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  • Investing money in company without knowing their business module

    Assalaamu alaykum. In India, there is a company that claim that they trade in gold and giving almost 35 to 36% profit per year in return. Please note that when one asks about their business module, they say that it is confidential and refuse to provide any details. Is it permissible for anyone to invest in a company that does not give details as to.. More

  • Using unofficial software in customizing phone

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask about the view in Islam regarding customizing software - unofficial software - in some devices that we own. We know that in this modern era, android smartphones are practically everywhere. This technology is free, open source, and widely available. I have a Sony Xperia smartphone, and I installed some custom android.. More

  • Using cracked software to spread Islamic knowledge

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please, I am a student of the Quran, and I always want to share the stuff that I learn in the Quran with others by using MS Word. However, because it was expensive to get Word and I am still a student with a very weak financial status, my friend gave me a cracked version which supports all that I needed to share the message. Is it.. More

  • Inheriting life insurance money

    Assalaamu alaykum. I took my Shahaadah (testimony of faith) and became a Muslim 4 years ago, praise be to Allah. To my knowledge, it is haram for Muslims to take a life insurance policy for their spouse/families. However, my question is as follows: I come from a non-Muslim family, and I am the only Muslim in the family. Praise be to Allah, I am happily.. More

  • Giving loan in return for share in profit is interest

    I have spent 60 lac to buy a plot and build my house. Now I have no money to complete my house, so for its completion, I need another 15 lac. I asked my friend for a loan, and hetold me that he will give me the loan on the condition that after selling the house, the profit will be split 50/50, meaning that I should give him half the profit. My question.. More

  • Breaking something by mistake

    In school, I broke something by accident while walking, but they did not call me to fix it or anything. It was not something expensive, but do I have to go back and tell them? They could have easily called me in to fix it, so I do not know what to do. .. More

  • Spending donations in other than purpose they were collected for

    Assalaamu alaykom. A long time ago, I told some friends that I would be collecting some donations for a friend whose mother had cancer. However, the money was used for something else. Now I want to return the money to the original donors, but I do not know all of them and lost contact with some others, and to be honest, I find it extremely hard and.. More

  • Male teacher working in mixed school

    In the answer (338434) to one of the questions in this website, it has not been clearly mentioned whether it is haram for a man to teach a group of boys and girls, even if he lowers his gaze from the girls. Could you please answer this? And please note that I am talking about a situation where there are segregated institutes available and the man still.. More

  • Setting condition for doing favor

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. If someone asks me for a favor, can I put conditions before doing it? .. More

  • Handling papers where commercial laws are mentioned

    Assalaamu alaykum Scholars. I work with my uncle, and he is a trader. My job is to scan receipts and to print them as well as other papers and this type of things. In some papers, I saw that is was written 'article 29 article x' or whatever number, and those articles are refering to a trading law. Are these types of laws permissible in Islam? Can I.. More

  • Presence of deceased's father excludes siblings from inheritance

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father) (A full brother) Number 3 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother [of the deceased]) (A grandmother from the mother) (A full sister).. More

  • Taking notes from websites against their terms and conditions

    Can I note information from a website and all other type sources in a notebook for learning and other purposes, or is it violation of copyright? If the websites explicitly or implicitly mention not to write anything from their websites even for personal use, does it become impermissible? Please note that I have read your other fatwas related to copyright.. More

  • Father declined his share in his late son's estate

    After my husband died, my five daughter's, my son, myself, and my father-in-law were declared inheritors to my husband's property. My father-in-law declined his share. Although we have not divided the property, is it possible for my brothers- and sisters-in-laws to claim my father-in-law's share of our property after he dies? .. More

  • Refusing to accept gifts from subordinates at work

    Assalaamu alaykum. Praise be to Allah, the Most Beneficent and Most Merciful. Dear Shaikh, before joining a company, I did not know one of my friends, and he is from the same same department and is my senior. I always go to him for any issue, whether it be a wordly issue or related to the religion, so we have a good relation. Whenever I go on vacation,.. More

  • Creditor cancelled debt but debtor insists on repaying it

    Assalaamu alaykum. I lent some money to a person as a debt. After some time, I forgave the debt and cancelled my right; I did this only for the sake of Allah. Now that person has money and insists that I take my money back. What should I do? Is it halal for me, or should I take it and spend it in charity? .. More