1- Islam forbids the Muslims to imitate the disbelievers, especially the Jews and Christians, but this prohibition does not apply to all their affairs, rather it applies to matters of their religion and things that are unique to them, by which they are known. 2- The Muslims have no need to imitate any of the other nations in matters of religious rituals and acts of worship. 3- The prohibition on imitating the disbelievers does not apply to the things that they do and invent from which Muslims may benefit. There is no sin on the Muslims if they share in that, rather the Muslims should be in the forefront of such things.

It is obligatory to remove anything that may prevent water from reaching the skin, but one is forgiven for a very small amount such as dirt under the fingernails or in cracks in the feet, after trying hard to remove it.

If a person does Wudu and washes his hands, then rinses his mouth and nose, and washes his face, then he washes his arms from the wrists to the elbows, his Wudu is not valid according to most of the scholars.

This is how to perform hajj: 1. The pilgrim should enter ihram on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah; 2. Then he should go to Mina and stay there overnight; 3. When the sun rises on the ninth day he should proceed to `Arafah; 4. When the sun sets, he should proceed to Muzdalifah; 5. Then he should move on to Mina to stone Jamrat al-‘Aqabah; 6. Then he should slaughter the hadiy; 7. Then he should shave his head if he is male; women should cut their hair but not shave it; 8. Then he should go to Makkah and perform the tawaf of Hajj; 9. Then he should go back to Mina and stone the three Jamarat (stone pillars); 10. When he has finished stoning the pillars on the twelfth of Dhu’l-Hijjah, if he wishes he may hasten and leave Mina; 11. Once those days are over and the pilgrim wants to leave, he must not leave until he has performed the farewell tawaf, going around the Ka`bah seven times.

1. Udhiyah means an animal of the an’aam class (i.e., camel, cow, sheep or goat) that is slaughtered during the days of ‘Eid al-Adha. 2. Udhiyah is one of the rituals of Islam prescribed in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and according to the consensus of the Muslims. Please see the detailed answer for more about the rulings on udhiyah.

There are six conditions for the udhiyah: 1- It should be one of the an'am class of animals; 2- It should have reached the age stipulated in Shari’ah; 3- It should be free of any faults that would render it unsuitable for sacrifice; 4- The animal should belong to the person who is offering the sacrifice; 5- No one else should have any rights to the sacrificial animal; 6- It should be slaughtered at the time specified in Shari’ah

How to deal with financial losses in Islam: 1- The one who is managing the investment must be honest and truthful in telling the people what really happened. 2- If there has been any carelessness of negligence on his part, then he must replace what was lost through his negligence, and he himself must bear the loss that resulted from his carelessness. 3- The owner of the capital must accept the will and decree of Allah and strive to reduce the loss and deal with its effects, and save whatever he can of his capital by all permissible means.

1. It is not permissible for one who is in a state of impurity to touch the Mus-haf without a barrier, according to the majority of jurists. 2. The covers of the Mus-haf that are attached to it come under the same ruling as the Mus-haf itself, so it is not permissible to touch them without Wudu. 3. It is permissible for the one who is in a state of impurity – minor or major – to touch books of Tafsir according to the majority of jurists.

Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) i’tikaf was moderate and not harsh. He spent all his time remembering Allah and turning to Him in worship, seeking Laylat al-Qadr.

At forbidden prayer times, you can offer these nafl prayers: 1- The two rak’ahs following tawaf, 2- Repeating a prayer in congregation, 3-The Sunnah following Dhuhr prayer if one is putting Dhuhr together with `Asr, 4- One who comes in on Friday when the imam is delivering the khutbah; he may pray two brief rak`ahs, 5- The funeral prayer may be offered during the lengthy times when prayer is not allowed.