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Impermissibility of using expired telephone cards
Is it permissible to misuse public telephones? In Romania, many young Muslim people use expired telephone cards and talk for long hours for free. They argue that Romania fights Muslims through mass media, imposes restrictions on the Muslim community living there, and allies with the West against Islam... More
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Using lottery (gambling) to obtain money for building mosques is unlawful
What is the ruling on offering a car for lottery and taking the money collected for building mosques, noting that only one person wins the lottery?.. More
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Selling the Mus-haf
Is it permissible to make a discount on the price of the Mus-hafs (copies of the Quran) in the markets or should prices not change?.. More
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They help their customers get usurious loans to buy from them
We started a business of selling Air Conditions, Furnaces and water heater etc. If the customer requires we arrange loan with interest form commercial bank for them and we do not charge any thing from our customers for this extra service. (This is not the part of our business still we have to assist them to secure our business) If we do not provide.. More
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Impermissibility of selling gold for any currency on credit
What is the ruling on selling gold for dollars in a credit sale and what is the proof of the ruling? Can a jurist say that gold and dollars are different types, which make it permissible for them to be sold in cash or on credit?.. More
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It is permissible to overlook financial damage
My nephew, who is eighteen years old, had a car accident. The accident was the fault of a drunken stranger. The police investigated the site of the accident and decided that the stranger was at fault and fined him and obliged him to repair the car of my nephew (the car was completely damaged and could not be repaired; however, my nephew was saved by.. More
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A loan that yields a benefit to the lender is Riba
I am a computer engineer living in the UK. I want to buy a house but I do not want to take an interest-based loan. A friend of mine recommended an institution based in Manchester to participate with me in buying the house. They will pay 75 percent of the price and I will pay 25 percent. Then they will estimate the house rent value, which is usually.. More
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Tricks do not make Riba (usury) lawful
I wanted an amount of money, so I transferred the ownership of a piece of land that I own on paper to my brother. After this, I went to an authority that sells on installments and told them that I want to buy this land which is worth 200 thousand Riyals. They agreed to buy it from its owner and sell it to me on installments for 260 thousand Riyals... More
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Sham insurance is false witness
What is the ruling on using a sham insurance form that is issued for taking a loan for buying a car, taking into consideration that there are some insurance institutions that give this form in return for making obligatory insurance on the car. Other institutions give this form in return for a certain amount of money. The authority that gives the loan.. More
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Ruling on competition prizes
What is the ruling on competition prizes?.. More
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Generality is the principle in donations unless otherwise determined by the donator
What is the right thing to do with donations in the mosques? It was said that donations from the mosque should only be used in matters related to the mosque and it is impermissible to distribute them among the poor and needy. The donators who paid the money had the intention of seeking the reward of Allaah The Almighty or giving a continuous charity... More
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Impermissibility of rent-to-own contract
Is the rent-to-own contract permissible or prohibited? It is a contract that states that the lessee pays monthly installments in the form of a lease then after the total price is paid, the ownership of the real estate is transferred to the lessee. This contract also includes a condition that states that in case the lessee does not pay any of the installments,.. More
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Ruling on using or renting a stolen or lost object
Is it permissible to rent a stolen or lost car?.. More
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A member of a society is not allowed to take a decision alone
We are a group of students in Ukraine, and we are members of an Islamic-oriented social society. The society collected donations from Muslim students for the sake of serving Islam. The fund had only 300 (in cash); one hundred of which was gifted to one of the wealthy religious Muslim Arabs because he had a newborn baby. This is despite the fact that.. More
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Selling deferred debt for a lesser amount is Riba (usury)
There is a strange transaction that takes place here and that I have never seen the like of it in Islamic Fiqh (jurisprudence). Some sellers go to people at home, make customers and sell them things on installments. As a result, the seller may have ten thousand dollars as a debt that should be paid by his customers. After that, he might be obliged.. More
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