ANSWER: Eid ul fitr is only 1 day! You can definitely start fasting from the 2nd day of shawwal.

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ANSWER: No need to change the name after reverting to Islam as long as it does not have any haram meaning. 

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ANSWER: If a person owns something that was gifted to him, he can sell it even if the original owners prevents from selling it. 

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ANSWER: No, you must not facilitate or collaborate in his sin if he does not have a legitimate reason to not fast.  

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ANSWER: You don’t need to make a detailed list of your belongings in your will! You simply mention your debts and your loans to others and how you want the wealth to be distributed as you can allocate 1/3rd to whoever you want providing he is not one of the heirs. 

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ANSWER: The du’a “Allahumma laka sumtu wa ‘ala rizqika aftartu (O Allah, for You have I fasted and by Your provision I have broken my fast)” was narrated by Abu Dawud, 2358. It is a mursal hadith so it is da’if (weak). Al-Albani classed it as da’if in Da’if Abi Dawud  (510) ‘Umar said: The […]

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ANSWER: Tell him that by paying rent, you are rewarded for it as it is for halal accommodation. When you buy a house in mortgage which is riba based, you are fighting Allah and His messenger and Allah Will wage war against you as it is a major sin islam.

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