Q: My sister's name is Aay Bee but during the nikaah ceremony the Mufti said "Aay Khan" instead of "Aay Bee". I just want to ask if this nikaah is valid or do we need to do the nikaah again?

Q: Does cleaning the nose with the handkerchief after pulling it out from one's pocket invalidate salaah?

Q: I work in a government organization as an officer. We deal with a lot of tenders. Everyday lots of contractors visit us regarding projects. These days we are working on a new tender and a contractor (let’s call him X), who frequently visits us, informed me that his company’s country head is in town and wants to meet us. I asked him to come to our office and meet our team.

X came along with the country head and we discussed technical matters. At the end of our meeting, the country head gave us a gift bag and told us that this is a souvenir from his side for us. We were 3 team members but he brought souvenirs for only the two of the team members. He didn’t give anything to the third person.

Was this ‘souvenir’ a bribe to us? Because the meeting was regarding a tender, but we are not giving them any favours. We are going through the whole tender process as transparently as possible. I am worried whether this souvenir is a bribe or not, because I realised it later on, after he left, that it might be a bribe. We still won’t be giving them any favours on the tender project. If it is termed as a bribe, what should I do now because I have already accepted the gift.

Note: The country head gave us the products that his own company makes, hence called it a souvenir. 

Q: I would like to name my daughter as Falaq. Is it permissible to keep this name for a girl?

Q: My question is regarding mazi and mani. 

1. Is mani thin and yellow for most women? I've read from many good sources that mani is thin and yellow for women, but can be white if the woman is strong.

2. How would I know if my mani is yellow or white in my case? There are three other characteristics that can also classify if the discharge is mani or not, such as, if it smells like pollen, comes out after feeling pleasure and spurts out. But how would I know if the mani I experience is thin and yellow, or just white. The reason is because I have seen mani come out yellow many years ago, but have only been seeing white see through discharge since I've been unwell. I would classify myself as weak because my health is not up to normal standards.

3. Can I say the white discharge I get is mazi and not mani?

4. Can, feeling extreme excitement without physically touching of a man release mani? I didn't know that a person could climax without sexual intercourse. 

Q: Is it permissible to sell an item on terms to pay and in the receipt/agreement it is made clear that if payment is not made by a stipulated date, the person will be charged a set amount for each month in the delay of payment. Both parties sign the agreement and everything is transparent. Or is the amount to be charged to the customer for delay in payment considered riba?

Q: In Haramain Shareefain, usually there is janaazah namaaz after every namaaz and sometimes the janaazah is for the adults as well as children. Which dua do we have to recite in the prayer? Only adult's dua or both, the duas for adults and children. 

Q:

1. Is our namaz valid if the Imaam combines two namaazes (zuhr-asr or maghrib-isha) as per Hambali maslak?

2. What is the procedure to be followed by a Hanafi follower if the bus driver does not stop for the maghrib prayer because the Hambali people do combine the namaazes later during isha?

Q: What is tafarrud?

Q:

1. The imaam of my masjid recited Surah Al Alaq in Fajr salaah, but forgot to do sajdah tilaawat in the salaah. Will I have to repeat the salaah or should I only do the sajdah tilaawah by myself?

2. What should be done if the imaam forgets to do sajdah tilaawah?

3. Is it important to mention the name of the surah in the niyyah for sajdah tilaawah? Is just mentioning that 'I intend to do sajdah tilaawah of the ayat I heard this morning' enough?