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  • Using life insurance money of a deceased adoptive father

    Assalamu'alaikum Wa Rahmatullah e Wa Barakatuhu. My Father, who is my adopted Father passed away 3 years ago. He had life insurance and the government wanted to give me the money. I live with a woman who I accept as my own Mother, and who takes care of me, she accepted the money on my behalf because she knows if I accept it is haram, and she is willing.. More

  • Working for the armed forces in a non-Muslim country

    Assalam alkm. Pls I a big problem which can be summarised as follows: 1. I am a member of the armed forces, and specifically, a fighter instructor pilot of a non islamic country. 2. I got into this condition because some scholars in my country gave us a fatwa to join the system and use our position to defend the intrest of the muslims, who are oppresed. 3.. More

  • Wants to start a holiday packages business

    My question is that i am starting a business of hotel hoilday package to Australian people asw well as canada . This business is done in call centre, i am doing this business first time but i know every thing about this business but i have a fear of whether this business will work out for me or not . Mujhe aap ki maadat aur suggestion chaiye ke mein.. More

  • Working in Danish postal service

    Assallam mualaikum, I am living in Denmark and i work for the danish postal service as a mailcarrier, i have worked there for about 7 months now, i have begun to wonder if it´s halal or haram, because i have discovered that some people order things like pornography and the like, also we carry commercials for haram shops, i am really starting to think.. More

  • Internet auction sales

    dear sir,assalam o alaikum on internet there is a site where one can buy things relatively cheap by a sort of bidding. it works like this: first , one buys some bidding tocken , each costing about 50 cents, and then on a selected item he starts bidding.initial item prices are very cheap, and each bid is only one or two cent increase over the initial.. More

  • Teaching accounting and finance

    Asalam O Alikum My education is in the field of Accounting and Finance however there are things that concern me regarding the subject matter which apparantly is haram e.g. Interest calculation etc. Kindly clarify me on the following issue, Am i allowed to teach others the subjects of Accounting and Finance in particular 'accounting' -'economics'.. More

  • Unknowingly earned money from an unlawful job

    Assalamu alaikom, I would like to inquire about whether the money that I own now is halal or haram from the Islamic perspective?The story ,in short, is that I used to work in a Chinese restaurant in the past and my main job was taking customer's orders through the phone.The problem is that the restaurant's menu contained dishes with pork in them besides.. More

  • Online job from home

    im trying to do a online job from home is that allowed?.. More

  • Buying and selling shares on the same day

    salam if i trade in stock market shares that are halal companies 1. if i buy shares in morning and analyse or on news, sell on profit/loss on that day or someother day, will it be halal?some say it takes time for one's share to be part of the company so it can be wrong.please help guiding me. 2. if the company's main act is halal e.g textile spinning,.. More

  • Making researches and collecting data for alcohol producers

    Assalaam Alaikum, I am a Kenyan Muslim working in a Market Research firmin Nairobi. As a researcher, I am supposed to be managing project and conducting surveys for companies-collecting views and sometimes organizing product tests and making reports. Some of our clients are Alcohol producers, and I have been requested on several occasions to manage.. More

  • Interest on unfairly withheld taxes

    As-salaamu 'alaykum. The Government is returning some of the taxes they withheld from a lot of workers over several years. They agreed that withholding the taxes from our salaries was unfair. However, they want to repay the taxes with what they call interest. Am I wrong in thinking that the interest the Government is paying us along with our previously.. More

  • Questionable retirement pension scheme

    There is a group in India working for investment opportunities on Islamic principles. They recently tied up their efforts with Tata Group, a renowned business firm working on mutual fund. They introduce a retirement pension scheme for Muslim community. The scheme work as detailed below: 1. Every month you have deposit Rs.1000/- for a term say 10 or.. More

  • Earned money by serving alcohol in a restaurant

    I’m from DUNDEE.I been living in U.K. about 3 years. I have a question in my mind that is increasing day by day! When I arrived in U.K. my family faced problem about visa status, my father got work permit visa with a takeaway owner unfortunately the owner cheated us and cancelled my father valid work permit through home office only for money! And.. More

  • Videoing weddings that contain prohibitions

    Esselamu aleykum, My husband and I live in Europe, Albania. We have a problem and we want to take a scholar’s opinion about it. My husband is self-employed; he is a cameraman and has a montage studio. We have sacrificed so much to maintain the studio because, we did that alone without any help and is the only income for our family. I know that.. More

  • Working where jewelry is made in the form of a cross

    Assalamu-alaykum! I work as a production superviser in a jewelry company which produces various kinds of golden jewelry.As far as i know,more than 99% of our product is legal according to the islamic law .But recently, i have found out that among the products which were sold to the Europe ,there is cross on it(it was made according to the buyer's.. More