Q: My father doesn't take his responsibility as a father and he doesn't respond when spoken to and I stopped greeting him, am I sinful?

Q: In a Hadith it is mentioned that when a person remembers Allah when entering the house, Shaytaan cannot enter. If a person merely says 'السلام عليكم' will this be counted as remembering Allah?

Q: If a woman adopts a baby girl and breastfeeds her with milk that was produced with tablets, will

1. The woman's husband be this girls mahram?

2. The woman's father in-law be this girls mahram?

3. The woman's huband's brothers be this girls mahram?

4. Will the girl be able to marry the woman's sons?

Q: Is it permissible to enter into a fixed plan with ones energy supplier? By fixed plan I mean entering into a contract to pay a fixed price per kWh for any gas/electricity used during the coming year. The alternative is to remain on a variable plan, which means that the price of the gas/electricity fluctuates depending on market prices.

Q:

1. Are the sideburns regarded as part of the beard in Islam? Is it allowed for men to shave them?

2. While trimming one's sideburns, if a few hairs of the beard are accidentally cut (the hair of the beard being shorter than one's fist), will it be a sin?

Q: I have an amount of US Dollars which I purchased at R13.50 to a Dollar. Can I sell the Dollars at a higher price than what I paid for? The US Dollar rate as at today is R14.42

Q: How should a new Muslim perform salaah if he/she does not know any verses of the Holy Qur'aan?

Q: Is it correct that if a person has a bad dream, then he should not tell anyone for 3 days, and why is this so? 

Q: How do you explain to someone that certain things in Islam should not be questioned because he says that things don't make sense to him and certain Ulama are not helpful with questions that he has, although he won't say exactly what these questions are.

Q: Is it permissible to use bags which have pictures of idols printed on them?