Q: Is there any masnoon dua for asking Allah Ta'ala for Shahaadat?

Q: My wife and I Alhamdulillah are expecting the arrival of our first child and we do not know the sex. If it is a boy we chose the Name Ridhaa and if a Girl Liba. Are these names good names to keep? And also I want to find out what must be done with the afterbirth (placenta)?

Q: Is it permissible to stay away from family and friends (just attend to their needs when and where required) and not socialize much?

Q: Is it permissible to not marry citing the reason as having done grave sins in past and fearing that your spouse might find out about it someday and feel betrayed and cheated upon?

Q: I would like ruling regarding if stem cell and cord blood banking is halaal?

Q: Is it haraam to work as a cashier in a grocery store where people occasionally buy haraam items such as alcohol or pork?

Q:

1. A person missed his Asr Salaah and only found the time to perform the Qadhaa of this Asr, when the time of Maghrib was about to expire. In this situation, if he performs the Qadhaa of Asr first, the Maghrib Salaah will become Qadhaa. Which Salaah should he perform in this time, the Maghrib Salaah or the Qadhaa of the Asr Salaah?

2. If a person missed a Salaah and the time of the next Salaah has now set in, which Salaah should he perform first, the Salaah that he missed or the Salaah of the time that set in?

Q: I am a student and I have friends but when they get good grades I feel a little jealous but when I get good grades, they do the same thing. I don't want to compete with them but they always compare themselves with me. I don't want to get compared but what can I do to avoid this feeling. I don't want to compete with them.

Q: Can we use pigeon feed seed from Makkah for pregnancy? Is using these seeds haraam? Some one told me that it is shirk. Is it true?

Q: I am Muslim and Sunni woman. Divorced for last 7 years. I have done my Nikkah last year in the presence of two male Muslims witnesses, with a man who supports me in every manner. My family was not involved as being a divorced people don't like remarrying of a woman. We kept on meeting but for last some time I am not getting any job and it seems my Rizq is banned on me, I am afraid that am I in a Haram relation. I have stopped seeing my husband but he's angry with me now. Please let me know what to do. Witnesses were there and man is mature and supportive but I am really scared. I perform all my prayers n tilawat tahajud and other ibadat but no rizq from anywhere. Please pray and advice.