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  • Life insurance fully paid by the employer

    If I am working with a company and the company paid full cost for life insurance which will give money to my family after death. If I am working with the company when I pass away, and I am not paying anything on that, is it Halaal or Haraam to engage in such a system?.. More

  • Quran and Sunnah as a source of economics

    How the Quran and the Sunnah can be as the source of knowledge in economics? .. More

  • Maintenance worker on a dinner boat on which liquor is served

    Would you please clarify this matter for me? I work on a dinner boat. This boat has lunch and dinner crosses. They serve liquor in the boat. I don't work inside the boat, where they serve the liquor, but I do maintenance work on the out side (I'm a sailor). Know the boat's revenue consist of two different incomes. The first income comes from crossing,.. More

  • Money earned from selling pirated CDs

    Does the income derived from sale of pirated CD's is Halaal or Haraam? Or the person who is working with pirated CD's is deriving Halaal income? .. More

  • What to do after using pirated software programs?

    I came to know from the Fatwa I asked to Islamweb Fatwa Center that using pirated copy of software is forbidden in Islam. What will be the solution now for them who already have used many pirated copy of software? .. More

  • Working with an international NGO

    I am working with an international NGO here in Afghanistan, many religious people do not like as the earning money through this way, is not Halaal as the fund is given to the NGO by USA. .. More

  • Professional football player as a career

    Is money from playing football Haraam for example you are a Muslim man and become a professional football player the money you receive is it Haraam or not?.. More

  • Asked to alter bills in his company

    I work in a private company and am very disturbed. When billing the principals, I'm ordered to add amounts which have no reality and most of the times, the company bribes personals order get away from fines/duties. Yet, we bill the principals in full and sometimes more. I have been thinking of resigning from this job sake Allaah, if I do so I.. More

  • Bought a copied copyright book for study purpose

    This is in reference to Fatwa 90287. If a copyrighted book was copied and bought for study purpose and not for further sale and the buyer was aware of the Islamic prohibition of purchasing such books without the permission of the concerned person at the time of buying. Does he have to throw it now when he has become more particular about the Sharee'ah?.. More

  • Insurance provided free of charge by the employer

    May Almighty Allaah bless you all for the kind of work you have been doing. I have one question, if you could please clarify this to me. The question is: What if a company provides a life insurance policy for all of its employees. The staff does not have to pay any premium; everything is done by the company. This policy covers life insurance.. More

  • Working in a company owned by a usurious bank

    My question is about my husband's job. He is an accountant and works for an auto-leasing company here in UK. I always had doubts whether this job is Halaal or not especially as the company is owned by a leading bank. My husband is a very good Muslim, Al-Hamdulillaah. He has a beard and prays Fajr, Maghrib and Ishaa in the mosque (as he is at work.. More

  • Working in a place where one's religion is in danger

    Please can you tell me what I should do when I work with Kuffaar and the Fitnah is great, women, music and I fear my Deen, my manager dislikes Islam and me at that matter, should I stay or leave, my uncles own the business and I want to help them, my wife also lives abroad and so I wont have any money to send to her. Please advise me sincerely... More

  • Investing in a company which has some usurious transactions

    I participated in the IPO for "Dlalah" in Doha Qatar, I recently sold my stock, and collected the check for the earnings (I have yet to cash the check). I have been told that participating in this company is Haraam, because 4 of the major local banks that deal with interest have ownership stakes in it (each bank has 3 percent of the shares)... More

  • Bought a copied copyright book knowing it was wrong

    I am waiting for your reply but as you have not yet responded and I need to know the reply soon, I am asking you this question again. I bought a book which was copied and sold without the knowledge of it's author as it was cheaper than the original text. If I knew it was wrong at the time of buying but still bought it to save money and now after.. More

  • Publishing pornographic books

    A friend of mine is interested in starting a publishing business. However, the books that will be published contain bad language and explicit sex acts. Is it Haraam for a Muslim to be a part of this type of business, giving the type of material that will be published? .. More