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  • This transaction is Riba and not a lease agreement

    Assalam-alaikum, I am a resident of Karnataka, India now staying in Muscat for employment. I would like to take up a residence there on lease. A system is followed there whereby you can get a house on lease by paying a lumpsum amount for a period of agreed period and no rent is payable during this period. After the expiry of the leased period the premises.. More

  • Renting and borrowing pirated books

    I have read all your fatwas regarding intellectual copyrights and understand that intentionally 'buying' pirated books is forbidden, but is 'borrowing' or 'renting' such books intentionally also prohibited? In my town there is a rental library that rents pirated books, is it okay if i take these pirated books on rent? Also can i borrow pirated copies.. More

  • Your father has the right to inherit from your grandfather

    My grand father was having two sons and left a large property in hyderabad which is used and rented by the younger son for his own gains. My father is living in bombay since last 50 years. Does he have any share in the property. My grandfather died in 1970 Regards.. More

  • An agent charging his fees on a percentage basis

    How do you see if an institution/person charge its fees by percentage in these three situations. 1. Money Transfer. The companies charge the fee by percentage of the money transferred. 2. Commission which a middle man takes. e.g A property dealer take his fee according to the price of house which will be sold to buyer. e,g 5% of price of house. 3... More

  • Remitting money without getting a remittance license

    I have known many of my family and friends doing hawaala business even though their home countries ban it as they are not licenced. Getting a remittance licence is very expensive in certain countries and also a lot of people prefer to remit money from one country to another country anonymously as if remitted through banks, the identity of the sender.. More

  • Working for a cooperative insurance company

    Assalamualaikum dear Sheik ! I have received a job offer from a Insurance Company operating in Damam Saudi Arabia. The company is publicly listed in the stock market and operates as a "Co-opertaive insurance" company. The management of the company claims that they are "Sharia compliant" and they regulate as per the guidelines given by the Saudi Arabian.. More

  • Father overburned with huge debts and can repay

    AsalamoAlikum After months of efforts i have found a more clearer picture of my father's business work. He is in huge debts(mix of people and bank) which he says will be paid off completely only if his business goes on smoothly for 3 to 4 years atleast without any disturbance. He has repented from interest loans but is still paying on.. More

  • Repaying a loan along with a fixed percentage to cover its costs

    Am intending to do a business of loaning money to family and close friends. The terms are repayment in 4-6months together with 10% more of the loaned money. this is to cover for the logistics involved, e.g lawyers charges, drawing a loan contract. There are no guarantees involved in this loaning. Is this considered as interest. Jazakallahul Kheir... More

  • His company wants to buy him a car with a Riba-based loan

    I work in a pharmaceutical company where they take a loan from a bank with intrest and buy me a car , where the company will pay the bank as long as I am employed there. And in case I left the company before the loan setellment I SHAL PAY THE BANK . Should I take the car.. More

  • A daughter asking for her share in the house of her mother who is still alive

    Assalam u alaikum- My Mother in law owns a house and it was inherited from her fathers property. She has 3 sons and 1 daughter. Is there any chance to get the share for the lonely daughter. Please advise... More

  • Inheritance of a daughter whose only sister died before her father

    if one daughter is dead and the other alive, how is their fathers property to be distributed---according to the shariah or indian law, in which the daughter is entitiled to equal share like the sons?.. More

  • Selling the products of those who fight against Islam and Muslims

    Assalamu alaykom wa rahmatullah: 1-My wife is selling beauty products and most of them are either made in the so called "Israel" or made here in the US but owned by people from there. Knowing that part of the money made out of those products might go to some institutions that are harming our brothers in the occupied territories of Palestine,.. More

  • Repaying a government study loan in a non-Muslim country

    And secondly, I've taked a riba-based loans for longtime ago and I have repended from it alhamdulillah rabil alameen. I havent payed back yet and if I should do it I dont know how i should payed back, it continues to grow all the time and the money I get from the state for studying is not enough to pay it off. With my full hijab am not able to get.. More

  • He is a cashier and sometimes customers leave the bill and its balance cash to him

    assalamu alikum,i have been working a pharmacy as a cashier for the last 5 month.I always make bill for the medicine,and give to customer.But some time customer will not take the bill and also its balance cash(not more than 3 dirham or 5 dirham).what i will do that cash?can i take it ?or can i give that mony poor people?i need any permision from my.. More

  • He needs a credit card to pay his university tuition fees

    I need to pay application fee to a University. The only way to submit the fee is by Credit Card. So there is no way to pay the fee except by a credit card. This card works like money and is very helpful for people. Whenever I use the card in any purchase, the company which issues the card gives the money to the seller (wherever the seller is) and then.. More