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  • Selling property before its completion

    Please can you explain whether it is permissible or not to sell something that is not in your possession, for example: you want to buy a house which is not yet built, and pay lets say 30% of the agreed value? Before that property is complete and before you pay any more money towards it (you can optionally pay more before completion but must.. More

  • Buying a house on an Islamic mortgage

    Can I buy a house by using Islamic mortgage, which are available British based Islamic banks? .. More

  • Works in a store that sells lottery tickets

    I had a question regarding lottery. I work in Canada where lottery is well advertised. I am a cashier at a convenient store where lottery sales are also included. However, regardless of customers asking for lottery tickets, my pay is independent. I am paid on hourly basis and not on lottery. I know buying lottery is Haraam. Is my work Haraam?.. More

  • In business with a video library of legally approved films

    I am running a video library with only legal approved films, I have about 12 staff. Is this business legal or illegal from the Islamic point of view?.. More

  • Prizes given away from visiting a website

    At times when I visit some websites they declare that I have won a prize for being the 100,000 or 1,000,000 guest on that site, and they offer a holiday cruise in Florida with cash prize of about 2,000 dollars, is it permissible to accept this travel offer, or the cash offer, or both... More

  • Distributing his deceased father's wealth

    I would like to know how to distribute wealth of inheritance between my family according to the Shariah. Firstly the wealth of a deceased father, between wife, 3 daughters and 1 son. Value equal to 30000. Secondly, wealth of a deceased mother, between 3 daughters and 1 son. Value equal to 90000. Both these question relate to the same matter... More

  • Arranging the sale of gold through interest-free loans

    I am in gold business, I could not sell the gold on credit and some of my customer don't have enough money, the prefer installments, so could I arrange for them cash loan to be paid back in same amount in predefined time, by which they will use to buy gold from me? .. More

  • Dealing in shares in certain companies

    Dealing in shares as I know is permissible in Shariah. But if a company has raised it capital from debt also, apart from equity, then it means that it will pay interest also on its debt. Is it permissible to have shares of such company which operates using debt money also? .. More

  • Mediator for a loan

    I would like to ask is it lawful to take money as charges if I give a person some amounts or if I help him in taking loans from an Islamic Bank?.. More

  • Acting as a disc jockey to get money for the poor

    I am a boy of 20, I have an enterprise of construction this in order to only emphasize that I do not have problems of moneys, but in the free time I make the producer, practically I make songs dance that moneys yield that I give to me to the poor persons, to me the moneys do not interest but it interests to me to help the poor persons.. More

  • Wants to start a water treatment plant and sell the water

    I am based in India, and I would like to start water treatment plant and sell the same. But here people are saying it is Haraam to sell water. Please clarify whether I should start the business or should refrain from it... More

  • Taking commission for steering tourists to certain shops

    My question is that I'm working as a tour guide for a tourist company for years. Our guests are from Europe and US. So we take commissions from tourist shops when they do their shopping from the shops which we lead them to for our profit. So shop owners give us commissions after shopping is done but tourists know nothing about this. is the.. More

  • Only sibling who contributed financially to building a house with his parents

    I have contributed to the building of a house with my parents but I did not keep record of how much is my contributions. I have 2 sisters and we are 5 brothers, I am the only one who contributed financially with my parents. What will happen if my parents die and they haven't left anything in writing? The 2 sisters married and the rest.. More

  • Providing security for parties where alcohol is served

    I have my own security team and sometimes I provide security to private parties where alcohol is serving. I would like to know if the money I earn from this parties is Haraam? .. More

  • Has difficulty saying 'no' when asked to lend money

    A non-Muslim acquaintance has asked to borrow money. Initially, I said ok but now that I have thought about it, I have realised that it may not be such a great idea. He is indebted to other people and banks already but assures me he'll repay it. He has borrowed small sums before without repaying, I don't mind that but does it indicate a certain.. More