Assalaamu alaykum. A men proposed to me and wants to marry me. We live in europe; he has a debt and is paying that off. He has an agreement with the government of our city that he pays a certain amount per month for three years and then what is left of the debt is going te be cleared and he wil be debt free. I work for this government and want to stay.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have some savings in PKR and want to convert it into USD, also for saving. Please guide me and let me know whether it is halal or haram. What is the sharia ruling on this act?
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When the verses forbidding interest were revealed, how did the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,implement the order in the financial system of the State of Medina? What sources are available for reference in this important matter?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I have understood from a previous fatwa on the website that buying gold or silver coins has to be done hand to hand, but I need further clarification on the alternative of having a safe with the seller if the transaction is done online. In my country, there are no coin shops, and buying and selling coins is done online. I am really.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I woud like to check whether it is permissible for muslims to work at Reuters, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Telerate, ... of which the main business consists of providing systems and information for stock trading.
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Assalaamu alaykom wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. My father, who is a Muslim, used to own 50% of a store that sold pork and alcohol, and his partner was also Muslim. He sold the business a while back but kept the property. His partner used to pay my father monthly rent. Now the property is up for sale and my dad is going to sell it. I now live with.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Dear brothers and sisters in Islam, I live in the UK and work as a chauffeur. The time has come when I need to upgrade my car to a newer one, but unfortunately I do not have enough cash for that, and I do not want to get a loan as I believe that it is haram. One of the companies I work for suggested.. More
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 7 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 5 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 3 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister).. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Recently, I went to a mechanic to fix my punctured tire. In the process of fixing the puncture, they created another puncture. I was very frustrated and angry because they wasted a lot of my time and above that caused additional damage by causing another puncture. After they fixed the tire completely.. More
Assalaamu alaykom. I have been offered a job in a company that manufactures silicon gel designed for breast implants. The breast implant gel is implanted in a woman to improve her appearance. The gel represents about 50-70% of the company's revenue. As part of this job, I will be directly responsible for gel manufacturing. The company manufactures and.. More
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 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1 - Additional information: The deceased.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I read here on islamweb that suggesting gambling to someone requires giving charity to make up for it, but what I did was joke about someone else on the matter. What I said was that someone else (who had succeeded against the expected outcome) should have bet against the person who said that she could not do it. I did not actually.. More
Assalaamu alaykoum. I am a 17 year old doing my A-levels in the UK. I go to tuition, which is run by a muslim woman, every Sunday. I usually pay week by week. Last week, I did not attend and did not tell them that I was not going to attend. The woman told me that I need to pay for the session that I did not attend. I refused to pay for it although it.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a mobile money transaction company that deals with banks (both Islamic and non-Islamic). They ask users to open an account in their mobile, which may or may not contain interest as per banks' regulations. Their main job is to transfer money from one account to another via mobile for transactions like paying school fees,.. More