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  • Endowment of a land which is mortgaged for its price

    We have been given a piece of land as waqf to build a mosque, but we can not obtain the title to it because the some morgage is still unpaid. My understanding is that for waqf to be valid the land must be free from any burdence/obligation. Please clarify. Thank you kindly. Ninin.. More

  • Working in a broadcasting station whose transmission can not be heard

    I am working as a broadcaster, but the power of transmission is very poor and nobody hear our station. Our bosses know this, but they dont take any action. So what about the "hukm" of our salaries? Is it halal or haram?.. More

  • Sister married and has a share in the house in which her brother lives

    Asalam-o-alaikum I have recently married and live with my husband and his widowed mother and single sister. After his father passed away the inheritance was split between all. The house we live in now is owned by my husband, his sister and the mother with three shares. His sister is now going to be married inshallah. What happens to her share if we.. More

  • Taking a fine on delayed credit card payments

    ASSALAAM AALEKUM, In Dubai there are several islamic banks governed by their respective shareeah departments. All islamic banks issue islamic credit cards. One such islamic bank issues an islamic credit card which if used, regardless of the amount used, charges a fixed 50 Dirham administration fee on a monthly basis till the amount used through the.. More

  • Implementing the will of a mother who bequeathed to her daughters

    before mother died , told the family her jewelry and clothes to be given to her daughters.is tis haram, dand against sharaa.does father and brothers share daughters in inheriting these items ... More

  • Questionable health insurance schemes

    Assalamualaikum. I live in Ghana in West Africa and the government has recently introduced a national health insurance which is going to be obligatory for all those living in the country. A levy of 2.5% is charged on every taxable business transcation, imports, etc to finance the national health insurance. Mutual Health Insurance Schemes have been formed.. More

  • The poor receiving interest money as charity

    assalamu alaikum inn ur fatwa no 91853 u hav mentioned dat one can withdraw the interest money n spend it on poor...but once u withraw d money ur name name will be registered in the people who has taken interest money....also a muslim shud not prefer something for others wat he doesnt prefer for himself.... pls explain.. can we lent our house on rent.. More

  • Buying and selling goods via phone before possessing them

    Dear Shaikh, Can a person buy goods from the seller simply over the phone and sell it immediately in the same way (over the phone), without actually possessing it ? For example, can a person buy a container of potatoes over the phone that's on its way in a ship on the sea (not in his possession) and also sell it to someone over the phone without actually.. More

  • Working in interest-based institutions when there are no Islamic alternatives

    salams. i work in the debt mgt unit of my coyntry where we manage and repay the debt given to us by other countries ,multilateral institutions and also make interest payments to the federal govt bond holders.in the course of my work i deal with a lot of recording and calculations of interest. is my work haram? pls bear in mind that most of our sheiks.. More

  • Liability of employee or co-partner in case of loss

    BISMILLAAHI RAHMANI RAHIM As salaam aleikum, Dear Sheikh, I am working for a muslim brother and he has given me all responsibility to manage his business that deals with spare parts. Recently the business started to drop and the best solution was to sell the products in a wholesale prices. We got a muslim brother as a salesman since he was good in this.. More

  • Income earned from a job based on forging documents

    assalamu alaikum, my husband wants to do a busuness that involves doing visa processing for people who want to go to USA , UK etc.....and during dat process he has to make fake documents dat involve...making documents dat are not true...the information he submits is all lies...like bank statements , fake property documents, fake certificates..... so.. More

  • Applying for a job for which somebody else has applied

    Narrated Abu Hurayrah: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "A man must not make proposal of marriage to a woman when his brother has done so already. And he must not offer a price for a thing for which his brother has already offered a price; and a woman must not be combined in marriage with her father's sister, nor with her mother's sister,.. More

  • Employee using trickery to obtain rental allowance

    If you live in a country that claims to be Islamic but you know that most of their dealings and regulations are unjust and not abiding by Islamic rulings. This countries rental rules for employees of the government have double standards that people who have contacts with higher officials get better benefits and get paid more. Additionally you know that.. More

  • Transactions forbidden Islamicly but allowed legally

    What should be the attitude of a good Muslim towards business practices which are legally allowed (e.g. insurance, stock/share busines, interest etc.) but Islamically incorrect? .. More

  • Building and decorating houses for extravagant people

    i' m going to open a houde building and decorating copany.here people spends such more money for building and decorating,and use such expensive matirial.they compete each other in building luxury house and decorating it so beatiful and great in various style,such as Europian style.being as a Muslim ,if we _decorating company decorate such house ,.. More