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  • Using trickery to avoid evil

    Asallamualaikum, My 10 year old child's school were going on a school trip to cinema and because I didn't want her to attend and her going may have also made her miss her dohar prayer I booked a dentist appointment even though she didn't need it so she could get out of the trip as the schools ask for evidence. In this country dental is free for children.. More

  • Applying for a job with a forged certificate

    Salaam aleykum I am referring to one of your answers to the question: ”I would like to know we can use forged certificates for any job?” that someone have asked. Your answer included this citation: ”Know that if having genuine certificate is a condition to be accepted for work then it is not permissible to provide a forged certificate. If the.. More

  • Lying is impermissible without dire need

    Is it ok to put wrong information in paypal, for exmaple, i put my previous usa address in the address bar bcuz it only asked for the usa address without anything of it being the present or the past. I also entered indian nationality in the nationality tab while I'm pakistani but I thought since before 1947 we were apart of the greater india so the.. More

  • Circumvention in order to travel to one's husband

    A young married man proposed to marry me, but the problem is that the country where I live bans polygyny, and I do not know what to do in this regard, given that he does not live in my country and that I need a marriage contract in order to get a visa and travel to him... More

  • A grant taken by deception must be returned to donor

    Assalamu Aleykum, I read in Fatwa Number 198785, that when somebody obtained ill-gotten money, while he was ignorant about it, then he only has to repent and does not have to give back the money that he has at hand. but what about the issue of still receiving ill-gotten money in future for a short period? In my case I received a student grant which.. More

  • It is not cheating if wife conceals her past sins from husband

    As'salam'mu'a'lay'kum Recently (according to the the opinions of many [I have changed my view on the topic and accepted these opinions, but I have questions]) I have discovered it is wrong for a suitor to question a woman's past (sins) if she has repented, and that she and others should not disclose, whether they are asked about it or not. To me this.. More

  • Lying to evade oppressive taxes

    Asalamu alaykum, I would like to know if the situation when prophet yosuf wanted to keep his brother and put the cup in his younger brother’s belonging to claim his cup was stolen, was that considered to b a lawful lie / trick to get his rights? Can one lie about something to keep or claim his/her rights? or avoid being oppressed? As a result,.. More

  • She lied to her husband about her age

    By Allah I did a great wrong by not telling my husband my true age that i am a year older than him before we got married 22 years ago. We now have a daughter.My husband is the kindest and most religious husband. He tries very hard to emulate the Sunnah and follow the Quran and i know at this point age would not be a problem in our marriage but the.. More

  • Reporting those who lie to receive government benefits

    Asalamu-Alaikum, I live in Australia and there are many Muslims here that are cheating the welfare system. They do not disclose their earnings and they continue to receive welfare payments and benefits. They also state that they are divorced to earn single parent payments, whilst they are actually married. My question is this, can I inform the tax.. More

  • He helped his friend to falsify his diploma to become an engineer

    Assalamua’laikum. I have a Muslim friend he graduated as technician, I help him to falsify his diploma to become an Engineer; I knew what I did helping him for the falsification was an act of cheating. I repent for what I did and ask Allah (SWT) forgiveness. Recently he applied a job as an engineer using his false diploma and false working experience.. More

  • Using a fake bank account to get an English passport

    My friend who is studying in England wants to inquire about some methods for acquiring the nationality of England, that whether it will be legal accoding to Islamic Shariah. 1. Acquiring nationality through Paper Marriage. 2. Acquiring nationality through the process called Inter-Tenure. It is a process where you invest your money in England for.. More

  • She might have got admission to college through cheating

    salaam i am a 21 year old girl and studying medicine. u will find my problem very silly but believe me i have been suffering from mental torture since two years. before admission when i was giving my practical exam of chemistry of intermediate, my preparation was not so good and i am weak in performing practicals since beginning. so i asked the.. More

  • Using forged documents to work in the U.S.

    My problem is that my father is living in USA with a wrong name in his pasport and he works a halal work so is that sin or danbi? but he sends me money for his wrong name and he change my name to respond me to go to USA what are u advicing me to refuse that wrong or to go to him and after that i change my real name?.. More

  • The impermissibility of ascribing research to yourself that you did not do

    What is the ruling on a student assigning the task of conducting a research to another person because that student does not have enough time or because the research is too large? The assigned person will be given the required references and a sum of money, provided that he will do the research within a certain period of time. The research will be.. More

  • A fake bill is not lawful

    I work in a major company which is located away from the capital. The company allocates a number of days for employees to spend in a hotel based in the capital and assigns a sum of money as hotel fees and another sum as food costs. However, some employees find the hotel food unsuitable for them and therefore ask the hotel accountant to add the price.. More