In a discussion with someone, who prays (salah) at the required times, but does not pray Salaatul Jumaah (Friday prayer) with people, rather prays it as duhr (noon prayer). So when I refused this, he said that the presence of the Khaleefah is a condition for the validity of the Salaatul Jumaah (Friday prayer). Do any of the fiqh scholars hold this opinion? And what is the Hizb's opinion on…

It is mentioned in the book, The Islamic Personality Volume II, on page 259 (English edition), under the sub-title of "Selling fruits/produce (thimaar) while still on trees" that "....Muslim narrated from ibn Umar that the Prophet (SAW) said: من ابتاع نخلاً بعد أن تؤبَّر فثمرتها للذيباعها، إلا أن يشترط المبتاع "Whoever buys palm-trees after it has been dusted (pollinated), its produce is for the one who sold it unless the…

It is apparent from this that while the statements of a heated war are escalating, so are the statements of dialogue. Therefore where are matters heading? What then are the actual positions of Russia and China?

On December 27 2012, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the only son of President Zadari formally announced his entry into Pakistani politics. Please can you explain as to why he has chosen this moment to enter the Pakistani political medium and is this move connected to the Pakistani general elections in 2013?