Q: I would like to ask regarding eating at a restaurant. If lets say your boss is not a Muslim and the rest of your colleagues aren't either, and they ask you to join for a dinner at a five star restaurant but that place sells alcohol. They know you cannot eat there but they insist and they say that they are going to help ask the chef to make a halaal dish just for me. Even if they are able to, I am still uncomfortable. I know their intentions are good. My question is, how do I explain to them that I cannot join in a nice way.

Q: Question on costing for Qurbani by the committee providing the service. Is it permissible to add an extra amount to the Qurbani cost for masjid development projects. To add service charges and admin costs is understandable. But using the Qurbani as an opportunity for fund raising for the masjid is questionable. This pushes the cost of Qurbani up making it difficult to perform the duty.

Q: If a lady has an abortion and bleeds, will that bleeding be regarded as nifaas?

Q: My mother was feeling weak so she did not fast on the tenth of Muharram. However, she fasted the following day, the eleventh of Muharram. Will she obtain the rewards and virtues of Aashura?

Q: Is it compulsory for the wife to take the husband's surname when getting married?

Q: What is the ruling with regards to touching the earlobes while saying takbeer-e-tahreema? I was told it is makrooh. Can mufti saheb please indicate as to where this masala can be found?

Q: Is it permissible to put down an aged and ailing dog. We have a dog who have lost his eyesight due to old age. His health is deteriorating gradually. The vet has advised to put him down. Is this permissible?

Q: I am a girl of 33 years old and not yet married. I always get many marriage proposals and I have never accept anyone. If I would get married tomorrow that is easy but the problem is that most of people are experiment people, means that unfortunately they have done many things before marriage and that is for me not possible to marry someone like that. I feel we are so different, but today it is very difficult to find that person, even impossible. I am lost, I don't know what should I do. I am afraid that after marriage I feel bad living with this person. Could you please advices me and share with me your valuable opinion.

Q: Please advise what is the Islamic ruling on spending on family and friends in muharram. Is it permissable and likeable in Islam. Is it just on the 10th or the whole month?

Q: Is it permissible to cut finger nails or hair when in the state of janaabat?