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  • Giving loan to person in return for staying in house he owns

    Assalaamu alaykum, My relative leased a house in which my mother is staying. The lease amount is 35,000 Rupees . There is no written contract, only a verbal agreement that once they return the above amount, we will vacate the house or pay rent after that if they agree. (They are not ready to give a written contract now.) Already three years have passed.. More

  • Stepson not an heir

    Assalaamu alaykum dear Scholars. My question is the following: I married the widow of my elder brother who had a son. Unfortunately the marriage ended in a divorce after two months. Will my nephew (who is now considered as my son due to my marriage to his mother) get any share from my inheritance upon my death? What responsibilities do I have regarding.. More

  • Wife shared cost of building house

    I bought a piece of land while I was not married, but during the construction of the house, my wife contributed some money towards the building because she also works and earns her own money. Now I want to write a will; where does the house and plot belong? Should I call them my assets or our assets? How should I include them in my will? .. More

  • Division of estate among father, husband, 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 (A father) (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 - Information about the deceased’s debts: (Debts.. More

  • Division of estate among wife, four daughters, full-brother and full-sister

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 4 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1 - Additional information:.. More

  • Favoritism in sending employees on international tours

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please answer my question as fast as possible. I work for a governmental organization. My boss wants to do me a favor by sending me as a member of a team on an international tour. The team's purpose is not really related to my assigned tasks, but I can perform the job in a good manner nevertheless. Should I accept, or not, given that.. More

  • Father selling his only house to buy three houses for three daughters

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have three daughters and no sons. I plan to buy three houses, one for each daughter, so that they already have a house when I die. The money to buy the three houses will come from the sale of my current house. I have no other significant assets. Is this permitted in Islam? Thank you. Wassalaamu alaykum. .. More

  • Died leaving a full sister, a nephew from a full brother and a full paternal uncle

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 (A full paternal uncle) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full sister) Number 1 - Information.. More

  • Price must be known at time of sale transaction

    I sold some rice on the condition that I will take the value of rice after a few months. The value that I will take will be the market price of rice at the time when I will take it. .. More

  • Selling what one purchased with deferred payment

    Assalaamu alaykum. A company buys a product from a supplier but does not pay that supplier for a month or so but still sells the stock to customers, is this ok given that they seem to be selling what they do not own? I think that this is how Amazon also does business, alongside maybe others. .. More

  • Using bank interest for trade or emergencies

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I am a Muslim from India, and it is almost impossible to find an Islamic bank in our locality. Therefore, we are forced to keep our money for various reasons (e.g. online money transfer, ATM cards, but not obtaining interest) in non-Islamic banks, which involves dealing with interest. We get some interest on our money.. More

  • Accepting gifts from non-Muslim institutions

    Assalaam alaikum. I am a student who took a few accounting classes at a local university. A few months after having completed the courses, I received a check in the mail for a sum of money. It was from a charity affiliated with the school, and the letter said that it was a reward that is given to various accounting students to encourage the study of.. More

  • Deceased left whole wealth to one of four sons

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: - The will which the deceased left behind and that is related to his inheritance is as follows:As written, "HIBA NAMA", giving all his property to the fourth son, but the "Hiba Nama" does.. More

  • Husband's share in deceased wife's estate

    Assalaamu alaykum. I got married six months ago. After two months of marriage, my wife started getting symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy and went into treatment for four months until she died last month because of a pulmonary valve leak. We were very happy as a coupleafter our marriage and loved and respected each other a lot. My in-laws were also.. More

  • Heir divided estate without consulting other heirs

    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 3 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 4 - Additional information: The parents are deceased and left four brothers.. More