Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to ask you about thoughts that I am having all the time, and they are related to almost everything. For example, in my company, I think there are people who use pirated operative systems, so if it is a sin to use those; I use licensed software, but everytime they send me an email or anything else, I start thinking that.. More
If a person asks someone to do magic for him to get a job at a halal place, will the money that he earns be halal? My opinion is that the person is guilty of a sin by having asked someone to do magic but given that he works at a halal place and works hard to earn money, is the money halal or haram? Also, if he includes that he wants his salary to be.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is regarding employment in the financial sector. I have a background in finance and am curently working for a financial data provider. Allaah willing, I want to work in Islamic banking in the near future. However, most Islamic banking jobs require experience now, especially in the banking sector. My specialization is risk.. More
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 3 (A grandson [from the son]) Number 7 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 5 (A granddaughter [from the son]) Number 3 (A.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 2 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 7 (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother [of the deceased]) (A full sister).. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have send a question earlier about invoices, and you referred me to a similair question, and your answer to that question was that it is permissble for that person to use payment merchants that accept invoicesto be able to accept money online, even if it may result in interest (when setting up a company) because the transaction.. More
Is it permissible for an Islamic school to force the parents to buy school uniforms from one store despite the fact that uniforms with the same colors are available with a cheaper price in other stores? Is this not a kind of monopoly, which is banned by Islam?
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Respected Shaykh, I wanted to clarify that my fiancé is a certified ethical hacker and that he works for Aujas Network (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aujas_Networks ,http://aujas.com/) as an associate consultant. His work is to overcome security issues for big companies or banks through ethical hacking... More
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is the following: my sister purchased a house with my dad a few years ago. My dad passed away two years ago. The house has just been sold now. My sister has taken her half share of the money as it was purchased jointly with my dad. The other half belonged to my dad, who is no more. Should she distribute our dad's share.. More
Assalaamu alaykum!I hear that if someone life is in danger and they find nothing halal to save their life, they are allowed to eat a little haram to save their life. I am in much difficulty; I am indebted, am 50 years of age, and do not know how much longer I will live. I do not want to die without paying my debt. I try to offer my prayers regularly,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I live in Canada and would like to buy a house according to the sharia. I own an corporation, I am the only employee in my company. I would like to borrow money from my business account in order to buy a house. The law in Canada mandates that I must repay the loan to my company in five years, but with interest, is this loan halal?.. More
Assalaamu alaykum.1- My company gives me optical insurance of QAR 3,000/- annually. Can I use this for another person if the optical shop agree, or could I buy something for myself and then give that to another person? 2- Optical insurance covers only lenses and frames, not sunglasses. There is one optical shop that gives sunglasses on the insurance.. More
I trade in the stock market. I follow the sharia rules in choosing companies while buying stocks. I have read on your website or somewhere else that buying and selling in the same day (intraday trading) is similar to gambling and is thus prohibited as there is a common fact that one cannot sell what he does not possess. The exchange delivers the stocks.. More
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 1 (A father)
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