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Is expiation required for an elderly man who is unable to fast as a compensation for the declaration of divorce?

Is it permissible for a brother to pay his zakat to his sister, who is a university student and whose father refuses to pay her tuition fees?

What is the ruling on bleeding from the teeth? Is the prayer valid and is the ablution valid?

Is it permissible to give my son from the Fitr charity knowing that he is in debt?

What is the ruling on touching the private parts, and what are the details of that?

It has been mentioned in the collection 'Let them understand the religion': that one of the nullifiers of wudu is (laughing during prayer) according to the Hanafi school, based on what I have read and researched, their chain of narration was based on a weak hadith. If the majority of scholars, such as Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali, believe that laughter during prayer does not invalidate wudu, why should we follow a specific school? Or is it more appropriate to follow the stronger opinion of the majority?

Does touching the private parts of a small child invalidate the ablution, and is there a difference in ruling between a boy and a girl?

A lady has a friend in Europe who sends her money to distribute to the poor, and she wants to take a share of the funds because she is the distributor. What is the ruling?

Does a mother's cleaning of her child and touching his private parts invalidate her ablution?