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He found some abandoned stationary items in a room
Assalaamualaykum wa rahmatuLLAAHI wa barakaatuH. I have found some abandoned stationary items in a room. The owner, non-muslim, left them and may not take them. I doubt if i could use them. It would have been purchased with the money of Usuary (riba). What is the ruling on using such items? .. More
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Executing a will in light of the balance of probabilities
Lady “a” entrusted lady “b” with some money and asked her not to give the money to her daughter, i.e. the daughter of lady “a”. Then lady “a” died leaving behind her only daughter as her inheritor. What should lady “b” do? Is she required to implement the will of lady “a” or should she give the money to the inheriting daughter?.. More
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Getting money from a competition for entering a country
Someone participated in a competition that was conducted by a country for obtaining a visa, but his name did not appear on the list of those who won. After a while, the organizers of the competition sent an amount of money, contributed by a group of banks, to be transferred to his account. Is it permissible for him to take the money and utilize it?.. More
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A debt is not annulled by the indebted lacking financial resources or by the death of the creditor
How should I settle a debt after the death of the creditor, who, may Allaah have mercy upon him, knew that the debtor could not pay him back earlier?.. More
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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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