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  • Joking about betting

    Assalaamu alaykum. I read here on islamweb that suggesting gambling to someone requires giving charity to make up for it, but what I did was joke about someone else on the matter. What I said was that someone else (who had succeeded against the expected outcome) should have bet against the person who said that she could not do it. I did not actually.. More

  • A Muslim must fulfil conditions of contract he committed himself to

    Assalaamu alaykoum. I am a 17 year old doing my A-levels in the UK. I go to tuition, which is run by a muslim woman, every Sunday. I usually pay week by week. Last week, I did not attend and did not tell them that I was not going to attend. The woman told me that I need to pay for the session that I did not attend. I refused to pay for it although it.. More

  • Working in a mobile money transaction company

    Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a mobile money transaction company that deals with banks (both Islamic and non-Islamic). They ask users to open an account in their mobile, which may or may not contain interest as per banks' regulations. Their main job is to transfer money from one account to another via mobile for transactions like paying school fees,.. More

  • Homosexuals and transgenders not prevented from inheritance

    Can a homosexual or transgender inherit Islamically? .. More

  • Working during Friday prayer permissible to women

    Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to ask if it is halal to work on a Friday during the Friday prayer time. I am a girl who works part-time in a restaurant that does not close at that time. Is it permissible for me to work at that time, or is it haram because shops should be closed then? .. More

  • Selling poetry to music producers

    What does Islam say regarding selling poetry to music producers? .. More

  • Taking part in national savings schemes in return for tax rebate

    I am repeating the same question that I have asked before. You instructed me to refer to similar fatwas, but I did not get my answer in full by referring to the fatwas that you asked me to see. So please answer this question for me: In Bangladesh, if one invests money in a national savings scheme, they can enjoy an income tax rebate of 15,000 taka per.. More

  • Division of inheritance among wife, 6 daughters and grandson

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A grandson [from the son]) Number 1 (A full brother) Number 2 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 2 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number.. More

  • Setting condition that loan be spent in particular way

    A friend of mine made the intention to study Islam in another country and stay there forever. I gave him money but said that it was for his books and that he should not do anything else with it. He agreed. Some things went wrong and he came back after a few days. He used part of the money to get home. He is now again working in the country that I live.. More

  • Disposing of lost and found item without searching for owner

    My wife and I found a small piece of jewelry in a drawer that used to belong to my aunt. Unfortunately, I did not ask her right away if she lost anything because she is overseas. Then my wife showed it to a cousin of mine (without my knowledge) because my wife thought that it was not real gold so my cousin suggested that she would have her husband check.. More

  • Buying property through interest-based contract

    Assalaamu alaykum. Around six years ago, I and my sister invested our money by buying property through an interest-based mortgage in UK. Now, seeing the effects of indulging in interest, we have decided to repent and sell the property due to religious and personal reasons. The property was put for rent. The tenants used to pay us 1200 pounds, and we.. More

  • Earning unlawful income to bring family to Canada

    Assalaamu alaykum Brother. I am a student living in canada. Formerly, I asked about the purity of my job that I have in a call centre, and you helped me a lot by letting me know that the job is not halal. I have another question regarding this. As the job is not halal, I will quit it, Allaah willing, and look for another one. However, I am a student,.. More

  • Lying about production date of bread and bakery

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah my brothers in Islam. I am a trader selling flour products like bread, cakes, and so on in our city (Nigeria), such products can last for about 3 to 7 days irrespective of their ingredients and expenses. Thus, anyone who wishes to buy wants to buy the fresh ones (baked that same day); they ask us wether it is fresh.. More

  • Mother may give money to son she lives with apart from her other children

    What is the ruling when a mother lives with one son and gives that son the benefits that she receives from the government apart from the son whom she does not live with. The son whom she lives with provides all the care for her and pays for everything. Is she required to both give them the same? The wife of the other son thinks that she should be giving.. More

  • Deceased made will that his sons and daughters receive equal shares of inheritance

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 4 (A grandson [from the son]) Number 4 (A son of the son's son) Number 2 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 3 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to.. More