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  • Causing ink mark in someone's clothes unintentionally

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was sitting behind someone in a conference once,and he put his arm behind himself and his thawb touched my pen. I moved my pen away immediately, but I saw a small ink mark on his clothes, but I did not tell him because we were in the middle of the lesson and I wanted to tell him afterwards. However, I was not able to get the chance.. More

  • Spending money kept as trust

    Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that my friend give me some money as a trust, and then I spend from that money as I am in need while I know that I can give him back his money in full within a short period. Am I sinful in that case? .. More

  • Handling money of sister who spends recklessly

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. A sister is asking a question regarding Zakah. My mother died a few years ago, leaving behind some money for my unmarried sister, who was not married, and my mother's intention was to leave some money for her so that when she gets married, she can use that money. However, I realized after some time that.. More

  • Causing slight damage to property of others

    I work as a lot associate, and one of my responsibilities is to organize and take all of the carts into the store. I know that in Islam, if we damage someone else's property, we are obliged to pay for it, but what if the damage is extremely minor and minute, to the point that the owner would probably never notice it, unless I explicitly pointed it out.. More

  • Damaging part of tree by mistake

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I was not focused and did not realise what I was doing and broke the edge of a date palm tree's leaf by the roadside. If there any sin on me? What am I to do now? .. More

  • Causing unintentional damage to neighbors' property

    Shaykh, today I committed what may be a very big sin! Here in my town, there are many monkeys who disturb us in many ways. Today, while I was laying in bed, a monkey suddenly started pulling my broadband wire, so I immediately went outside and threw something towards the monkey, but I missed it and it hit my neighbours electric meter. Some plastic of.. More

  • Documentation in case of borrowing an object depends on customs

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. If I lend something, e.g. a book, to someone. Is it recommended to write it down? And should I have two witnesses? I am asking because this is not about money. Also, should we make two copies of the document and each keep a copy? What if the borrower is illiterate; in that case, can I write it and read.. More

  • Laxness in returning borrowed item to its owner

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am 19 years old and am a student. Sorry for my bad English, but I have a question about haram/halal. Once upon a time, maybe 1 year ago, we were given some course books for studiesin high school. And the books were only something which you cold borrow for a period of time, and they were not our property. The deal was to hand over.. More

  • Taking fruit from neighbor's tree branch dangling in one's garden

    If there are two neighbors, and neighbor A has an apple tree, and a branch of the apple tree hangs on the side of neighbor B's garden, is neighbor B allowed to take an apple from this branch, because it is on his side of the garden? Or is it considered theft? .. More

  • Violating state regulations in building house

    Assalaamu alaykum. About four years ago, my father (who is, praise be to Allah, still with us) bought a piece of land for which we paid money from halal earnings (even I contributed from my salaries in the purchase). After some time, we started the construction, and again with halal earnings (I also contributed in this). However, while filling the land,.. More

  • Returning what one suspects is not theirs

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I have some stationary items which I suspect are not mine, and I have had them since the time I worked at my previous workplace, which I left in 2013. I am not allowed to enter that place anymore as it is an secure area and I am not employed there anymore. I do not any trustworthy person with.. More

  • Sister assuming legal guardianship of minor or retarded brother

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have one daughter and one son. My son is mentally retarted. My question is: can my daughter be the guardian of my son after my death, or should one of my brothers or nephews be his guardian? .. More

  • Harming a person unjustly to get one's right from another person

    I have my own businessThere is someone who is dealing with us constantlyWe are implementing services for his clientsOften, he pays after workBut now there is a lot of money worth of payment for more than 1 yearso, he owe us since long time.We do not believe that he will pay in terms of coming out with an excuse every time he does not have the money.. More

  • When middleman is entitled to keep difference in price

    Assalaamu alaykum. A seller is selling something online at a price of $100. A buyer can purchase it directly from the seller, but he intentionally involves a middle man. The middleman purchases the same thing at a price of $90 (applying some discount coupon which only middle men have) but sells the product at $100 without telling the buyer that he purchased.. More

  • Misusing power of attorney

    If you give a power of attorney to someone and the person misuses it and also lies about how it was used, what does the sharia say about that? .. More