Assalaamu alaykum. My father and mother have not been together since 2005 after my mother found (in 2005) that her husband had married another lady (in 1994) in a foreign country (Kuwait), where he is still staying for his job. Mother has the view that my father had not been just all these years, and she can never forgive him. Hence she cannot stay.. More
What does Islam say about working freelance? Is it haram or halal if I sell a business card/flyer/poster design on the online market, like a graphic of a river, and a client uses this for his haram work/business. Will I be held responsible for that? Please tell me what is haram in freelance work, like, if I make a real estate poster and a person uses.. More
I work as a manager in a company. Some of the employees that work for me are friends outside of work. One of them reached out to me for advice on how to get a raise in the company. I gave him advice from what I have seen happening with other employees. He followed the advice somewhat and received the raise that he wanted. When he received the raise,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I want to get training on some computer applications, but most of the computer institutions use pirated software to teach. Is it permissible to take lessons at these institutions?
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My grandmother gave her share of land to me and my brothers after she inherited that same share from my father even though she has two other sons and three daughters; this was done upon the request of her older son and with the approval of her other son, and there is no objection from her daughters; and she did that even though my older brother told.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Sheikh. I have a question regarding my husband's job. He is new to Saudi Arabia and used to work as a financial analyst in India. Now, after a year has passed, he finally got a job as a sales supervisor in a company. In this field, many employees are put under pressure in order to sell the products.. More
We are four sisters and three brothers. Rather than having all brothers and sisters sit together, one brother along with two other sisters distributed the gold jewelry and other assets that were inherited from the parents. They kept the best jewelry and assets and gave items of less quality to the other brothers and sisters. Is this correct according.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a garment merchandiser. I am working for a knitwear company. Our job is to take orders from buyers and produce the garments following the buyer's indications or design. As most of the buyers are non-Muslims, they demand to put a picture of animate beings or the logo of their brand on the fabrics. I know that pictures of animate.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a choice of opting into a pension plan with a pension company. This provider takes the monthly payments made by my employer and invests it in funds. However, I have no idea of what these funds involve as it is not made clear. They potentially could include haram and unlawful activities involving interest and so on. (I did spot.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a fresh engineering graduate from Bangladesh. In this country, we face a very difficult problem in the academia. That is the problem of copyright. All of the engineering software used in this country's universities is pirated. This software is necessary for working in engineering. Some of them have open source alternatives, but.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information:
- Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father)
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 1 (A wife) Number 1
- Additional information: The deceased left an estate worth.. 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 1
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1
- Information about the deceased’s debts: Did not perform.. More
Islam is against taxation systems, as it says in https://islamqa.info/en/130920, then what are the sources of income of the government of an Islamic country?
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Assalaamu alaykum. My interest is in making TV advertisements, photo editing, and animation, but I have not started any work on those things, so I just want to know whether they are permissible in Islam?
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