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  • Cable TV installer

    I work for a cable Television company in New York. I go to the customer's house and install the cable box and activate the service for over 140 channels. I also install cable modem equipment for Internet access. I have no control over what they watch and how they serf the net. Is this job Haraam? .. More

  • Earnings from questionable source

    I have earned some money but I am not sure if it Halaal or Haraam. But what I want to know is can I use such money for my basic needs like food, water or can I use it for some other purpose like buying some clothes, appliances for myself? Also can I use such money to start a business of my own so that I can start earning Halaal money?.. More

  • Helping people complete applications for US visa lottery

    I am a Somali young man my age is 25, I have an office of multiple services, one of the services that I make for my customers is to help customers who need to enter the American Visa lottery, my prime services to include: 1) Consulting them for the most appropriate way they had to do this. 2) And making everything necessary for their right.. More

  • Government accounts that benefit enrolled employees

    The employer will open two accounts with government, when he recruits an employee in Sri Lanka. These are known as Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Employee Trust Fund (ETF) this is a compulsory otherwise the employer will be prosecuted in the court of Law. Certain percentage will be taken from employee (9%) and certain percentage offered.. More

  • Negotiating to reduce credit settlement

    I had credit cards and used all of them, back then I had no intention to pay the amount due but it's a burden on me and I wanna clear all my dues in this Dounia, so after few months of non payments all my accounts went to a collections agency, so is it permissible to negotiate the amount due on the credit cards to a certain percentage because the actual.. More

  • Making false claims for money

    There is a large company which pays commission every time a user clicks on its banner on my website and registers. Users just have to register, nothing else. But what I am doing is that I myself click on my ads and register users under different names for which I get commissions. This is like a side income for me. But since the company huge.. More

  • Accepting credit card sales

    A great number of taxi drivers in New York City are Muslims. And a Law is underway requiring all taxi to be accepting Credit Cards as one of the payment methods. What is the Islaamic ruling about this being that they make a living in this business? Should they leave the job all together because the law will also forbid drivers to refuse.. More

  • Promoting credit cards; scanning a cartoon book

    I have two questions here and I'm in hunger of their answers and I'll appreciate if you answer them promptly. 1) I want to work in store as a Sales Associate and part of my job is to open store's Credit Cards to the customers and in this process I have to be very persuasive and try to make these customers to open a Credit Card and in.. More

  • Working for a news agency from a non-Muslim country

    Is it permissible to work for a news agency from a non-Muslim country such as Reuters or AFP?.. More

  • Islamic teachers collecting salary

    Is it good or prohibited for Islamic scholars teaching in an Islamic school or in any school teaching Islamic knowledge to collect salary or money for teaching, because in has devoted all is time for the teaching. If it right what is the evidence according to the Qur'aan and Sunnah... More

  • Working illegally according to visa status

    I have come to the U.K. to work as a doctor. Alhamdulillaah, I have got job as a doctor starting from February 2005, so there still few months for this job to start and I am not legally allowed to do any other job. In this case, if I do some other job (which is illegal according to my visa status) till February 2005, will the money I will earn be.. More

  • Has a hotel where prohibited acts are being done

    My permanent residence is in Sri-Lanka, which is a non-Islaamic country. Provided, I open up a hotel with rooms, restaurants, and banquet hall. I am compelled to entertain believers and non-believers alike. In this case, if the non-believers bring along things like alcoholic drinks to the hotel, or else sometimes if even bring females to rooms.. More

  • Business based upon 'residual income'

    For your hard work and may Allah reward you the highest level of Paradise. Several businessmen would like me to join their business that I have some doubts towards. This business is based on 'residual income', where an innovator or entrepreneur gets 4% profit from every person who uses his idea to launch profitable business (ex. franchises)... More

  • Working for a TV program

    I got a job offerART (the television program) (ART stands for Arabic radio television). The job is in their office in California and it is customer service or a secretary assisting the president and vice president. For example, answering their private calls, and doing paper work. My question is this job considered Halaal or Haraam since ART is.. More

  • Taking a questionable accounting job

    My questions are regarding one of the facts about the accountancy profession. Actually I want to join an accountancy firm for practice but one thing is stopping me doing that which is the way the firms works. They don't show the true profit of the business to save tax on the instructions of the business man and don't follow completely the.. More