Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. My grandfather has distributed his properties to his descendants while he is still alive, and he is still alive at present, praise be to Allaah. Both my mom and my dad are still alive, I have only one sister from both my mom and my dad. However, my dad and mom have been separated since about four years (but they are not legally.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I live in Bangladesh. There are many Islamic Banks nowadays. Let us assume that all of them are Islamic. Nevertheless, they have to deal with the money notes of the Central Bank of Bangladesh which is a 100% interest-based bank. Some of my friends say that Islamic Banks cannot be halal because the money notes that they use come from.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am an Indian National, am 36 years old, and am a mother of two daughters (aged nine and six). My husband (41 years old) got into an accident and got a spine injury in June 2015. The doctors have given hope up for his recovery, and he cannot move at all because he is completely bedridden. My husband is the youngest in his house... More
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 3 (A wife) Number 1
- Information about the deceased’s debts: (Debts to.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. In my country, the weddings, both of Muslims and non-Muslims, usually take place in auditoriums. For Muslim weddings, music, mixing, photography, and videography are very common. And for non-Muslim weddings, religious rituals also take place inside the auditorium. My mother says that renting out an auditorium for weddings is a halal.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I bought a tea maker from a company called Satori, and I heard that this is a term from another religion, so is it okay to use it?
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Assalaamu alaykum. Our society purchased a piece of land to build a mosque and decided on another location. We are now stuck with the other piece of land and are paying taxes on it since there is no structure on it. We would like to build something on it in order to earn income for the mosque and also gain a tax exemption for the property. We are having.. More
Before asking my question, I just want to tell you that my family consists of five people. My father and mother (who obeys my father), my wife (who wishes to do what is right and, praise be to Allaah, has a higher level of faith), myself, and my son (who is 1.5 years old). We all live together in a rented house with all my earnings going to my father.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know if this business model is halal or not. I work for a print on demand garment workshop, and we work with users who can design their own design (a logo on a t-shirt for example) and then sell them to their customers. When they make a sale, we print the custom clothes and send it to their clients. In return, the.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a software called OEM (original equipment manufacturer) software, this is basically software that is cheaper than the retail edition of the software because it does not have packaging. It is software that is sold to computer builders and hardware manufacturers (OEMs) in large quantities, for the purpose of bundling with computer.. More
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
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
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
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
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