Q: Is exchanging of gifts permissible before nikaah? Does it fall in the hukm of bribe?

Q: Is it permissible to shave or trim only the two edges of the a'nfaqa (the baby beard)?

Q: I reverted to Islam one year ago yet I didn't change my name in the certificate because I'm receiving scholarships with that old name. Is it permissible to receive that scholarship under a kuffar's identity?

Q: Is wearing chappals to the toilet sunnah?

Q: My aunt is in iddat. She lives in a block of flats. Her daughter lives a few doors away. Can she visit her daughter and can she speak to the ladies in the corridor?

Q: I would like to know about the human hair. Can a man remove his chest, back and leg hairs? Is it permitted in Islam?

Q: My father had taken a house on rent in 1970. In 1978, my father entered into agreement with the builder for flat to be allocated to him. He also agreed to buy 100 sq feet more by paying Rs. 10000/-. During this time someone had suggested him to avoid some legal issue he transferred his right to my uncle just for the sake of law. Till now we were staying as joint family. In 2011 my uncle was diagnosed with cancer, so we verbally made his will stating that the house will be divided in 2 shares 50% to his wife and other 50% to me, that time my father didn’t objected to his decision as my uncle was suffering from cancer. My uncle died in 2012 September, and now his wife want to sell the property and take her 50% share for which my father is objecting. I want to know in the light of Sharia rules. 1. Can my uncle make verbally will for the property which was actually of my father but due to some legal issue the property was registered in my uncle name. 2. Who is the rightful owner of the property?

Q: A women that was given one talaaq-e-bain, can she communicate with her ex husband during her iddat. She has one child from him and can he go to her house to leave food? She wears the niqaab in his presence. He wants her to reconcile and is trying his best to make up as she is very confused in her decision.

Q: We are two partners in a business. The one partner works in the business and takes a salary. When there is profit-sharing, how do we divide our profits?

Q: The haraam of corruption is so deep routed into the system so much so no work can be achieved especially from government organisations without paying the ransom money [bribe]. This is demanded as a rule and even what is rightly due to us cannot be obtained without giving into to this zulm. Under these circumstances can one pay off this amount with interest money obtained from the banks instead of paying from our hard earned halaal sources?