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Joining pension plan that possibly invests funds in unlawful activities
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a choice of opting into a pension plan with a pension company. This provider takes the monthly payments made by my employer and invests it in funds. However, I have no idea of what these funds involve as it is not made clear. They potentially could include haram and unlawful activities involving interest and so on. (I did spot.. More
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Five cases in which female's share in inheritance is half that of male
What are the five cases in which the female's share in the inheritance is half that of the male?
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Copying expired versions of software to avoid violating copyright
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a fresh engineering graduate from Bangladesh. In this country, we face a very difficult problem in the academia. That is the problem of copyright. All of the engineering software used in this country's universities is pirated. This software is necessary for working in engineering. Some of them have open source alternatives, but.. More
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Division of inheritance among wife, father, and one daughter
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information:
- Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father)
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 1 (A wife) Number 1
- Additional information: The deceased left an estate worth.. More
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Dividing estate among a wife, one son and two daughters
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information:
- Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 1
- Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1
- Information about the deceased’s debts: Did not perform.. More
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Sources of income of Muslim state
Islam is against taxation systems, as it says in https://islamqa.info/en/130920, then what are the sources of income of the government of an Islamic country?
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Working in photo editing and making TV advertisements
Assalaamu alaykum. My interest is in making TV advertisements, photo editing, and animation, but I have not started any work on those things, so I just want to know whether they are permissible in Islam?
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Ruling on working under man-made laws
Assalaamu alaikum. I wanted to know if it is haram to work in a government where one is required to review, exercise, and process applications or cases according to man-made laws (Immigration Law, Transportation Law, or Health Law). I am interested in working as a Citizenship & Immigration processing agent, where they identify cases of potential.. More
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Pursuing career as actuary
Can I pursue a career as an actuary? The degree is called actuarial science and involves a high amount of mathematical analysis, which predicts, as best as may be possible, future risks in financial investments. Some of the jobs available with this degree are in the insurance and banking sector as well as numerous other industry sectors such as pension,.. More
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Ruling on income from business funded by unlawful capital
In Islam, it is haram to take dowry from the father-in-law. A man took dowry and started a business with the money taken as dowry, and he later also took a loan from the bank to grow his business; is his whole income haram now?
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Lawfulness of income of non-Muslim mother
I live with my father and my non-Muslim mother, who works outside the house in a mixed envinronment, though I think the job itself is permissible (visa application); is this source of income halal? And is it permissible for me to let my mother spend on me from her wealth, knowing that my father also has a job that pays well? And if not, then what about.. More
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Violating work contract by taking another job
Dear Shaykh. I got a new job with a company. Previously, I was working in a wholesale shop. After having joined this company, I still work part timeat that shop. However, in my employment contract with this company, it is stated that I am not allowed to do any part-time job, any business, or any other thing which provides any financial gain. I promised.. More
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Getting rid of insurance company shares
Assalaamu alaykum. When I first came to the States, I did not know about insurance that it was haram. In any case, I quit it, but while I had it, the company became public and gave me some shares, which I still have. Can I sell them and use the money to make Hajj with it? May Allaah reward you.
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Auditing usurious bank accounts in company records
What is the ruling on working in auditing offices, knowing that the job of the auditor is to check the company's accounts and budgets, which may contain records of bank accounts or interest, but that he is not the one who wrote these accounts or dealt with them at all; rather, he is only reviewing or checking them? All of that is for the purpose of.. More
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Opening account without interest in interest-based bank out of necessity
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question which I am very concerned about. In order to study at an Austrian university, I am requiered to open a bank account and deposit a large amount of money in order to get a visa, and my student dormitory also wants me to open a bank account so that they can take the monthly rent from my account. Is this considered a.. More
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