Q: In the Hadith theres is mention to the nearest meaning a person who spends on one's family on the 10th Muharram he will get blessings in sustenance for the whole year. My question is 10th Muharram is on Thursday, is it okay to spend on the family on Wednesday evening to get the virtue and blessings of spending on ones family, because 10th Muharram starts after maghrib on Wednesday till maghrib on Thursday?
Q: I have very bad thoughts all the time, even while making wudu and performing Salaah which I am feeling very shameful to tell. I am married but my thoughts are very bad and it is effecting my concentration on my work and it is also effecting my performance. Please advise me what to do and what to read?
Q: When I was young and ignorant, I used to have bad habits. Two of these included masturbation as well as neglect of salaah. Nevertheless, Alhamdulillah, with the Hidayat of Allah I have mended my ways. My question is, I want to make up for the missed Salaah. Should I start making up from when I was 15, or from when I was 12 when I ejaculated? I am not sure when my ejaculations were clear and when it started becoming milky in appearance.
Q: I received a posting in Facebook and email that the correct way to write is In Shaa Allah in three separate words. Writing Insha Allah or Inshallah means Create Allah (Naoodhubillah) which is wrong. Please confirm the correct way to write In Shaa Allah as per Qur'anic grammar?
Q: An institution puts up its school fees making mention that in the case of a shortfall on the fees because of the increase they will have enough zakaat to cover that shortfall. Would this be permissible?
Q: Can one seek the help of angels thinking that if they are nearby they can help?
Q: My wife and I assist with the cooking at functions for which we receive remuneration. At times, the functions are un-Islamic (engagements) and there is open violation of Shari’ah laws (e.g. intermingling of sexes). We are in no way involved with the function. We only assist with the cooking and kitchen. Is it permissible for us to assist with the cooking and is the money earned halaal?
Q: I follow the Hanafi fiqh and the Hanafi fiqh states that chicken must be hand slaughtered. Machine slaughtered chickens cannot be eaten. The Shafi'ee fiqh allows for the consumption of machine slaughtered chicken as long as it is done the proper way (with Kalima). In Makkah and Madina there are mostly Shafi'ee followers. Is it okay for me, a follower of the Hanafi fiqh, to eat chicken when I go for Umrah and Hajj if it is not hand slaughtered?
Q: What is adultery and fornication? Does this include intercourse or anything near to it? Are the curses mentioned for those who do illegal intercourse or anything like that?
Q: I have been married for 15 years but my marital life has turned up side down, in fact last few months back my wife was supposed to take khula but since I cried for the children that got postponed. Now my wife's father in demanding me to give talaaq as they will not give me khula' and are making a lot of false allegations. I am not interested in giving talaaq but her parents are demanding from me talaaq as in the case of Indian law they can ask anything from me after talaaq or they can even put false cases and can extract money and property from me. Please advise me can I refuse to give talaaq and is this as per Shari'ah law? In case she wants she can go for khula.