It is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time because of work as work is not an excuse for delaying prayer. Zuhr and ‘Asr and Maghrib and ‘Isha prayers are the ones that can be combined (in some cases). But you cannot join `Asr and Maghrib. So you must organize your time at work in a way that will not interfere with your performing the prayers on time.

Istikharah prayer is a Sunnah. Istikharah means seeking guidance as to what Allah knows is the best and most appropriate choice. Istikharah implies submission to the command of Allah and a practical demonstration that one has no power and no strength of one’s own.

Sujud al-tilawah is Sunnah not obligatory. It is not essential to have wudu for sujud al-tilawah. There is no salam or takbir when coming up from sujud al-tilawah. It is prescribed to say takbir when prostrating. The same dhikr and du`as are prescribed in sujud al-tilawah as in the prostration during prayer.

There are many purposes of Hajj in Islam, some of which are: 1- Hajj is the symbol of Tawhid; 2- Hajj is a reminder of the Hereafter; 3- Hajj is a symbol of unity; 4- Hajj trains him to be content with modest clothing and accommodation.

Zakah on wealth is one of the five pillars of Islam. Whoever denies it is a disbeliever and whoever withholds it is a rebellious evildoer. Zakat Al-Fitr is not one of the pillars of Islam, and the one who denies it is not a disbeliever.

Eleven tips on how to get your children accustomed to fasting: 1. Telling them of the virtues of fasting. 2. Prior experience of getting used to fasting, such as fasting a few days in the month of Sha`ban. 3. Fasting part of the day and increasing the time gradually. 4. Delaying Suhur (pre-dawn meal) until the last part of the night. 5. Encouraging them to fast by giving them rewards each day or each week. 6. Praising them in front of the family. 7. Instilling a spirit of competition for the one who has more than one child. 8. Distracting the one who gets hungry by letting him sleep or play permissible games. 9. It is preferable for the father to take his son -- especially after `Asr -- to attend the prayer and lessons, and to stay in the mosque to read the Quran and remember Allah. 10. Arranging visits during the day and night to families whose young children are also fasting, so as to encourage them to carry on fasting. 11. Rewarding them with permissible trips after iftar, or making the kinds of food, sweets, fruits and juices that they want.

If you make Wudu, this Wudu cannot be ruled invalid unless there is certainty that what invalidates Wudu has occurred. If you are uncertain as to whether your sleep was deep or not, then your Wudu is not invalidated thereby.

If Muslims eat pig meat without intending to, there is no sin on them. The correct view is that pig-related impurity should be washed only once.

When visiting the graves it is mustahabb to greet the occupants of the graves with salam and to make this du`a: (Al-salamu ‘ala ahl il-diyar min al-mu’minin wa’l-Muslimin, wa yarham Allah al-mustaqdimina minna wa’l-mustakhirin, wa innaa in sha Allah bikum la lahiqun.)