I live in Pakistan and Islamic banking does not exist here. All investments are doubtful. We have a scheme which is called the Defense Saving Certificate Scheme. In this Scheme, a person buys certificates for a period of five or ten years and then the profit is four times more.
For example if one buys shares of 5 lack rupees, after ten years he can.. More
The question is particular to my job situation and requires detailed elaboration of an uncommon problem I am facing. I am an engineer and am responsible to maintain the telephone system of a building so you can hear recorded music when you are put on hold by the operator. An engineer responsible for a telephone system takes care of this music facility.. More
I work in a firm that has a Kafir management, and I cannot find any job in any Muslim firm. The management is benefited by my work. Am I doing something against Islam? How can I set a Balance?.. More
We know Riba (interest) is Haram and is a major sin. What is the ruling for a bankrupt person to take a loan with interest if there is no other way to pay back his debts? He has loans as debts whose interest keeps on multiplying. Can he take this loan with interest to pay all this back or else what should he do?
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My parents own a restaurant and every time a person asks whether the food is Halal, we instinctively respond, "Yes". The reason we say yes is because the word "Halal" is usually used to describe food that is permissible to eat and not food that is necessarily "Zabiha". When people asked whether the food was Zabiha, I also responded "yes" even though.. More
Can I accept and use the gifts and cash from my grandmother whose only source of income is bank interest? Please advice what Islamic law says about this... More
If someone works in a store (as employee), can he take from the store goods ((that is considered as bonus, extra? The store doesn't pay price for it; it comes as bonus from other companies, for example the store buys 5 goods and gets one free from another company. Can the employee pay a small price for that in cash money to the store, and take it.. More
I am a doctor working in an addiction treatment centre of a hospital in a rented building. It is a government-aided building. But the money given by the government is insufficient to pay the rent. To pay the extra rent the hospital management collects donation from patients who are able to pay. Accepting donation, is unlawful. This donation is collected.. More