Q: I am facing a difficult situation at work where my employer won't give me off for Jumuah Salaah. To make it for Jumuah, I sometimes switch my shift or lunches and sometimes take off. What can I do to remedy this? It is affecting me emotionally and spirituality.
Q: A person is working for a Madrasah. He says he is doing it for Allah's sake/pleasure. Does this mean that he can't /shouldn't take a salary from the madrasah?
Q: Is it permissible to stick the following in the Quraan Majeed for esaal-e-thawaab? “This Quraan Majeed has been donated for the esaal-e-thawaab of the virtuous soul of our beloved Holy Prophet Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) , to my father _____, my mother _____, brother _____ and sister _____ and all the Muslim men, women and children.”
Q: If my brother is in debt for 200k earns +- 14k also has old lay-bys that he pays for every month, has two children, rents a flat, has house expenses plus petrol, always ends up taking money and food from my mum, can my mom and I give him our zakaat or interest money to pay his debts?
Q: I understand that Zakaat is not payable on an extra house. But if the extra house is rented and I am not receiving the rent because I live abroad
and my parents/brothers receive the rent and spend the rent to fulfill their needs. Do I still have to pay Zakaat on the rent?
A: No
Q: If someone believes that the Imam of the Musjid is a Shia, then is it permissible for that person to read Salaah behind this imaam?
Q: I would like to know if the name Hannah is a good name. I love the story of Hannah (R.A) but have heard that it doesn't have a good meaning. Please advise.
Q: Help me understand the role & responsibility for a girl towards her mother in-law. Is there any Hadith for the same? Many people nowadays challenge that there is not a single responsibility prescribed for a girl towards her mother in-law.
Q: Many of us believe in the black magic/evil practices & Jins' effects. Is it valid or is it possible by its means; spoiling someone's Business or Families, subjecting someone to illness etc. Shall one consider some Maulana/Peers who cure the magic on daily routine, or depend on Allah only; as some has told me to consult such Peer because for going for a cure is Sunnat.
Q: A company that was founded and currently owned by a Muslim has the name 'Hyperion.' In Greek mythology, 'Hyperion' is the name of a child between the Sky and Earth deities. This is a formal definition of the word 'Hyperion': "Hyperion is a Titan and a son of Uranus and Gaia. He is married to his sister Theia and has three children - Helios, Selene and Eos. The name Hyperion means "he who goes before the sun" and may have arisen because he was sometimes thought of as the sun." ["Hyperion." Encyclopedia Mythica. 2015. Encyclopedia Mythica Online.] Hence, the name of this Muslim-owned company has the same kufr-shirk connotations as Nike. Please advise:
(1) Is it permissible to utilize the services of a company with such a name? They provide online courses in computer programming and similar services.
(2) Is it permissible to be employed in such a company?