obligation

Brother, assalamalaikum!1)  Working/Living Within WHAT radius of the mosque makes it Obligatory for a muslim male to perform Friday(Jumuah) prayers in mosque. Someone with extensive knowledge said me its 3km, and an online search on a shiite site says 2 farsakh,5 miles(11km). Are others exempted?2) Is it obligatory for a Muslim to perform Friday Jumuah in a Mosque, even if it be far, again how far?  when one has health, time, and means to travel comfortably.Jazakallah Khair

There are some people circulating that niqab (face veil) is bid`ah (an innovation in religion) and that the women wearing it may therefore be sinful. We know that you maintain that hijab (head cover) is obligatory for Muslim women to wear. But do you support the opinion that niqab is bid`ah? And is it permissible, in the viewpoint of Islam, to launch a campaign of criticism in the name of religion against the women who wear niqab with the belief that it is obligatory? I would appreciate it if you could furnish me with a detailed fatwa clarifying the opinion of Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi regarding the issue.

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum.there is a student da`wah program that takes place in downtown, where we distribute pamphlets and translations of the Qur'an to the masses of people. Is giving da`wah fard (obligatory) upon us; I do not have any proof or evidence on this. The only proof I have is that the Last Prophet has already come and there will be no more prophets. So it is upon the Ummah of the Last Prophet to invite people to the truth. Jazakum Allahu khayran.