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  • Father works in a bank and shares a house with him

    My father works in a bank and we share afamily house with my parents. I have advised him many times to look for another job but he refuses. Do I take my wife and kids and move far away from them? Or do I live close by. I am scared that my kids are eating Haraam, that I am eating Haraam. My brother also works in a bank. I do have my own income.. More

  • Charging a fee for lending people money

    I am from subcontinent and I live in Middle East. I am intending to do a business. Please let me know if this business is Halaal or not. Some people from my country living in Middle East face financial difficulties and they ask me when they need money. For example, if a person needs 500 Dinars, I will give them 490 Dinars and they will pay.. More

  • Using money donated from the lottery fund which is backed by gambling

    Is it ok (by Shariah) to apply for funding from A fund set up by lottery Money (gambling) to run a community business centre helping Muslims back to work through training programs. The activities run are not of religious character (mainly careers guidance, job search, it trying, etc... It is worth mentioning that this business centre is a part of.. More

  • Doubtful about company-sponsored insurance plan

    Our company has offered to us medical insurance where all expenses are bore by the company. We have to pay no insurance premium also. Under this policy we can go to certain clinics chosen by the insurance company for free treatment and medications with limited coverage of 75,000 Dirhams max (but only 20 Dirhams need to be paid by us as doctor's.. More

  • Charging taxi fare when taking the bus

    In my company executives has a privilege to hire taxis when the company vehicle not available for office use. After spending for the taxis they simply put a voucher and reimburse the money they spend. Certain executive use this facility in a different way. They use public transport and claim the taxi fares (e.g. certain distance that taxi fare.. More

  • Settling the deceased's estate

    We are a Sunni-Muslim family (current surviving members are - one widowed mother, five married daughters and two married sons) based in Hyderabad-India, myself I am the eldest son (married/four children) living with family at Jeddah-KSA due to job. Since my arrival abroad, I had greatly helped my parents financially and in fact my four sisters.. More

  • Questionable employment

    I have been offered a job to work in a departments store which sell both clothes, perfumes and food, I don't however know if they sell alcohol, the question is this; if my wages are coming from the clothes section that Inshaa Allaah, I will be working in would it be Halaal to work in that shop even though they might sell alcohol? Or although I will.. More

  • Cable TV installer

    I work for a cable Television company in New York. I go to the customer's house and install the cable box and activate the service for over 140 channels. I also install cable modem equipment for Internet access. I have no control over what they watch and how they serf the net. Is this job Haraam? .. More

  • Took matters into his own hands over his contract and bank loan

    I worked in emirate for three years I promoted to senior level at my work and they did not increase my salary as they promise to do so and kept delaying the increase of my salary while the job I am doing I should take the new salary as a lot of my colleagues took high salaries. I took loan from bank and when they kept delaying the increase.. More

  • A gift from undivided inherited property to a co-heir

    Please advise whether a gift of share from undivided inherited property to a co-heir is valid under Muslim law. .. More

  • Establishing a call center

    What is the ruling of establishing a call centre whereby the business owner gets the money according to the calls made by customers? This business is going to be set up in a non-Muslim country therefore there is a big probability that males would talk on the phone in a forbidden way to females who are not Mahaarim. Please reply to my question,.. More

  • Wants to use money left to her by her deceased sister to benefit her

    My sister died accidentally and left me some money I would like to know, what is the best thing I can do with the money that will benefit my sister? .. More

  • Earnings from questionable source

    I have earned some money but I am not sure if it Halaal or Haraam. But what I want to know is can I use such money for my basic needs like food, water or can I use it for some other purpose like buying some clothes, appliances for myself? Also can I use such money to start a business of my own so that I can start earning Halaal money?.. More

  • Helping people complete applications for US visa lottery

    I am a Somali young man my age is 25, I have an office of multiple services, one of the services that I make for my customers is to help customers who need to enter the American Visa lottery, my prime services to include: 1) Consulting them for the most appropriate way they had to do this. 2) And making everything necessary for their right.. More

  • Buying items from unknown sources

    I have jewelry business and I sell and some times I buy stuff from the street I am not sure the source for these items?.. More