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  • Died leaving a full sister, a nephew from a full brother and a full paternal uncle

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 (A full paternal uncle) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full sister) Number 1 - Information.. More

  • Price must be known at time of sale transaction

    I sold some rice on the condition that I will take the value of rice after a few months. The value that I will take will be the market price of rice at the time when I will take it. .. More

  • Selling what one purchased with deferred payment

    Assalaamu alaykum. A company buys a product from a supplier but does not pay that supplier for a month or so but still sells the stock to customers, is this ok given that they seem to be selling what they do not own? I think that this is how Amazon also does business, alongside maybe others. .. More

  • Using bank interest for trade or emergencies

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I am a Muslim from India, and it is almost impossible to find an Islamic bank in our locality. Therefore, we are forced to keep our money for various reasons (e.g. online money transfer, ATM cards, but not obtaining interest) in non-Islamic banks, which involves dealing with interest. We get some interest on our money.. More

  • Accepting gifts from non-Muslim institutions

    Assalaam alaikum. I am a student who took a few accounting classes at a local university. A few months after having completed the courses, I received a check in the mail for a sum of money. It was from a charity affiliated with the school, and the letter said that it was a reward that is given to various accounting students to encourage the study of.. More

  • Deceased left whole wealth to one of four sons

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: - The will which the deceased left behind and that is related to his inheritance is as follows:As written, "HIBA NAMA", giving all his property to the fourth son, but the "Hiba Nama" does.. More

  • Husband's share in deceased wife's estate

    Assalaamu alaykum. I got married six months ago. After two months of marriage, my wife started getting symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy and went into treatment for four months until she died last month because of a pulmonary valve leak. We were very happy as a coupleafter our marriage and loved and respected each other a lot. My in-laws were also.. More

  • Heir divided estate without consulting other heirs

    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 3 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 4 - Additional information: The parents are deceased and left four brothers.. More

  • Taking mortgage to buy house

    I have been living in a non-Muslim country and have suffered a lot of abuse due to practicing my religion. My daughter wears the hijab and my wife wears the niqab, and we have been abused almost all the time for following Islam. I have personally been attacked by a group of racist men and was hospitalised for many days as a result. A Muslim should not.. More

  • Buying cars from insurance company auctions

    Assalaamu alaykum. My question was regarding buying cars from the insurance company. Once a car gets into a big crash, it gets cancelled and the insurance pays a certain amount of money to the first owner in return for the car. Then the insurance company puts these cancelled cars up for auction or a bid where they sell the cancelled cars. So is it permissible.. More

  • Division of estate among husband, parents and 3 daughters

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father) (A full brother) Number 2 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 2 (A full paternal uncle) Number 3 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 20 (A husband) - Does the deceased.. More

  • Making bequest for some heirs apart from others

    My father has made a family settlement deed in which we all brothers take a 25%-share. We are three brothers and our father will keep 25% for himself up to his death. After his death, he wrote that his 25%-share goes to his two sons and not the third son. He ignore his third son. I want to know whether it is permissible for him to do this according.. More

  • Damaging people's property accidentally

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. When I went to Makkah for my last visit, I had to buy a pair of shoes; they had put pins on the bottom of the shoes that were on display, at the shop, while I was checking out the shoes, I noticed that the pin on one shoe went inside, and I tried pulling it but it did not come out, and I feel.. More

  • Using pirated software with intention of paying for it later

    Hello! First of all, thank you for efforts to educate the community about Islam and its laws. My question is: I am currently in a very difficult financial situation and do not have any money to buy educational materials. I am intent on starting a business soon, Allaah willing, and I want to educate myself about business, so I use pirated content for.. More

  • Ruling on setting up cooperative fund (Jam'iyyah)

    Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that 10 persons make a fund and each one saves 100$ per month. Every month, there is a draw and the winner takes the whole money and can use it in his personal cause. The winner of this month cannot be the winner again until all others win the draw, one by one, and it thus continues. Every person has to continue to save in.. More