Q: I'm a government empoloyee and I get a salary per month. In our country there is a common trend of people who come to government offices for their needs to give some extra amount to employees working in various departments even if it is not compulsary to give that amount because they are afraid that work will not be done on time.

1. Can I take that amount if somebody is giving me in a similar fashion because of the trend? I never forced them to give that amount.

2. Can I take an extra amount if my officer gives to me but he received it from other people? (Officer takes amount somewhat forcefully from people)

Q: Please advise with regards to wiping a baby's bottom while the baby is still in diapers. Is it sufficient to use the baby wet wipes, as it removes all visible impurities, or do we need to wash as well?

Q: My parents have been divorced. My father who is a foreigner lives alone. He is verbally and emotionally abusive to myself and siblings. I want to maintain good relations with him however each time I would try to engage with him he would react abusively by saying nasty things about my family members and by cursing myself and family members. (Cursing my mother, brother, sister, husband, etc.). What should I do? Is there any Amal I could do in particular to help this situation?

Q: If man's private part did not fully enter a woman's vagina and the woman doesn't release mani but the man's sperm flushed out, so in that situation does ghusl become waajib on the woman?

Q: Suppose a person has missed fasts of so many years. She also has to fast the days of her periods of the previous Ramadan. Can she first fast for the period days and then make up the fasts of previous 5 to 6 years? Or the fasts have to be kept in sequence. By keeping in sequence it might happen that she doesnot get the time for keeping her period fasts before the next Ramadan.

Q: If a person cannot remember whether he broke his fast in Ramadan or not what should he do?

Q: A person forgetfully drinks water in Ramadan. While drinking water he suddenly remembers that he is fasting. He stops drinking water but while he was remembering that he is fasting he might have drank a little water. That means he drinks a little water remembering that he is fasting, but he did not have any intention to break the fast. He then continues the rest of the day fasting. Is his fasting valid?

Q: I'm currently offering my qadha salahs for which each day matters alot. I suffered from istihadah this month and was told not to offer qadha salah during istihadah. Kindly let me know the ruling of qadha salah and recitation of Quran during istihadah.

Q: Whenever I think of Allah, a shape like a human being comes into my mind. I try my best to remove it from my head. But it comes at once and I have no control over it. I do not believe that Allah has a form or shape. But because of this thoughts from shaitan, the image comes to my mind. But I try to reject it. Will i be sinful?

Q: On the 8th day of my period, during fajr time I saw complete dryness. So I did ghusl and offered prayer. But the next morning, I again saw blood.

Note that my usual habit of period is 8 to 9 days. Should I consider that my period is still going on?