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Married daughter gets full share of inheritance
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 6 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1 - The will which the deceased left behind and that is related.. More
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Inheritance of deceased's provident fund and balance of pay
One of my relatives, who was an employ of a semi-government firm, passed away before reaching retirement. His wife wants to know whether the undermentioned amount should be included in inheritance or not? Is it for the family or for all legal inheritors?
a. At the time of death, the husband had some entitled leave left. The firm gave some amount.. More
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Paying mortgage on foreclosed house
I had a house with two mortgages that was foreclosed due to hardship. When the house was foreclosed, the first lender was paid in full. However, the second lender was never paid anything because the house was foreclosed during the 2009 housing crisis and was sold for less than the amount of the loan. I owe the second lender $50,000. What is my obligation.. More
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Brothers may give sister equal share of inheritance
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 1 - Additional information: We are three sons and one daughter of our deceased father... More
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Using cracked software for lack of legitimate software
Assalaamu alaykum. I am Akram from Ethiopa, and I am IT professional. I recently learned that cracking software is haram. However, I want to ask whether I can use cracked software to solve many computer problems and thus earn money from my clients. Is that haram? How about the money that I take, is that haram too? Please note that I absolutely need.. More
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Depositing money in interest-based bank
I have a mudaarabah savings account in an Islamic bank, and my father has an interest-free savings account in an interest-based bank. My father gives me a certain amount of money to deposit in my account. After some days, however, he asks me to withdraw the money from my account and also asks me to go and deposit the money in his own account in the.. More
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Getting paid for days of absence from work
Firstly, I had days of absence at work because I am pregnant and feel bad, and sometimes I am sick for two to three days, but I might be absent for a week for my recovery. Is it haram for me to get my salary in full? Secondly, I was absent for my check up and in order to get papers for my maternity leave. Should I pay for my days of absence? I hope.. More
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Paying mortgage from government welfare funds
Assalaamu alaykum. First of all, may Allaah reward you for such a good website. My question is regarding paying interest (riba) based mortgages on funds received from governmental social assistance. I live in Canada and receive welfare assistance due to my disability. The assistance consists of two parts: food and shelter. The government allows the.. More
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Injustice in gifting to one's children
My father orallygifted the property to my mother in front of witnesses. After my mother's demise, my father is trying to gift the property to my step-brother and register it under his name. Is what my father is doing correct according to the sharia? My father has purchased many properties on my step-brother's name, and he is still a minor. So is that.. More
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Rights of employee in unjust work environment
Dear Sir, my question is related to the rights of employees in Islam in an unjust environment. It was agreed with my employer that salary increments would be based on the performance of the individual after aprobation period ofsix months. I have performed to an extent that they always commend me for my work. Even after having improved the company, one.. More
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Division of inheritance among deceased's father, mother, son, and daughter
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 son of the son's son) Number 1 (A father) (A grandfather [father's side]) (A full brother) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit:.. More
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Division of estate among one son 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 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 2 - The will which the deceased left behind and that is related to his inheritance.. More
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Receiving money from brother who does not abide by his working hours
Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. I have brother who is a teacher, and he is my financial supporter since I am a university student. The problem, however, is that he does not know the severity of consuming wealth unjustly very well,and he misses work (class) often and leaves the workplace when the time that he was supposed to leave has not been reached yet... More
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Making and selling bed phone holder
Assalaamu alaykum. I am planning to make a product called the zeno bed phone holder or something along those lines. If you search the phrase 'bed phone holder' on google, then there are plenty for sale already. However, the one I am planning to make is better and easier to use. It is a clear transparent shelf that you attach to the wall behind your.. More
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To what extent one is sinful for using pirated software
Assalaamu alaikum. I know that using and downloading pirated softare is haram, but there is one question that concerns me. For example, I have a pirated version of Microsoft Windows on my PC, so I have the following question: do I incur sin every time I turn on my computer and if, for example, I use it five hours a day, am I sinning all this time? And.. More
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