Search In Fatwa

911 fatwas

  • Permissibility of working in customs depends on the permissibility of the customs themselves

    What is the ruling of working in customs in an Arab country that does not rule according to the Islamic Sharia? Is it considered a form of collecting tolls? What is the ruling of working in a medical department related to the customs administration?.. More

  • Better to earn doubtful income than definitely Haraam one

    Wa 'alaykum salam, Most of my husbands income is haram and it is just enough to get by and support a member of our family, if he fell ill or for some reason he was unable to work for a week, we can pay rent but would struggle for food. The chance of getting halal job (with his experience and not being able to speak english) that will be enough for living.. More

  • Damaged property to be compensated

    If someone damaged something unintentionally and compensated its owner, will such a person or the owner be sinful? .. More

  • Teacher in non-Islamic school helped children write Easter story

    Asallam u alaikum, Please could you answer my question. I sent this question before but didn't give the correct details so I am sending it again. I work in a state school as a teaching assistant. I have not been able to get a job in a muslim school as yet. My question is that the class were looking at a fictional story about a girl who got a chocolate.. More

  • Supervising an exam in the Christian religion

    salam alaykum.i worked as a teacher in a secondary school.and sometimes i am being requested to supervise the conduction of examinations which include the christian religious knowledge exam.am i in any way supporting kufr? .. More

  • Paying for Quran application when a free version is online

    AssalamoAlaikum I found a Quran application for my SmartPhone which I believe is highly beneficial. I cannot find an alternate to this application. The application costs $1.99 and I can very easily afford it by the Grace of Allah(swt) however all the Debit Cards I have are declined by the online payment system used to purchase this application. I have.. More

  • Working two government jobs at once

    Aselamualeykum Wr wb, Jezakelahukheyren for your work. My today's question is , From Islamic point of view how it is considered if a person works in two government offices? Am teaching in a university. Some of my friends work in another offices without the knowledge of the university(the employer) i.e they are taking more than one salaries per single.. More

  • Mortgage insurance when buying a house

    I bought a house via a mortgage in UK and was advised to apply for mortgage cover plan (life cover) in which I have to pay a monthly fixed payment for the duration of the mortgage. This will guarantee paying the rest of the mortgage if when I die so that my dependent children and wife won't lose the house. I am not sure if this is acceptable in Islam.. More

  • If he gives unlawful gains to the poor, he will be left with nothing

    As-salam alaykum, I'm a Muslim boy from London in the past year or two I was part of a few different crimes such as muggings etc. Recently Alhumdillh I have started to repent and I'm following the deen. I have X amounts of money that was from crimes. I also have y amounts of money that girls have given me because they had liked me but I reckon the money.. More

  • Closing credit card account will reduce 'credit score'

    Assalamu Alaikum: I have been using a credit card for the past year, I have always paid it in full without interest. I did not know that entering the contract in itself is not permissible since it has Riba clauses but after researching it I came to realize that even signing the contract is forbidden. I feel very bad about this and would like to repent.. More

  • Fixing a percentage on the credit card

    An Islamicbank offering credit card which is free if you pay 100% every month. If you pay 20% per month they charge 1% profit on it and if you withdraw cash they charge 3% fees. My question is is this 1% or 3% they charge is interest or it will be consider as there fees. Please tell me if its right or wrong. .. More

  • Working in a freight company that may involve handling forbidden items

    Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah Dear Sheikh A friend of mine works at Amazon in Germany. He puts packets on the band-conveyer. Some of these packets contain pornographical videos or alcohol. Is it halal to work there? In many cases he does not know the content of the packets. Most of the packets do not content anything haram. Is it halal to work there.. More

  • Using unlawful earnings to pay for marriage expenses

    salam my question is that me and my wife work in supermarket and sometimes we have to scan pork or wine, now we are saving up money using our salaries to try and get my brother married. will his marraige be valid if we fund it knowing that our earning has some haram in it .. More

  • Working in a company that sells audio-visual systems

    Is it allowed to work in a company who deal in Audio Visual system, Home Theater and other Security like CCTV and Road Blocker, Barrier etc. .. More

  • Woman badly needs job that involves serving pork

    I am 19 years old girl working in Dunkin donuts in New York where I have to make haram sandwich (bacon, ham) and customers are male,female both. I had just started college but dropped out after one month because it's not possible for me to carry study as I have to work full time. Because, 1. My family has big amount debt from my country from where we.. More