Q: My name is Tehreem, and i am going to change it as it means forbidden in Arabic. Someone suggested Shifa and Mishal as new name for me. Could you please tell me the meaning of these names?

Q: A father has a business and employs his son as a manager of the business. The father stipulates the salary of the son as follows: 

On a monthly basis the son will receive R2000 (for example) as salary, which will escalate 10% yearly, and together with that, the son will share 50% of the profits yearly with the father, after deducting business expenses. Is this permissible?

Q: Whenever I tell my husband to read his Salaah, he jokes around and tells me no he is not reading because he is a Christian naauzubillah. By him uttering such words, does it break my nikkah?

Q: I have not seen my estranged husband since 2011, it is now 2013 and he does not support us since 2011 when I had fallen pregnant. I ask for fasakh is it correct or should it be khula?

Q: I am working as a distributor for a company that sells gas, electricity and mobile phone contracts. The company’s trademark is the picture of a pig. Is it permissible for me to work for this company?

Q: I had a disturbing dream last night and wish for Mufti to please interpret this for me. I am in Hijaab. I saw myself at a gathering. Someone asked me to move to another spot to sit. As I walked across I was tieing my scarf again, and as I turned it around, the bottom end of the scarf hit the light bulb and caught alight. It was a small little flame and I tried to hit it off with my hand, but it did not go off. I then recited Allahu Akbar loudly a few times, and the flame died off immediately. Please can you tell me what this possibly means?

Q: Can Arshemaan be the name of a muslim baby boy?

Q: Can a man spend the night with his other wife if the wife who's turn it is, is not there even though she did not give him permission to spend the night with his other wife?

Q: My family wants me to divorce my wife. My wife want me to cut relations with my family. What do I do?

Q: By the grace of Allah we are blessed with beautiful baby girl. We want to give her a nice name that suite her. Please suggest some names that we can choose from.