I work for a company that manufactures equipment that is widely used in the brewery industry. Is it permissible to sell to these industries and visit the plants for surveys? May Allah reward you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. Regarding phone call facility through the internet in KSA, the government recently removed the restriction for the IMO, Skype calls etc. For the other type of calls, like through bestvoiz.com, they did not do so. For the bestvoiz call, we need to recharge and the cost of the call will be less than 10 halala per minute. Can we utilize.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Please, can you state all the conditions and pillars of hiring, e.g. barber, taxi, etc.? I am not asking renting but about hiring. I do not have a Fiqh book to refer to.
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Asalaamu alaykum. My question is about a purchase scheme. In this scheme, a buyer is shown 10 game cd's in a box/bag. The person pays a fixed price, say 10 dollars, and then the seller randomly selects a gaming cd and the buyer takes it, no matter what it is. Is this allowed? Please note that the buyer may like all the cd's in the bag.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I have entered into an agreement with a person to buy a piece of land from him and have paid an amount in advance. The remaining amount will be paid on a certain date and then the land will be registered in my name. Now another person has approached me to sell the land to him for a greater price so that on the day of registration,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it halal to work in a cooperative insurance company in a Western country? Fatwa No. 131305 on this website stated that it may be allowed to work for a cooperative insurance company, but the question in that case was related to working for a cooperative insurance company in Saudi Arabia. Can you please clarify this regarding working.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it halal to work in an "IT-risk" role for a company. This would involve monitoring and assessing IT projects to see if they are running on schedule, if there can be any problem anticipated or foreseen coming up, as well as checking IT systems in place and if there is any risk for errors or security lapses that may occur as well.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that my friend give me some money as a trust, and then I spend from that money as I am in need while I know that I can give him back his money in full within a short period. Am I sinful in that case?
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Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information:
- Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 4
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 3 (A wife) Number 1
- Additional information: Assalaamu alaykum. When we,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. We used to grow crops on the land of landlords as labourers. In the meantime, the government issued an order that the labouers who used to grow crops shall pay a minimal amount to landlords and shall become owners of that land. This order was against the will of landlords. I want to know whether this land is halal for us or not. May.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My grandmother, who is divorced, has only one son (my father). I have two brothers. My grandmother does not have a good relationship with my father and with my older brother due to passed discussions,and she does not want her inheritance to go to them. She wants to give me everyhing as a gift in her.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information:
- Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 2 (A husband)
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 2
- Additional information: Mother had a house and gave a power.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a program in my University that gives discounts to students who buy food from some canteens and use their own box or bottle instead of the plastic takeaway boxes. This is to reduce waste on the campus and preserve the environment. However, this includes canteens where haram food is served. Would it be impermissible to participate.. More
I work as a trainer in an institute. The marketing department of the institute often lies to the students in order to get them enrolled into the courses of the institute. I do not lie to the students and am not involved in the marketing. My job is to train the students in a variety of courses. Is my income halal?
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