I am a student in United Stated and am about to start medical school next semester, Insha Allah. I applied to many schools and was accepted by a private medical college. The medical school costs around $40,000 a year. My family and I cannot afford to pay this large sum every year for four years. To pay my tuition I have two options:
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My contention is not with what is written.
If I borrow a tangible item from someone such as a quantity of food, or an article of clothing that I wear out then I must pay back what is borrowed.
Money is an abstract representation of such articles representing an amount of goods for the convenience of trade as a replacement to a barter system... More
I am writing to find a religious answer for a Muslim woman married to American Muslim. He has a liquor store. When he became Muslim the Sheikh said it is ok for him to get his money back from this store because he had nothing else. As soon as he sells all the liquor he can start a different business. Now he has been a Muslim for two years and.. More
Cheating is a big sin. What are the punishments for cheating in Islam according to Qur’an and Ahadith? Will this punishment be here or in Hereafter?.. More
I am a Muslim woman married to a Muslim man. Sometimes I like to give my family, mom, dad, brother, sister, nephew or niece, some gifts. I have to get permission from my husband as he is the sole money provider to the family every time I do that, even when I say the gift is from me and my husband?
Usually the gifts are very symbolic and are not.. More
What is the ruling about running a shop having items of women interests like women cosmetics, women bras, creams, lip sticks, sanitary pads, etc. and total dealing carried out by men who running the shop. Is running this shop is OK and its income is Halal?.. More
How can two pieces of land of 100 sq-yards and 200 sq-yards respectively be divided between 7 sons, 1 daughter and mother? How can they be divided if one piece of land, say 100 sq-yards has more value than other one because it is facing a main road? Suppose every legal heir will be interested in acquiring this land? Kindly advise by Shariah in.. More
I have a check for 3,500$ that belongs to someone whom I don’t know. I went to the address on the check, and there is no one living there by the name on the check. So I searched for her name on the Internet and I couldn’t find her. So I want to know if it is Halal for me to keep the money.
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Can I accept money from someone (Muslim or non-Muslim) whom I know (or who stated) he earned it from a source mixed with Haram earnings that may have interest, or earnings from cheating on taxes or international trade fees on them?.. More