Summarized Fatawaa
• I see horrible dreams although I perform the prescribed prayers, what do you make of that?
Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.
Be mindful of Allah while awake and he will safeguard you from whatever evil you see while asleep. We advise you to make the pre-sleep supplications. And Allah the Almighty knows best.
• What should a person who was favored from Allah with a newborn, but couldn`t afford an Aqeeqah, do?
Aqeeqah(the sheep slaughtered on the seventh day from the child`s birth) is a desirable Sunnah for the financially able since Allah, The Exalted, charges not a soul beyond its capacity. Therefore, if the father couldn`t afford the Aqeeqah before the end of his wife`s confinement, then it isn`t due on him, and if he was able to afford it later on, then it is permissible, but if he didn`t until the child reached puberty, the latter can offer the Aqeeqah himself.
• How is the Zakah(obligatory charity) on articles of merchandise calculated?
(2.5%) of each article`s value is paid as Zakah after a whole lunar year had lapsed.
• Is it permissible for a menopausal woman who has blood discharges to fast ?
If she reached the age of menopause, and her menses stopped, but later she saw blood discharges that lasted a complete day and night (24) hours, then it is menstrual blood. Still, if these blood discharges lasted less than a complete day and night (24) hours, then it is not menstrual blood, but it is bleeding outside the monthly period(Istihadah), and it does not prevent her from prayer and fast, but she has to make ablution for every prayer.