Q: My wife and daughter (25 years old) want to go to visit Dubai from the UK. Is it permissible for them to travel together without a male.

Q: Is the following makrooh:

1. To read a shorter Surah in the first rakaat and a longer Surah in the second rakaat?

2. To read a Surah in the 1st rakaat and then skip a Surah and read the next Surah in the second rakaat?

3. To recite Surahs in the wrong order in salaah?

Q: Is verbal utterance necessary for an oath to be valid or will an oath be formed if a firm intention is made in the heart without saying it loudly with the mouth and tongue?

Q: I have been told that we cannot pre determine what surahs we going to read before commencing salaah. This came up when I told someone that I have first rakaat surahs, second rakaat surahs & so on, so I do not make a mistake or forget which rakaat I am currently reading.

Q: I caught Maghrib Salaah in the 1st tashahud and on completing salaah I realized that I have completed 4 tashahud in a 3 rakaah salaah. Was this correct? If not, do I need to make Qazaa?

Q: If a Muslim taxi driver bought his taxi through a bank loan, will his income be halaal?

Q: I have heard that whenever Sahaba asked Huzoor (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) about hijri 1439 he bagan to cry. If this is true then tell me prophecies about this year.

Q: My father passed away approximately seven years ago. My brother was the appointed executor of the estate. However, until today, he refuses to wind up the estate. Over the years since my father's demise, my brother has continued to run the business and deal in the assets left by my father at his own discretion.

My questions are:

1. What is the current state of the estate and how should it now be distributed?

2. What are the powers of the executor? Can he deal in the assets of the estate (e.g. sell them) without the consent of the other heirs?

Q: Someone told me, regarding the miracles of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that Allah Ta'ala said, "You do not perform miracles, I perform them." Is it correct?

Q: I want to know, I was an Athiest for a long period of my life. I have parent issues. I am a mujrim according to Islamic term. I do not have a good understanding with my parents. They have abundent me for some accusational issue. Beside I have some mind health problems. I heard if a child doesn't have a good relationship with his parents then Allah will not accept his duas. What if the the parent is wrong here and the child doesn't have any fault, will Allah understand my circumstances and dilemmas and accept my prayer? Will Allah help me out?