Q: What is the condition of a business that remains open and trading at the time of Jummah. All Muslim staff leave for Salaah but the doors remain open.

Q: If someone had a question thinking about Aqeedah, that question being “Do we say that we worship the Zaat of Allah? Do we say that we worship the Sifaat of Allah?” How would you respond?

Q: Can a plot be purchased in a newly developing area where the exact physical location of the plot cannot be determined? They showed the plot on a map and the roads, other plots adjacent to the said plot, roads and park etc. in proximity to the said plot. They showed us that the area of the said plot and told us that your plot cannot be located now as the demarcation of the plots is not yet done. Is this sale and purchase valid?

Q: If the person has access to water and isn’t ill and he can use it and suppose this person does the actions of tayammum, is it said that he did tayammum but it’s not valid or is it said that does not count as tayammum as water is present?

Q: If one has to perform tayammum, when putting the hands on the earth, does he have to rub them or if he just places them on the ground, is that sufficient?

Q: I was reading about those who slaughter an animal for the Jinn. I read that if the slaughtered animal is dedicated to a Jinn or Shaitaan, this will be an act of major Shirk (associating partners with Allah Ta'ala).

I have heard the scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah mention, “There is scholarly consensus that it is not permissible to prostrate to anyone or anything besides Allah Ta'ala. However, without the intention of worship, then this is not outright disbelief (kufr).”

My question is that in the first case, where they slaughter the animal for the Jinn, if someone who did this claimed that it was not shirk because it’s like the example mentioned about prostration, then how would you respond to them?

Q: There are three brothers (two died and both were childless), the third brother has 2 kids. Can the widow of one brother ask for the inheritance from the widow of the second brother?

Q: in an Islamic State, if a person stole a Mushaf from someone else or they stole books of Sacred Knowledge from someone else, is the hand cut off?

Q: As a Hanafi, is it permissible for me to follow the opinion of the Shafi Mazhab to hold a Mushaf (Quraan) during Taraweeh or Tahajjud and recite from it?

Q: If a person who had a habit of fasting in Thursdays, sat amongst some brothers and if someone started smoking shisha pens and the person didn’t move from that place but he does not recall intentionally sniffing in any smoke, would his fast break?