I work in a dispensary. In a section where I do not work, there is an ultrasound machine which, by the consensus of the doctors there, is not good and its images are not clear and it cannot in 90% of cases be used for diagnostic purposes. The X-ray photographs are not submitted to the clients as done in other hospitals and dispensaries, because it.. More
Is it permissible to sell real estate units by installments for a set rate of increase? That is, to sell a unit for one hundred thousand Egyptian pounds in cash, and charge 50% to get paid over five years, and 100% to get paid over ten years, and 200% to get paid over fifteen years. Is that lawful or not? Does the transaction involve Ribaa (interest.. More
Does a continuous charity extend for a certain period of time? For example, I donate sums of money for the heating and maintenance of the neighborhood mosque. Supposing that the mosque – Allaah forbid – was subjected to demolition or destruction by an earthquake, will the reward for the charity continue or stop?.. More
I deal in imported ready-made clothes, but without a commercial register (i.e., on the black market). When passing through customs, the agent asks for a bribe to release me without confiscating the goods. What should I do?.. More
1- I am a wholesaler and sometimes buy goods on credit without receiving an invoice with the prices (because they are more or less known). Then I sell the goods to a vendor at a specific price while being unaware of the exact capital value of the goods. Is that sale permissible?
2- I sell goods to certain vendors on credit and they usually take the.. More
I have a dispute with my older brother. The cause of it is that we traveled to a foreign country to earn some money and help our family, but my brother did not pay heed to the limits of Sharee‘ah, and thus he got money from people and did not pay them back. I settled many debts for him whenever I heard someone demanding money from him so that Allaah.. More
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,
1 - I have a construction company and I want to engage in the tenders launched by the government. The government will give me bonds that will be payable by installments when the execution period is over. The duration of the bonds will be 10 years, and the profit will certainly increase for the extended duration of debt.
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What is the ruling on having a partnership with a person to establish a service shop? He will contribute the capital and I will run the store with my experience, and I will not pay any funds. Will I share in the profits and loss as well, noting that I do not possess any funds in the case of loss? Is it permissible to immediately withdraw my profit,.. More
In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Ever Merciful
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum
Is it permissible to buy or sell a dog? Is the revenue gotten from that dog lawful or forbidden? What is the ruling on buying a dog for guarding or hunting purposes?.. More
I have an amount of money which I want to invest in business through selling cars by installments. Therefore, I went to the owner of a car showroom and informed him of my desire to give him the money so that he could buy cars for me and sell them to trustworthy people and get the price by installments, on the condition that I will provide him every.. More
I stole an amount of money from a certain person on different occasions and shared it with other people in a business, which grew and developed. After ten years, the stolen money multiplied and I forgot the amount of the original stolen sum. During the ten years I spent in that business, I could not return the original sum to its rightful owner because.. More
A man purchased the house of his father via an Islamic bank so that his father would receive the price in cash. He agreed with his father on that. However, the bank refuses to give cash to his father. What is the ruling on this? Is this Ribaa (interest or usury)?.. More
I have a brother who is mentally deranged and the government grants him a monthly allowance. As my father is dead, can my mother spend this money, noting that he stays in a psychiatric hospital and she needs the money? The government also gives her an allowance for being a widow. We have heard that she is not allowed to take anything from his money.. More