Q: What are the benefits of listening to the Quraan?

Q: Is it permissible to make a marriage public via social media?

For example, since a marriage must be made public, can I post a photo of my spouse and me together on Instagram since I will then have more than two witnesses? Does that meet the condition of making marriage public, which the Prophet insisted upon?

Q: A couple have decided to terminate their nikah due to irreconcilable differences. After the iddat the wife will move out and rent a flat somewhere to accommodate herself and her three children (all sons).

Although the eldest child is 11, it has been mutually agreed that all 3 children will live with the mother.

The mother of the children has no personal income. She will have to find a job to take care of herself and her children as there is no other financial support. Since the children will be living with her, how much is the father liable for the maintenance of each child? Is there any formula to calculate this?

2. Which of the following aspects will be considered when calculating an amount for the maintenance of the children:

a) Food
b) Clothing
c) Rent
d) Utilities
e) Toiletries
f) Maid
g) Petrol allowance
h) Household detergents etc
i) Occasional treats

3. The children have grown up in a certain lifestyle. Does the mother have to cut back on what they are accustomed to, or does the father have to maintain them at the level they have become used to?

4. The mother will be moving into an empty flat which will have to be furnished with at least the basics. Since the children will be living with her, does the father have any responsibility in furnishing the home for his children's benefit?

5. The rental in an average suitable and safe area is around R6000. The children are already accustomed to living in such a suburb. Is the father obliged to provide maintenance considering such rental amount, or must the mother find a place in a sub economic area in order to afford the rental?

6. If the father of the children claims he is unable to afford, for example, more than R5000 in total per month for the maintenance of all three children, which is very inadequate, but the mother claims that he can afford more, how is this to be resolved?

Q:

1. I wanted to ask if the only excess wealth a person has is a Kruger coin, is one liable for zakaat as it is less than 87 grams?

2. If a person has the cash that is more than the nisaab and also has gold in the form of 1 Kruger coin only, is zakaat liable on both the cash and the Kruger coin or only the cash?

Q: I offer namaz alhamdulilah but I live in a shared flat with my cousin and he sleeps all day and works night shift and doesn't offer namaz. He is 10 years older than me. I have told him a few times to offer namaz but he doesn't. Will I get azaab (punishment) as well?

Q: I work for a software company which makes planning software for companies. Their clients include many manufacturing companies which needs a software for planning. My role is to support the implementation of software and provide training and support for customers.

If their client is an alcohol manufacturing company, and they assign me to work on this project. Is it permissible for me to work?

Will my earnings be halaal? 

Q: Is it permissible to sit in a room which has a humidifier on whilst fasting if there is only water in the humidifier?

Q: My wife has around 17 tola gold. I want to know how much zakat she has to pay on it? 

Q: Is the business of a laundry who also washes t-shirts, shorts of football clubs (or other sports clubs) permissible? As these shirts may contain many a time animated objects, advertisements for haraam products, etc. and the shorts obviously do not cover the satr.

Q: I have a laptop that I bought with haram money. If I earn money online on this in a halal way, will my income be halal?