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  • Working in cooperative insurance in Western country

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it halal to work in a cooperative insurance company in a Western country? Fatwa No. 131305 on this website stated that it may be allowed to work for a cooperative insurance company, but the question in that case was related to working for a cooperative insurance company in Saudi Arabia. Can you please clarify this regarding working.. More

  • Working in IT risk assessment

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it halal to work in an "IT-risk" role for a company. This would involve monitoring and assessing IT projects to see if they are running on schedule, if there can be any problem anticipated or foreseen coming up, as well as checking IT systems in place and if there is any risk for errors or security lapses that may occur as well.. More

  • Translating public lecture and selling it in book format

    Is it permissible to translate and sell a public lecture in book format? .. More

  • Spending money kept as trust

    Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that my friend give me some money as a trust, and then I spend from that money as I am in need while I know that I can give him back his money in full within a short period. Am I sinful in that case? .. More

  • Distributing inheritance among wife, four sons, and three daughters

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 4 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 3 (A wife) Number 1 - Additional information: Assalaamu alaykum. When we,.. More

  • Sale is invalid without mutual consent of buyer and seller

    Assalaamu alaykum. We used to grow crops on the land of landlords as labourers. In the meantime, the government issued an order that the labouers who used to grow crops shall pay a minimal amount to landlords and shall become owners of that land. This order was against the will of landlords. I want to know whether this land is halal for us or not. May.. More

  • Non-Muslim grandparent giving all her wealth to Muslim grandchild as gift

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My grandmother, who is divorced, has only one son (my father). I have two brothers. My grandmother does not have a good relationship with my father and with my older brother due to passed discussions,and she does not want her inheritance to go to them. She wants to give me everyhing as a gift in her.. More

  • Division of inheritance among husband, two sons and two daughters

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 2 (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 2 - Additional information: Mother had a house and gave a power.. More

  • Buying food from canteen that serves haram food

    Assalaamu alaykum. There is a program in my University that gives discounts to students who buy food from some canteens and use their own box or bottle instead of the plastic takeaway boxes. This is to reduce waste on the campus and preserve the environment. However, this includes canteens where haram food is served. Would it be impermissible to participate.. More

  • Working in institute that lies to market its courses

    I work as a trainer in an institute. The marketing department of the institute often lies to the students in order to get them enrolled into the courses of the institute. I do not lie to the students and am not involved in the marketing. My job is to train the students in a variety of courses. Is my income halal? .. More

  • Downloading multiple copies of application for personal use

    Assalaamu alaykum. Could you kindly give me a direct answer to my previous question for peace of mind? I also want to ask: if I download multiple copies of a server application for testing and for my personal use, will I be sinning? Is it ok to follow the ruling that allows for personal use? Also, the software is very pricey, as it costs £500. May.. More

  • Adding experience in interest-based bank on CV

    I have worked in a non-Islamic bank which deals with interest for one year. After realizing it is haram, I left the job and asked Allah for forgiveness. My question is: can I include this job experience on my CV considering that it was haram? If I get another job on the basis of this job, will I be sinful? .. More

  • Taking students from academy one teaches at to give them private lessons

    Assalaamu alaykum. I teach at a local tutoring academy and want to know if I can take their students as private students without informing the manager. Is this like robbing someone of their livelihood because I would be taking students who would otherwise pay the academy and study there? Also, my pay will increase, as there will be no commission for.. More

  • Buying sealed product that might be defective

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, In the markets, the products are wrapped in plastic or sealed in boxes, and we cannot check them without breaking the seal. Do we have the right to break the seal, or do we need permission? Sometimes, one of the products is open, and people buy a product similar to it based on that, but the similar product.. More

  • Playing game where player grabs random candy

    Assalaamu alaykum. I just realised that when I was younger, I used to play at a game station where I would buy credits with some kind of card and then use my money inside to play with a machine which grabs candies. I control the machine and I get random candies (what the machine grabs). I feel like there is something wrong with this according to Islam... More