Q: Is it correct that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) didn't laugh in a manner that we say 'khilkhila kar hansna' in Urdu?

Q: I would like to ask you about the Brandywine vinegar as I am studying in Germany and almost every other has this Branntweinessig and they use it as a cheap preservative for yogurt, ketchup, mayonnaise, even some milk drinks also have this. So is it permissible to use this or not as due to language barriers I could only rely on translation which literally means wine vinegar.

Q: My sister in law delivered a stillborn baby at 8 months (32 weeks). They were having the baby after a long time and the whole family is very stressed and depressed due to the incident of the stillborn. I want to ask for a dua to give patience and strength to the family and my sister in law to conceive again.

Q:

1. In Witr Salaah in the month of Ramadhan, if the masbooq joins the Imam in the ruku of the last rakat, is it wajib for the masbooq to recite dua e qunoot when he stands up to complete his missed rakat and in which rakat will he recite dua e qunoot?

2. In Witr Salaah, if the masbooq missed all the rakaats and did not recite dua e qunoot when he stood up to complete his Salaah, is it compulsory upon him to repeat the Witr Salaah after the Salaah time has expired?

3a. If the masbooq turned for salaam with the Imam accidentally or not knowing the masala and he did sajdah sahw at the end, is the Salaah valid?

3b. In the above situation, if he didn't do sajdah sahw, is it compulsory to repeat the Salaah when the Salaah time has expired or is the Salaah valid but incomplete?

4a. When the Imam did salaam to do sajdah sahw, the masbooq accidentally or not knowing the masala, he also turned his head for salaam and then did sajdah sahw at the end of the Salaah, is the Salaah valid?

4b. In the above situation, if he didn't do sajdah sahw, is it compulsory to repeat the Salaah when the Salaah time has expired or is the Salaah valid but incomplete?

Q: What is the status of the hadith about the 5 favours of Salaah, which is normally quoted by the jamaat brothers. Recently a friend of mine told me that, that particular hadith is weak.

Q: Kindly tell me what is the Islamic ruling on network marketing (MLM)? 

Q: What is the Islamic ruling on hugging and kissing your mother?

Q: Is it true that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) never referred to hardships as 'museebat', but used to refer to them as trials from Allah?

Q: Someone was debating with me a while ago and said “ why do you Moulana’s etc drive cars because the place where you purchase the vehicle from - e.g. Toyota - are in backdraft of over millions, owing other companies money, etc. Will it be haraam to purchase this car.

They also gave the example that why do we buy from checkers etc, if we know that the money they are buying their goods with is Haraam.

What is the answer to these two questions?

Q: I am a pharmacist who owns a retail pharmacy and would like to know the shariah ruling on stocking and selling the following types of medication:

1. Tablets and capsules containing porcine and non-certified bovine gelatin. 

2. A number of medicines which contain alcohol as a major part of ingredients and many which contain alcohol as a preservative.

3. Medicines which contain ingredients which people can become addicted to e.g. codeine-based products like pain killers, etc.

4. The permissibility of transacting with patients on medical aid.

5. The sale of contraceptive pills and morning after pills to prevent conception.