Q. A pregnant woman is terminally will. The doctors estimate that she may live for a few more weeks due to the nature of the terminal illness. What must be done if she passes away if the baby is alive in her womb? Should the baby be taken out from her womb or should the baby be left in her womb and buried with her? Please advise.
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Can a property be subleased without the permission of the landlord?
Q. I am currently financially unstable and I am finding it difficult to fulfil my lease agreement after the riots occurred in Durban. Can I sub-lease my property at a higher value to finance my lease agreement and earn extra income in the meantime whilst I try regaining financial stability?
Can a house be changed to a Masjid?
Q. Can a person change their house into a Masjid whilst still occupying the house on the top level?
Can a woman stay in another city without a Mahram?
Q. I am married and live in Durban. My sister lives in Johannesburg and her daughter is making Nikah in a Months’ time. My husband is working and cannot accompany me to Johannesburg to help with the pre-Nikah and Walimah preparations except for a short period of time. Can my husband fly with me as my Mahram to Johannesburg, leave me at my sister’s place and fly back the same day whilst I remain in Johannesburg to help with the pre-Nikah and Walimah preparations?
Combining an intention of Zakaat and a Loan
Q. There is a brother at the masjid who is asking me for a R10.000.00 loan so that he can invest in his business and return the money back in 2 weeks. In the past, I had very bad experiences in lending money to our brothers. They take money from you and never pay back and they even stop talking to you. I want to avoid this situation to happen to me again so I decided Not to lend money to anybody again in the future. My question here is:
Can I pay Zakat in advance since my Zakat is due in Ramadan 2022? SO, basically, I will lend the R10.000.00 with the intention of Zakat but at the same time I want to test the sincerity of the brother. If after 2 weeks, he returns the money as promised, I will just tell him to keep it. Because, initially, it was for Zakat. The brother is in need and I feel I should help. At the same time, I want to protect myself. Can I do this in Islam?
Issuing a second divorce in the Iddah period of the first divorce
Q. A woman is sitting in Iddat after her husband issued her with one revocable Talaaq. During this period, her husband gave her a second revocable Talaaq. Is it now considered two Talaaqs? Does her Iddat remain the same? Is it still a revocable Talaaq?
Dealing with claimants to an estate
Q. A man passed away and had kept valuable items in his possession. A person claims that certain items kept in the safe by the deceased belong to him and were kept as safe keeping for him. Do the items have to be handed over to him? What’s the procedure?
A claim of reimbursement for renovations by an estate
Q. A lady passed away who had done renovations on a family members house. Can her estate claim back the value of those renovations as part of inheritance?
Drinking water instead of gargling during Ghusl
Q. If a person drinks water whilst making Ghusl, does it count as gargling the mouth and will the Ghusl be valid?
Bequeathing Kruger coins to grandchildren who become Hafiz
Q. The deceased was survived by 5 grandchildren and left 5 Kruger coins for his grandchildren. He stated that if any of his 5 grandchildren become Hafiz after his demise, then each one must be given 1 Kruger coin. Is this valid?