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  • Division of estate that sons contributed to building with their father

    Respected Sir, I have two points to ask with respect to our joint family dispute: 1. We are three brothers with the same parents, and all of us are married and employed with different employers. We have two houses, one being constructed by our father, and for the other house, the contribution of one brother is 70%, and the remaining contribution was.. More

  • Exerting extra effort at work is rewardable

    Assalaam alaykum. I have a question about working for large corporations. I work as a shelf stocker for a large american corp, and this is one of those corporations that I believe ship jobs overseas to impoverished countries and pay them lousy wages. Is working for a company like this haram? Also, I like to go above and beyond in my job by, for example,doing.. More

  • Keeping money in someone else's bank account entails sharing profits

    Assalaamu alaykum. If someone deposited money in my savings account for safekeeping (alongside my money) and the Islamic bank gives me profit on the overall amount at fixed intervals, is it ok for me to use that money? Or is there a share in that profit that needs to go to this person who has deposited his money with me? If the latter is true, then.. More

  • Liability for causing damage unknowingly

    Assalaamu alaykum. Party A rented a room from a landlord. Party B was allowed to stay in the room by party A without any stated/signed terms. The landlord agreed. Party B was completely ignorant regarding the terms that Party A and the landlord agreed upon. Party A went overseas before the tenancy expired and entrusted Party B to vacate the room. The.. More

  • Division of inheritance among husband, mother, 3 brothers and 1 sister

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 3 (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother [of the deceased]) (A full sister) Number 1 .. More

  • Died leaving 6 sons and 3 daughters from two husbands

    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 6 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 3 - Additional information: Dear scholars, my question is regarding the inheritance.. More

  • Division of the estate among a wife, 5 sons and 3 daughters

    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 (A grandson [from the son]) Number 3 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 (A granddaughter [from the son]) Number 7 (A.. More

  • Receiving pension for work that included selling wine

    I used to work in the duty free shop and used to sell wine for some years, then they stopped selling wine, and I worked for like six years after that. Then I retired, I now receive retirement pension; is it halal or not? .. More

  • Paying rent to other than the owner

    I am going to rent a room from a government school for teaching my students. I will pay rent each month to this school's manager. If the manager doesn't inform the government about this rent and uses it for himself, will my earnings from teaching in this room be halal? Is this considered a bribe? .. More

  • Developing software that may involve a usurious contract

    Assalaamu alaykum. I work as a software engineer in a company and am responsible for maintaining the online-shop. We offer a variety of payment methods, including instalment financing over banks. We are not making a contract, my job was to put a button in the payment methods area that directs the customer to the contract and also transfers personal.. More

  • Grandfather giving gift to teenage grandson apart from his other descendants

    My Grandfather gifted a property to me when I was 14 years old, and my father was also alive. It is my house and my father was willing to sell the house but my grandfather gifted it to me. Now my grandfather and father are not alive. I want to know whether according to Islamic law my grandfather could gift his property to me and whether I could receive.. More

  • Division of inheritance among 3 daughters and 3 full sisters

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 3 (A full sister) Number 3 (A half sister (from the father)) Number 5 .. More

  • Division of inheritance if deceased left two daughters only

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 2 .. More

  • A will must conform to the sharee'ah

    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 (A full brother) Number 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother [of the deceased]) (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister).. More

  • Investing one's money in primary shares in the name of different people

    1) I have some investment in a share market. The present capital is worth tK. 1.5 Million (approx). I do not buy bank, leasing, or insurance companyshares, but I once did apply on primary shares (initial public offering) of a bank, insurance & leasing company. I do not know whether any amount derived from selling such shares has been included with.. More