Q: When giving azaan for a new born baby, should one

1) Place one's hands by the ear?

2) Face the qiblah?

Q: In some hotels in Makkah mukarramah, e.g. hilton, zam zam towers, they have jamaat khanas that overlook the Haram shareef. For Jumuah and some salaah when busy, people read Salaah in these following the Imaam in the haram. Is this permissible? The saffs continue past where the hotel is along streets.

Q: One of my colleagues asked me to lend him some money like 10 thousand which he wanted to use for his personal use. He said he would give me back 12 thousand in one month. I rejected his offer saying it is haraam. He asked me to buy him something like a computer for 10 thousand and he was ready to buy it from me at 12 thousand. But he would give me after 1 month. If he pays early, no discount and if he pays late, no extra money he will give but I can demand my money after 1 month. He purchased from me and he sold it in the market and got cash to satisfy his needs. Later after one month he gave me 12 thousand. Is the profit of 2 thousand haraam?

Q: I work in a forwarding and clearing company in the export department. We have a client that exports variety of food stuff to Dubai often it is haraam foods. I will soon have to handle this account. Would it be permissible for me to arrange the shipments (transport / custom clearance) of these haraam foods. If not please make dua Allah Ta'ala protects me from this.

Q: How many minutes before Esha can one perform Maghrib Salaah without it becoming qadha? In other words, till what time does Maghrib Salaah time remain?

Q: In some kitaabs it is mentioned that the masnoon qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah should be from the awsaat-e-mufassal Surahs i.e. from Surah Taariq to Surah Bayyinah. However in the back of the Quran Shareef it is mentioned that the awsaat-e-mufassal qiraat commences from Surah Burooj to Surah Qadr. Which is the preferred opinion from the two opinions?

Q: I was recently asked by somebody that Hazrat Shaikh in Fazaail-e-Haj says that the sand touching the Mubaarak body of Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم is more superior to the arsh, the question being is it possible for anything to be more superior over the arsh?

Q: Is calling out the Azaan inside the musjid still makrooh-e-tanzihi when there is a loudspeaker being used?

Q: If a person while performing four rakaats Sunnat of Zuhr stands up for the third rakaat when the Iqaamah commences, should he shorten his Salaah by returning to tashahhud in order to get the Takbeer-e-ula or should he complete his Salaah and miss the Takbeer-e-ula?

Q: Please advise on the permissibility of the following two gifts:

1. I recently went to Asia on a business trip on behalf of the company for which I work. I visited numerous Asian customers who gave me a small gift. I assume that this is part of the Asian culture.

2. One of the sales managers who gives out year-end gifts to our customers, gave me one of these gifts. I believe that this was surplus stock. Please advise in each case whether it is permissible to keep these gifts.