Summarized Fatawaa
• Is it permissible to pay the Fitr Zakah(obligatory charity) of Ramadhaan on behalf of a dead person?
The Fitr Zakah of Ramadhaan isn`t due on one who had passed away before the sunset of the last day of Ramadhaan.
• What is the ruling on someone who doesn`t perform prayer?
Not performing prayer is a major sin, and one who doesn`t pray out of laziness is considered an oft-sinner ;whereas, the one who denies that it is mandatory is considered a disbeliever.
• Is it permissible for a woman to ride a taxi without a Mahram(unmarriageable kin) in order to attend a gathering of knowledge?
It is permissible for the woman to pursue the knowledge that she needs in order to perform the religious requirements due on her if there was nobody to teach her at home, provided that there is no temptation involved. Moreover, we don`t recommend that she rides a taxi without a Mahram although such an act isn`t from the forbidden Khulwah(seclusion).
• Is it permissible to offer Salah(prayer) on behalf of the sick who is on his/her death bed, and is incapable of offering it ?
It`s impermissible to offer Salah on behalf of the sick, or the dead.