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  • Inheritance of parents, 2 wives, 3 sons, 8 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 3 (A father) (A half brother (from his father)) Number 9 (A nephew from a half brother (from his father)) Number 2 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to.. More

  • Continuous charity is considered endowment

    Is it a condition for continuous charity that it is done by a person before his death? For example, should he build a mosque before his death? Is it permissible for his parents, brothers, children or wife to do this charity such as building a mosque or presenting copies of the Quran for the mosque on behalf of the dead person? According to my humble.. More

  • Spending Riba-based interests on one’s personal affairs

    As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum. I gained 46,000 as interest on invested money at a Riba-based bank. Now I deeply regret having done that and want to repent to Allaah for this deed. Should I pay that amount in charity? If I do not own this sum of money now, should I borrow it? If it happens that I have this amount of money in the future, should I pay it in.. More

  • Paying money to electricians in return for bringing customers

    In The Name of Allaah, and all peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. I trade in electrical supplies. Is it permissible for me to pay a sum of money to private electricians in order to bring customers to my shop?.. More

  • Honesty brings about blessing

    In the Name of Allaah The Most Merciful, The Ever-Merciful. As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum, What is the ruling on selling imitation auto spare parts which are packaged in the boxes of genuine spare parts? Of course, we buy them and sell them to shops at the price of imitation items. We do not know whether some of those shop owners sell them as genuine or not... More

  • Extending programs’ duration through cracks is impermissible

    Is it permissible to use cracks and secret codes to extend the duration of programs that expire after a few days? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling? .. More

  • Heirs’ disposal of real estate without each others’ permission

    My father left two pieces of land to us: four sons and two daughters, and one of them is married. Our mother is still alive, praise be to Allaah. My brothers and I built the first floor jointly, and a brother built the second floor, I built the third, and my eldest sister built the fourth floor. We live in Cairo and she is married and lives in Ismaa‘eeliyah.. More

  • Impermissibility to do any work relevant to usurpation

    In the name of Allaah the Most Merciful the ever Merciful. I am a citizen in an Arab country. The state issued regulations that every citizen who owns an extra house must submit it to the state so that the state gives it to homeless people. The house is taken from its owner without his approval and without adequate compensation. The state is not doing.. More

  • A satanic trick under the cover of exchanging presents

    A game of exchanging presents called “Exchange gifts to foster love for each other” has spread among us. We play it in the following way: We write our names on slips of paper, mix the papers and each of us draws one out. Then, each brings a present to the person whose name was on the paper she drew out. To avoid embarrassment, sometimes we determine.. More

  • Only the entitled authority has the right to cancel the debt

    I live in America. I am heavily in debt to some hospitals and universities. At times, I was able to pay some of these debts in their due time but I neglected paying them. I used to think that those people are disbelievers whom I should not pay anything. Now, Allaah The Almighty Provided me with abundant provision and I am able to clear these debts... More

  • The interest should be estimated and then given as charity

    My grandfather died and left some funds in the bank. His children wanted to purify his money from interest, and it was difficult for them to extract the interest from the original money, because he frequently made deposits and withdrawals. What should his children do? Should they estimate the interest and give it in charity? Will my grandfather be tormented,.. More

  • Receiving her late father’s pension after her marriage

    All praise is due to Allaah. I concluded my marriage contract to a girl whose father has died. He was a government employee, and she receives a monthly payment from his retirement pension. Now, we have not yet consummated the marriage, and she still lives with her family. Is it permissible for her to receive the pension, or should she stop receiving.. More

  • A weak-minded person is not given access to his share of inheritance

    In The Name of Allaah The Most Merciful, The Ever-Merciful. All praise is due to Allaah and all peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. There is a morally perverted young man who is an addict. If we give him his share of inheritance, then surely his aberration will increase. Is it valid under sharia to.. More

  • Rescinding a sale with a Muslim who is not happy with his transaction

    I am a woman who lives abroad. There was a woman who wished to buy an expensive electric device from me. She bought it at half its real price and she was the one who determined the price. After taking the device to her home and wanting to turn it on, she discovered that there was no proper electric current at her home, which is 220 volts. So, she asked.. More

  • Ruling on listening to CDs whose owners authorize only the buyer to listen to them

    I am a student of medicine. We have CDs on which the lectures of some professors are recorded. Some professors do not allow anyone to listen to these CDs but their students, although they are offered for sale. Is it permissible for me to listen to these CDs? .. More