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When is an employee permitted to take a charge in return for fulfilling others' needs?
I am an employee in a general department. I have a brother who needs to settle certain needs at some of the departments, including the one in which I am working. He asked me to settle those needs in these departments in return for a sum of money. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? Is it permissible for me to take that money from him? Please advise... More
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Not dealing in foreign currency is rewarded when there is good intention
I work in an Arabian Gulf State. Is it permissible to buy the US dollars in order to deposit it in one of my country’s banks or exchange it there or exchange it with Euros? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling? Please advise. May Allaah Reward you... More
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A loan must be paid as taken, and if not possible, the value is to be estimated
In 1990, I lent nearly 150,000 dollars to a person, and he wants to pay me this year, 2001, while the sum is now equal to only 1500 dollars. When I lent him the money I did not agree with him on which currency he would pay me, whether by the dollar or by the local currency. The local currency at that time was the Sudanese pound and now it is the Sudanese.. More
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Declaring bankruptcy to evade state-imposed taxes
What is the ruling regarding bankruptcy to clear Government tax debt? .. More
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Binary options contracts are prohibited in Islam
My question is about binary options, where one predicts if the currency pair, commodity, indecies, etc will go up or down and you invest a certain amount of money on your prediction, if it is correct when the time of the option expires, you get a fixed return, if not then you don't getting anything at all or with some brokers you can cancel the trade.. More
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Inheritance of wife, 3 daughters and 2 full sisters
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 3 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 2 .. More
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Inheritance of two wives, five daughters and a full 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 5 (A wife) Number 2 (A full sister) Number 1 .. More
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Mother may lend money to one of her children apart from the others
Assalam Alaykum. Thank you dearest brother(s) for your resent answer to my question (no. 2452977). I very much appreciate your reply, and thank you for praying for me, because I really need your prayers. May Allah reward you with the best. I understand that parents should treat their children equally, but in my situation although I am not homeless,.. More
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Impermissible to guarantee capital in a Mudhaarabah contract
Assalam o alekum, I invested the money in a mutual fund named "Islamic Principal Preservation Fund". They have the Fatwa from a Mufti saying it is according to sharia. My questions are. 1. Is it Islamic when principal/capital amount is protected/guaranteed. (Profit is not fixed & guaranteed) 2. If it is not who will be responsible for that sin,.. More
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Borrowing a man's money to distribute among the poor and repaying it from zakat money in his country
I am currently abroad and a man asked me to give him some money in order to offer it in charity to poor people, and he told me that I can get this money back from zakat money when I return to my country. This is because they cannot get the zakat money from my country in order to give it to these poor people. What is the religious ruling on this issue?.. More
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Permissibility of working in customs depends on the permissibility of the customs themselves
What is the ruling of working in customs in an Arab country that does not rule according to the Islamic Sharia? Is it considered a form of collecting tolls? What is the ruling of working in a medical department related to the customs administration?.. More
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Promoting goods through photos of indecently-dressed women
Assalamu aleykum! I'm working in e-shop. Can you explain me please, is it permissible to change a name of a good if its present name is "Paradise" while i am not a director of the shop but only a manager? And is it permissible to put a photo of half-naked women wearing bathrobes or other clothes to advertise woman goods (bathrobes, gowns, dresses etc.)?.. More
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Middle-man raises price for inexperienced buyer
Assalamualaykum wrbk Sheikh, thank you for your time in answering my question? My Question is as follows. I will tell you the situation followed by my question hopefully I can make myself understood. My friend Ahmed was looking for a house and his friend David decided to help him out. Now Ahmed does not know the house market very well and so David takes.. More
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Buying gold or silver coins on the Internet
I know a hadith says buying gold/silver must be on spot. But online is much cheaper for gold/silver coins and bars for investment. And someone said online is okay because the point of that hadith is to avoid interest, he said if the deal is finalized, then the deal is halal, sort of like amazon.com or other places where you finalize it. Also, one online.. More
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Better to earn doubtful income than definitely Haraam one
Wa 'alaykum salam, Most of my husbands income is haram and it is just enough to get by and support a member of our family, if he fell ill or for some reason he was unable to work for a week, we can pay rent but would struggle for food. The chance of getting halal job (with his experience and not being able to speak english) that will be enough for living.. More
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