Not fasting due to an Ulcer

Q: I have an ulcer and what happens is that if I do not eat than I get sever pains which is really bad times. The doctor advised me to eat quite often and not let my tummy go empty. I find it hard to disobey the command of Allah Ta'ala and I love fasting so much! Can I just carry on fasting?

A rumour on BBM regrading Sayyidah Faatima (Radiyallahu Anha)

Q: Is the following true? Its going around on bbm. 

On the night of the wisaal of Sayida Fathima Zahra RA seated at her bedside was Hazrat Ali RA. She requested him to make a promise to fulfill two of her wishes,one was that whatever Imam Hasan and Imam Husain do he must not lift his hand on them and secondly she has a piece of paper kept which he must bury with her but he must not read what's in the paper. Hazrat Ali RA agreed to the first condition but refused on the second one until she told him what's written in it. Sayida Fathima Zahra said to him " when your propasal of marrige came I refused it at first,then Hazrat Jibraeel AS  descended and said to the Holy Prophet salalahu alayhiwslm that Allah is prepared to give jannat and all it wealth for this nikah to take place but I refused that as well then Allah said to the Holy Prophet Salalahu Alayhiwslm  ask her whatever she wants we prepared to give for this nikah to take place so I said to my father " I see you cry for your ummah the only thing I want is they be forgiven " Immedietly Hazrat Jibraeel AS descended with that piece of paper on which is written in letters of light  " Allah forgives the ummah in exchange for Sayida Fathima Zahra's rah nikah to Hazrat Ali RA  " so on the day of Qayamat when the ummah will be suffering I will present this piece of paper before Allah and say " For my nikah to be legal the mehr has been paid in exchange for the forgiveness of the ummah " ( Sayidina Bibi Fathima Zahra RA made wisaal on the 3rd of Ramadan Shereef. May Allah Always Be Pleased with Her. She is Truely Queen And Mother of Muslims. May we try to strive toward an inkling of her wisdom as we will never equal the maqaam of a grain of sand that has nisbat with a Mubarak grain of sand that had nisbat with her Mubarak feet of Janaat!

Compulsory Health Insurance

Q: I live in a country where health insurance is compulsory. But the fine for not being insured would be less than the fees for being insured I think. On the other hand we wouldn't be able to pay my mothers treatment otherwise. Plus I think my wife is pregnant. And the costs that come with that also I wouldn't be able to pay without health insurance. The only alternative I can think of would be not to register her here but keep her registered in her home country and let her be treated there. But that would cause a lot of difficulty for us. What shall we do in this situation?

Zakaat on Redundant Stock

Q:

  1. Can a person give out redundant stock as zakaat? I.e. He discharges his zakaat by giving out the redundant stock to zakaat recipients, hence offsetting his zakaat.
  2. The original value of the stock was for eg. R20000, but is now only valued at R10000. Will R20000 of his zakaat be discharged or only R10000?

Nikah conducted by a Barelwi Imam

Q: Our Nikah was conducted by a Barelwi Imam as my wife's family follow them. Is there anything to worry about, such as the validity of the nikkah due to it been conducted by a barelvi imam? I don't think I have to investigate what exactly people's beliefs or statuses are. Can I just assume the best and leave the matter?