house but instead of buying it from a showroom he is buying it from the cinema theatre, just because it is cheap. I just want to ask if it is permissible in Islam to buy from a cinema theatre?

Q: How can I calculate 15 days during a journey in order to know whether I need to perform qasar Salaah or full salaah. Suppose I reach a destination on 1st Dec 05:30 pm and plan to stay till 15th Dec 05:30 am.

Do I need to to take into account till 15th Dec 5:30 pm (360 hrs) as it is less than 360 I should offer Qasr even though it is 15th day ?

Q: Can we perform more than 1 Haj and Umrah. Do we get the same reward as the first one if we perform Haj and Umrah more than once?

Q: I want to know whether ghusal and wudhu can be done in a bathroom? As it is wellknown that toilet and bathroom are combined these days so is the wudhu valid?

Q: Respect which we give to the original Quran is very high, should the same respect be given for a smaller English or Hindi version of the Quran?

Q: I had promised Allah Ta'ala that if He blesses my sister with a child when she was unable to conceive, I will keep 7 fasts for Him.

I even promised Allah Ta'ala to fast for two more reasons which He accepted and fullfilled.

I owe a total of 9 fasts for many years. I am trying but I am unable to do fast. Is there anything which I can do easily instead of keeping 9 fasts? I don't want to upset my Allah Ta'ala as He has done so much for me.

Q: I am a woman and suffer regular vaginal discharge. Sometimes after sexual arousal, I am certain that the discharge which is present is normal vaginal discharge because during arousal or sexual thoughts I didn't have any discharge nor there was climax nor any fulfillment nor any orgasm. Is wudhu sufficient to offer salaah?

Q:

1. If Asr salaah is prayed in a makrooh time, can the four rakaat sunnah be prayed before the fardh?

2. The makrooh time, I understand starts 20 minutes before Maghrib. Is it right?