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Does physical contact with both mahram and nonmehram relatives break a person’s wudu, or is it only broken by contact with non mehram relatives?

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A person buys a Vodacom starter pack on which a R29.00 voucher has been already loaded, records SMS, andb then throws the simcard away, is this permissible?

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Is it halal to be involved in lucky drawings without paying any money.

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My friend lives about 9,000 km away from Mecca. Can he enter Mecca without putting on the Ihramor is it “haram” for him not to wear Ihram?

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I am a medical practitioner and was contracted to a medical scheme for 5years. Last year, I terminated the contract. Subsequently, the medical scheme became insolvent.

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Are Muslims living in non-Muslim countries bound to obey the traffic lawsof that country? Is the speeding fine Islamic?

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If the husband gives the wife his home (for example) but does nottransfer it on her name to avoid the transfer duty, is it regarded as given according to Shari’ah?

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Is it permissible for us to vote for a Muslim candidate in the local government elections?

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I purchased 3X1 kg of mince for R61.72, and had requested that the mince be packed in polystyrene trays. In so doing, due to the weight of the tray I am receiving 14c perkilograms less mince.

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I have lost one child during birth and another due to a miscarriage. Wasthere supposed to be Janaaza Salaat in these situations and will the children intercede for me on the day of Qiyaamat?

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Is it permissible for a minor (physically immature) child to call out the Adhaan?

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We, the parents named our newborn baby, but the grandparents objected asthey were not given the privilege to name the child. Did we do wrong?

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Prostitution

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In which currency should I pay zakat on the Gold ? The currency in which itwas bought or the currency in which I amearning.

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Where in koran does it say that boyfriend-girlfriend relationship is forbidden,including that they do nothing wrong?

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Is it halaal for a Shafee man to marry a Hanafee woman?

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My friend is going to marry a polygamous man. May I know what questions she should ask him before she gets married to him?

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I was told that the father of Imam Shafi’i left his family when the Imam was very young.

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Can I pay my Zakat money to a poor relative to use for her first Hajj? Jazkoum Allah khairan.

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Dear Respected Mufti Saheb, My friend’s father died a while ago, and she talks about him sometime. Does talking about him cause him punishment in the grave?

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