Photography

Q: Muslims are using whatsapp to send photos of themselves, their children, non Mahrams and people at weddings to others. Surely even the most basic Muslim must understand that this is unacceptable. Can Hazrat enlighten us, in order that we may understand the mentality, as to why Muslims would do such a thing? Do they not love Allah? Are they not afraid of Allah?

Chasing away cats

Q: There is a cat who frequently stays in our car porch and often release stool and urinates in there. We try to drag her off ensuring that she does not get hurt, but she comes again and again. Moreover, she often gives birth to her babies that hampers us. If we hit her without injuring her just to let her go away, are we committing a sin?

Wet dream

Q: I fell asleep on my sofa and had a wet dream, then I got up and felt my trousers but it was all dry. Do I have to clean the sofa?

Zakaat on cash

Q: I have saved R 10 000 for close to a year, however 1 month from completing a year, I had to use R 5000. Only R 5000 is eventually saved for a year. Is zakaat only due on the remainder of the saving amount i.e. R 5000? Please advise further.

Doubts regarding discharge

Q: Usually I feel wetness and I use the washroom to check what it is as I have doubts. It's usually the normal female discharge. Sometimes to be sure I touch it to check if I have doubts after that I wear my pants back. Do my pants become impure as I have checked the pants with my hand and then used it to wear them back and then washed my hands? Usually I do that so now have the places where I have sat like the bed and blanket etc become impure as I touched that place and then wore my pants back?

Inheritance

Q: Please advise on the following estate matter:

My uncle recently passed away, leaving behind 1 Wife, 1 Son and 2 Daughters. He did leave a will. What will the inheritors shares be respectively? His Son is confused/unsure about reconciling the estate, kindly advice on how he should deal with the estate and inheritance. [some family members have advised him not to give the sisters their full share]. His father left behind wealth [cash], properties[commercial, which are owned by companies, in which the son and wife are directors], residential property [marhooms residence], vehicles etc… He has just built a commercial complex worth millions [owned by a company, whose share-holders are wife and son], what will the shares of each inheritor be? Can he calculate the value of the building and pay out his sisters? Or will they have a share in the property? Will they get a portion of the rental received? Marhooms Zakaat, Salaahs, fasts etc were not upto-date, what will the kaffarah be in the case? Should he pay the heirs immediately? Or can he hold some of the inheritance? He has already started giving sadqaah [charity] out of the estate, is this correct? Kindly advice on any other aspects I may have left out.