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  • Paying one employee more for the same job

    Assalam o alaikum dear scholars. two employees working for an organization had a common task in addition to their specific tasks. Some time ago,common task was removed from their tasks on the plea that they have other commitments to fulfill and common goal can effect their other tasks. That responsibility was then handed over to other employees of this.. More

  • On a woman giving a gift to a non-Mahram man

    Assalam Alaikum. I have a question regarding a gift i want to give to my sisters husband.My sister is much more older then me. So when i was young he used to be kind to me and my little brothers, he used to take us to places and so on.So i was wondering if it is permissible for me in islam to give him a gift since he is not a mahram for me. And i am.. More

  • Husband's permission is required when lending his money

    Aneighbour asked me for small loans 3 times and I was able to help her without informing my husband. She paid back. Her income is just enough to meet her ordinary needs without extravagance, but I find her often over-spending & not being thrifty. She has a lot of family and relatives who are welloff. But she claims that she is ashamed to ask them.. More

  • Receiving payments through 'payment merchants'

    Assalami aleikumI have a question regarding using payment merchants. I was thinking of starting a company, but by doing so I will have to use payment merchants to be able to accept money online, now the matter in doubt is that payment merchants that accept invoices, if the customer does not pay they might get a riba fee on the payment if it's delayed.Now.. More

  • Designing IT program associated with health insurance clients

    Assalamu aleykomI work in the IT field as a programmer and i found a mission but i am wondering if it halal or haram.My client wants a telephone system that gathers information about clients and transmits them to businesses which can fulfill their requests (They sell back, knee braces). The clients need to be insured by Medicare (US health security.. More

  • Ruling on taking pension from an interest bank

    My father in law was an officer of a interest based bank in Bangladesh. He retired 5 years earlier. He has been taking pension from this bank after retirement. Is it allowed to take pension from such a bank? .. More

  • Using connections to bypass university admissions deadline

    I would like to know what is the ruling on "wasta" or basically using ur connections to get something done. For example my situation is thatI want to go to university in Canada in the fall semsester but the deadline for tht is over. However it seems to be the case that i know someone who can get me into the university for the fall semester despite the.. More

  • Using utilities paid for by employer for a side business

    Assalamualaikum, I have an acquaintance living with his family in a company provided apartment living in a foreign country. The spouse wife is not working and ideas came about doing some small side business of selling foods to the community. It will not be the family main source of income and they defined it as a hobby or wife to pass her time at home.. More

  • Died leaving a wife, 1 daughter, 1 full sister and 1 half sister

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 1 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1 (A half sister (from the father)) Number 1 .. More

  • Selling items on websites containing violations of the Sharee‘ah

    asalam hello I intend to sell books and other product on the internet and I guess my customers (buyers) would be non muslims . so is it permissible to sell to them because their money may come from unlawful sources like alcohol ,riba,gambling or other haram things ,and is permissible to sell in amazon kindle because there are unlawful ebooks that speak.. More

  • Muslims must abide by the contractual conditions they accept

    Assalam o alaikum dear scholars. My question is that I & my 2 other brothers are govt servants in different ranks. Govt offered plot schemes for different ranks. None of us are in a position to apply for scheme due to high installments. If one of us applies against scheme of his position but idea is to contribute all of us and at the end distribute.. More

  • Removing Niqaab out of need less serious than being involved in Riba

    Salam aleikum sheikh. I have a very important question about riba. I know its very haram to take riba. But me and my husband and our 3 small children live in a koffar country. My husband is trying to find job which is very difficult bcz the goverment discriminate foriners in this country especially muslims. Så until my husband have not find a.. More

  • Selling land that one does not yet fully own

    I have bought a land on 4 years installment and still it is on papers and I am not aware about the location of land yet.. I will get possession after 3 more years. Meanwhile Can I sell such land in profit. My intention is to do trading on this land. Sell this again buy file of such land from other owner and sell it in profit and so on.I need to know.. More

  • Learning from a website that publishes pirated videos

    asalamI am student at university ,I am studying a foreign language and there is a website that enables me to learn this foreign language that I am studying ,and in that website there are some videos downloaded from youtube ,and in the terms and conditions of youtube they don't allow you to download videos from youtube . SO is learning from this website.. More

  • Widow loses right to deceased husband's pension if she remarries

    Assalam o alaikum dear scholars. If a widow marries to a person and gets separation before commencement (humbistry) however she lived few days with his husband. In this case she will be still widow or not. Can she get benefit from his deceased husband's organization by declaring herself as a widow. Jazakallah .. More