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Solidarity funds: guidelines and preventative factors
Regarding the fellowship and solidarity funds where subscribers pay annual or monthly premiums in return for receiving an agreed upon amount in case of death, total or partial disability, are they lawful or forbidden?.. More
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He bought and sold a car before receiving it
Someone purchased a car and did not take possession of it. He just took a form with the car still in the name of another person, and then sold it. Was that sale permissible?.. More
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He purchased a piece of agricultural land by Ribaa, will its produce be unlawful?
A father purchased a piece of agricultural land by a bank loan. Will the produce of the land be unlawful, noting that the loan is based on Ribaa? If yes, are the children considered consumers of Ribaa like their father?.. More
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It is not permissible to make a will depriving rightful heirs of inheritance
There is a married woman who has a son, and her husband is still alive. She has a share of inheritance from her deceased father and keeps it with her brothers. She asked her brothers not to give the money to anyone in case she dies (she means by “anyone” her husband and the family of her husband), because she is certain that they will take the.. More
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Using copies of CDs
What is the ruling on buying a CD that contains Islamic information that I need? When I start the CD I find the oath, “I swear by Allaah The Most High and the Most Great that this copy is original and I have purchased it.” The fact is that I did not buy an original copy. Is it permissible for me to benefit from this CD? Please advise and many.. More
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He bought a commodity believing it to be defective but found it sound
I purchased a second-hand electrical appliance that should have a defective motor and agreed that I would be liable for any other defect. However, I found the motor to be sound. Am I required to return the value of the motor to the seller?.. More
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It is not obligatory to pay the difference to the seller as long as the conditions of sale were fulfilled
I went to a vendor in the middle of a market in the city center to buy a packet of marrow seeds. I found the price a bit lower than the market price. Therefore, I bought six packets and after a month I bought some packets at the same previous price. I also told a friend of mine, who bought twenty packets and sold them at the market price or at a lower.. More
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Depositing money in the stock exchange for sale
Brokers here deposit an amount of 4,000 US$ in the stock exchange, whereby they can buy and sell over the phone. They contact the stock exchange and ask them to buy, for example, something for 20,000 Francs, and after a while they demand the stock exchange to sell what was bought and calculate the profit or loss. Is this transaction permissible under.. More
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The ruling on money gained from suing a person for stealing a song
A friend of mine lives in a foreign country. He listened to a Western song by a foreign singer who had stolen the melody from an old Arabic song which was released thirty-five years ago. My friend then contacted the owners of the Arabic song to help them sue the foreign singer who had stolen its tune and used lewd lyrics in his version. I am asking.. More
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Ruling on paying the rent of one’s apartment with bank interest
There is a man who has an amount of money which he deposited in the bank so as to pay the rent of his apartment from the interest that it accrues. He does not have any other resource. Is this lawful?.. More
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The invalidity of stipulating that one partner bears the losses and not the other
In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Ever Merciful
I have an amount of money and my cousin made me an offer: that I share with him a food business on a fifty-fifty basis. I do not understand business, therefore, we agreed that he will work alone while we will both share the profit, and I will bear any loss. Is that permissible? Please.. More
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Selling a debt to a debtor
Is it permissible to sell a debt? A cement company owes us money, so is it permissible to exchange the debt into cement and sell the cement before receiving it?.. More
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This transaction takes the ruling of exchange, not lending
Someone borrowed cash and paid it back as gold when the payment was due after three years. This was a condition for the lending, even though the price of gold is variable. As such, the sum to be returned may be higher or lower than the sum that was borrowed. What is the ruling on this? Please advise, and may Allaah reward you... More
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Consider your rights as well as that of the other in the maintenance costs
My profession is based on experience and practice. For example, if it happens that I come across a defect in a very expensive electric appliance, I can fix it by discovering the defect that might be very simple but which nonetheless requires knowledge of the theory of operation, as well as experience, to discover. Also, I might design an electric.. More
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A judge may place a spendthrift under guardianship
My husband is a private sector employee and he is a spendthrift. His work is our only source of sustenance. He saves nothing although he has two sons. I have thought of saving some of his money for future needs. I have tried many times to persuade him to save some money for the children but my efforts have been in vain. What is the Sharee'ah ruling.. More
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