Q: Kindly help by giving us the amount to be paid as Zakaat for the following jewellery (Kindly note that the owner never had any excess cash all these years, people would assist her financially; the jewellery was given to her as a gift in 1985, she now wishes to sell it in order to pay for the Zakaat of the past years). 21 crt bangles - 75.80 gr, 18 crt bangles - 66.90 gr, 18 crt broken gold - 116.50 gr. ( For my information I would like to know if the quantity/amount of gold will be reduced each year when calculating, as the lady never had any excess cash, and if she had to sell the jewellery to pay for the Zakaat then the quantity of gold on would decrease each year by 2.5 percent).

Q: Can mufti saheb list some health remedies found in the Sunnah? Eg. Zam Zam, Kulunji, ajwa. What other items are mentioned in the hadith?

Q: My friend studied engineering by taking an education loan from the bank. He has to pay back interest also after getting a job. Is earning money through this qualification haraam?

Q: Is it permissible to use deodorants/perfumes that have 'alcohol' as an ingredient? Will my salaah be valid?

Q: If a person commits a bidah has he committed a sin?

Q: After a sajdah Ayat in salaah, does one recite Bismillah before continuing with the qiraat?

Q: If a person verbally makes a promise to Allah and to the person they want to show their commitment to, the promise being that I will stay away from such and such haraam action forever, what happens if such a person continually breaks such a promise? Secondly is it permissible for the other party to be suspicious that maybe the person taking the promise is breaking such a promise?

Q: I have questions related to following a Shafi'ee Imaam in salaah.

1. During Fardh of Fajar Salaah, if the Imaam did not recite Qunoot, is Sajda-e-Sahw necessary?
2. If Qunoot was not recited, Sajda-e-Sahw was not done either, is the Salaah valid?
3. What is the correct form of Sajda-e-Sahw for Shafi'ee Imaam? Just before Salaam or After Thashahud?
4. When Shafi'ee Imaam recites Qunoot in Fajar Salaah, what should the Hanafi followers do?

Q: My question regards the raising of the hands before and after ruku. I have read that there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did not perform this action during Salaah. The same applies to the positing of the hands during Qiyaam (on the chest or below the navel). I would be indebted if Mufti could please provide supporting evidence.

Q: How many types of mazoor are there? What Nabi salallahu alaihi wasallam said about the mazoor person?