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  • Handling money of sister who spends recklessly

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. A sister is asking a question regarding Zakah. My mother died a few years ago, leaving behind some money for my unmarried sister, who was not married, and my mother's intention was to leave some money for her so that when she gets married, she can use that money. However, I realized after some time that.. More

  • Causing slight damage to property of others

    I work as a lot associate, and one of my responsibilities is to organize and take all of the carts into the store. I know that in Islam, if we damage someone else's property, we are obliged to pay for it, but what if the damage is extremely minor and minute, to the point that the owner would probably never notice it, unless I explicitly pointed it out.. More

  • Earnings from working in interest-based bank

    Assalaamu alaykum. My fiancee is an employee in a bank. I really want to marry her for Allah's sake and find her a halal job. Now, once I marry her, what will be the judgment on the wealth that she has amassed from that job? Should she throw it away or not? .. More

  • Loan that brings forth benefit is plain Riba

    Assalaamu alaykum. One of my friends wants to go to Australia, but he does not have enough money to go there. I have enough money to send him to Australia or any other country, but I want a share in his earnings, which might be 10-30% of his income. Would that money be halal for me? .. More

  • Damaging part of tree by mistake

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I was not focused and did not realise what I was doing and broke the edge of a date palm tree's leaf by the roadside. If there any sin on me? What am I to do now? .. More

  • Division of inheritance among two wives, mother, son, and five 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 1 (A full brother) Number 4 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 8 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled.. More

  • Working as data analyst in magazine publishing company

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have a question concerning my income which I earn living in the West. I work for a magazine company which produces multiple magazines. These magazines usually contain things that are halal (like news about politics, football matches, new technological devices and so on) but also sometimes things that.. More

  • Using phone credit as price for objects

    Assalaamu alaykum. I know that a mobile phone credit transaction is permissible because the commodity we bought is not the same as money (it is a calling service, which has a value). Recently, however, there are so many transactions which involve real objects paid for by those balances. For example, the Google Play Store sold an application, and one.. More

  • Bequest of Muslim to non-Muslim relatives and charities

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A husband) - Additional information: An American Muslim married woman who lives in the USA wants to write a will. It is her wish to leave part of her heritage to her non-Muslims relatives.. More

  • Division of inheritance among wife, 4 sons and 4 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 4 (A wife) Number 1 - The will which the deceased left behind and that is.. More

  • Division of inheritance among wife, 2 daughters, and one full-sister

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1 (A half sister [from the father]) Number 1 .. More

  • Providing travel services to Sikh tourists to visit their temples

    I am a travel agent, I need to ask regarding providing transportation and accomodation services to Sikh Yatries who will travel to Pakistan from the USA in order to visit their sacred places in Pakistan. I have nothing to do with any of their religious activities. We just have to provide them with accomodation and transportation to their destinations,.. More

  • Engaging in financial transactions with a non-Muslim

    In the name of Allah Almighty. Question: Transaction with a Non-Muslim who has no belief in Allah. A Muslim will purchase an item and the payment will be made by a non-muslim. The Muslim person knows that the other person is dealing with bank loans and interests. A fixed charge or commission will be paid for each purchase. The purchase will be done.. More

  • Helping job seekers find jobs that may include unlawful aspects

    Assalaamu alaykum. A friend and I are thinking about starting a business in Europe, where we live. In short, our 'product' will link people who want to work with people who are looking for workers. Our question is, since Europe is not an Islamic country, some company might, for example, want someone to work in a restaurant in which alcohol is served.. More

  • Taking lost and found items that are regularly disposed of

    Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a gym in Canada, and we have a lost and found. Items could be sunglasses, wallets... At the end of every month, every item that is not claimed by its owner is thrown away with the garbage. My questions is: can I take any item from the lost and found before we get rid of the items? I know that in Islam you wait for a year.. More