Q: When we keep Islamic books, etc. in book shelves, dust accumulates on them with the passage of time. Will we be sinning if we don’t clean the bookshelves and the books of dust?

Q: I know that one should read longer Qiraat in the first rakat than the second rakat and that one should not skip an in-between Surah between rakats unless the rakat one skips is long. This applies to Fard salaah. My questions are:

1. What is meant by "long" Qiraat? Is this the number of lines or the number of ayaat?

2. Does the Qiraat have to get progressively shorter for the nafl and Sunnah rakats of Sunnat-e-Muakkadah and Sunnat-e-Ghair-Muakkadah as well?

3. Can you skip an in-between Surah in the Nafl and Sunnah salaah?

Q: Is it permissible for one to visit the pyramids? Some say it was built by Hadhrat Idrees عليه السلام.

Q: What is the ruling for a software developer who receives a project in which he/she has to apply algorithms on a data set i.e. Qura'nic verses' translation. Lemmtatization,tokenization, stemming and bag of words techniques will be applied on translation in order to get the following result example:

First if one wants to search any masla from the Qur'an regarding a rukoo in namaz, the software will show the verses translation related to the rukoo in namaz only. Is it permissible for one to work on such project?

Q: I heard that when reading Surah Fatihah, you need to make the sound of the “dal” in “wa lad-daaalleen” longer, till 6 seconds. However, it is difficult for me to count how many seconds and often I finish it in 3 second or so. Is my prayer valid even if I do it deliberately because I can’t count seconds when reciting?

Q: I would like to ask about going on Umrah on a monthly installments basis. The amount is fixed and I have to to pay monthly installments for 30 months. The price is fixed and the monthly installments are also fixed. Is it allowed? 

Q: I would like to know that after I made ghusl I realized that there was still some wax on my hand. Do I have to repeat the ghusl or just wash that portion of my hand?

Q: Is there any virtue for the one who passes away on a Monday?

Q: Is it haraam to chat or look for a wife online?

Q: If a girl is wearing a huge ball gown for her wedding which is such that it is difficult for her to make sajdah in it due to the many layers, will it be permissible for her to perform one salaah sitting on a chair?