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  • Wants to sell mortgaged house over father's objections

    I live in USA and I borrowed an amount of money from a bank to buy a house for my family. I'm repaying this loan by monthly installments with its interest. I have been doing so for more than 2 years. But I realized that this is forbidden in Islam and I decided to sell the house even with the same amount of money that I owe to the bank. But my father.. More

  • Inheritance of Two Daughters from Deceased Mother

    What is the share of two daughters from their dead mother? .. More

  • Unmarried Muslim in Non-Muslim Family Wants to Make a Will

    Can you advise me about making a will? I am a new Muslim and at present am not married. None of my biological family are Muslim. How do the inheritance laws affect me? Can I leave money to my non-Muslim relatives, and who else should I leave to? I live in Scotland and cannot find a lawyer who understands Islamic law sufficiently to help. .. More

  • Life insurance and inheritance

    A Muslim died and his family is going to take the money from his life insurance. Is this money subject to inheritance rules; in other words is this treated as inheritance? .. More

  • Being paid for helping students with their research

    I want to clear my doubt. I am helping students in University to make research subjects, which is the part of their study. They'll pay for it. Is it Haram? Is it a type of cheating?.. More

  • Buying a House from Someone and Paying Him Profit

    What is the Fatwa if I want to buy a house with interest? Can someone buy a house for me and I pay him monthly payment with no interest but with a little profit on what he paid for the house? .. More

  • Prohibited services in a barber shop

    I just opened a barber shop, and some of friends explained to me that providing a service like shaving beards is a sin (Haram). Please advise what should I do. The shop cost me allot of money but I am willing to do whatever to avoid sin... More

  • Selling an item for higher than the market price

    My question is regarding mobile telephone pre-paid cards. Such a card is marked SR100 and being sold in the market with different cash price from SR96 to SR100. I would like to know if it is permissible in Islam to sell this card at a cash price of SR100 and credit or installment price of SR102 or more. If anyone sells on credit at higher price that.. More

  • Questionable financial practices in UN

    I work one of the United Nations Organizations in Somalia. I would like to ask you the following very important questions:I work as an accountant and I do all financial related tasks. Our headquarters is in Nairobi Kenya. This organization has a number of sub-offices in Somalia and implements number of projects in this country. When this UN organization.. More

  • Pay later but with increased payments

    I live in the USA. I want to go to a school to get a training to drive big trucks, so I can work as driver. All schools require the full payment for this training at the beginning, but if you can't pay the full price you can pay after you finish training but with a certain interest added to the payment. Is the interest added count as Riba? .. More

  • Implementing a will

    If somebody said in his Wasiyyah or will that 5% percent of his wealth be given to a Masjid, and this person left a business (a grocery store), how should one go about implementing his Wasiyyah? Should we consider the worth of the store after his death and take 5% of that amount or should we take 5% of the profit?.. More

  • Formed business partnership with person whose money is questionable

    I have opened a shop with a Christian partner 6 months ago. I learnt recently that this partner has taken the money he contributed from his dad - who own as a grocery store that sells groceries and alcohol. Is this (50-50) partnership Halal? What am I supposed to do now?.. More

  • Needs money to open dentistry practice

    I am a student in dentistry in Tunisia. I finished my studies and I need a lot of money now to open my own surgery. I was thinking of a bank loan, but I'm afraid it might be Riba and so it is Haram. I don't know what to do, I asked some people but they all gave me uncertain answers. I hope to find the right answer here. .. More

  • His Friend Cheated Him with a Huge Sum of Money and Disappeared

    My friend cheated me of a huge sum of money by saying it is investment. Now he has disappeared. Will he be punished by Allah? Will I get back my money? Is there any prayers or Dua' which you can recommend for me to do to get my money? .. More

  • Muslim wants to take job with French police

    I m a young Muslim born in France and I'd like to know if I could work in the French police. Isn't it in contradiction with our religion? Please response with references to Qur'an and Sunnah... More