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  • Repaying Study Expenses and Interest

    I am a Muslim student living in Holland. Next year I'm going to study dentistry, Insha Allah. I'm very motivated and I'm, Alhamdulillah a very good student. And now I've got a very urgent question and would really appreciate if you could give me a quick answer, if possible. Here in Holland it is very expensive to study and so the government pays for.. More

  • Marriage plan may include Riba

    I am working as a Electrical Engineer (Diploma) supervisor 28 years and ALHAMDULILLAH earning a salary but it is not so enough for me to buy a house and also manage my mother and brother along with in the present high household expenses. Also I (We) don't have any property or enough money for spending on marriage celebration and giving MEHER to my groom... More

  • Fixed Deposits in Banks

    Is keeping money in banks as "fixed deposit" acceptable in Islam or not, because it generates and doubles the amount one deposits after a period of 5 years? This involves no risk at all and Islam says where there is no risk its "Haram". Please confirm this matter. If I want to deposit money as fixed deposit and after 5 years I withdraw double the.. More

  • Benefitting from Health Insurance Benefit of Deceased Person

    My mother has a health insurance benefit through my father's work and he is dead now. She has 250 pounds per month to get her medicines, but her real need is less than this sum, so she is getting other goods from the pharmacy like, shampoo, toothpaste, and other stuff which is not like medicines, and sometimes she buy; me my medicines and stuff for.. More

  • Student Supported by Father's Income from Bank

    I am a student in UK, my father is paying my college fees but he is working in a bank. As I now it is Haram to work there. Is it Halal for me to study in this way? .. More

  • Ridding Oneself of Stolen Property

    How does a person get rid of stolen items that he currently possesses but doesn't know who their rightful owners are? Does he just burn them or can he give them away to someone in need? .. More

  • Bequests to non-Muslims

    My wife is a Muslim. She wants to write a will. I know her non-Muslim relatives can't get part of her inheritance, but can she will some thing to her non-Muslim relatives in the up to 1/3 part (Wasiyeh) that she is allowed to will to whom ever she wants?.. More

  • Selling Cigarettes Is Forbidden

    Can I sell cigarettes? .. More

  • Buying or eating where alcohol and pork is sold

    The Prophet (SAW) said that we should not indulge in any Haram. Is it cursed if we buy or eat from places where alcohol and pork is sold, because we are from Europe and can’t help our situation? .. More

  • Muslims working on building designed for forbidden purposes

    What was the Islamic rules about Muslims working and building for the unpermissible things in islam e.g. casino, disco,night club etc. ncluding the Muslim engineer,or architect that designs that buildings. .. More

  • Copyright laws

    Please guide us about the copyright. Is it compulsory to observe it or not, e.g. software, publishing rights, according to Sharia with reference?.. More

  • Taking Gifts from Non-Muslims

    What is the ruling on taking gifts, food items from non-Muslim neighbors or friends (even Muslim brothers) knowing that they earn their money through Riba (interest)? .. More

  • Married Muslim Student in US Without Medical Coverage

    I am a student who studies in the USA. I have a wife and two daughters. I knew that health insurance is Haram. Can I stay here and continue my education even if I can not afford the expense of medical treatment of my daughters if anything happens to them, or should I try to go back to the Islamic world. .. More

  • Letters of Credit

    Nowadays the businessmen take a letter of credit from a bank for export and import. The bank gives them security and charges some amount. Will it be a Riba/interest or commission? Is it permissible or not? Please guide with reference and give the solution for traders. .. More

  • Financial Institutions Mixing Islamic Practices and Riba

    What is the Islamic ruling about the bank or finance company that deals with Riba and Islamic practices? .. More