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  • Division of inheritance among 2 wives, 3 daughters, mother and 8 siblings

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 3 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 8 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother (of the deceased)) (A daughter) Number 3 (A.. More

  • Promoting products that have money-back guarantee

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask you if the products that offer a money-back guarantee are permissible to promote and to get a commission from because I intend to start promoting products online and getting commissions (like putting images/banners of products on my website or blog and when the visitor will click on them and buy the product, I will get.. More

  • Division of estate among husband and full brother

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 1 (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: - Additional information: Please also mention if the below given relatives would.. More

  • Working in construction of buildings that may be used for prohibited activities

    Assalaamu alaykum. I may have a job opportunity to work for a company that provides engineering consulting services where I would design systems such as heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and fire safety systems for new and existing buildings. I do not know what projects I will be assigned, but some of these projects may include things such as hotels,.. More

  • Father gave gift to one child and bequest to other two

    My father had two sons and a daughter and passed away. While alive, he gave my brother his share, which is a plot of land just besides his house. My brother constructed his house there. He told us to divide his house equally between my sister and myself (son) after his death. I have a few questions: 1. Can parents make a will regarding their heirs;.. More

  • Violating terms of using websites does not entail expiation

    If we use a website (Wikipedia, for example), do we enter into a contract or a promise with the site owners (that we will fully abide by the terms and conditions of the site)? And does the failure to do so warrant an expiation as one has broken a promise? Please clearify, as I am in doubt whether not following the rules of the site is considered breaking.. More

  • Division of estate among husband, father 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 father) (A full brother) Number 1 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 2 (A husband) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A daughter) Number 1 .. More

  • Division of estate among two daughters and three full sisters

    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 full sister) Number 3 .. More

  • Selling medical supplies to doctors who treat opposite sex

    I trade in medical and dental products like examination gloves. I sell these products to all doctors. Some of these doctors are women who treat men, and some are men who treat women. Am I sinful because I sell these things to them even though they may use them in a haram way? Please note that I live in a non-Muslim country. .. More

  • Interest given by commercial banks is forbidden riba

    This particular query is only regarding the extra money termed as interest given by banks on a savings account. I have heard people say that interest paid on a savings account is also haram. Interest given on loan is haram, but how can interest given by banks on savings be termed as haram? Here, the depositor gives money to banks, banks use that money.. More

  • Benefitting of health insurance provided by employer

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am working in Saudi Arabia, our company has given us a health insurance card, MEDGULF (The Mediterranian & Gulf Co-operative Insurance and Reinsurance Co.). Our company pays the insurance fees on behalf of us without deducting any money from our salary. When we show this in the hospital, we onlyhave to pay 20% of the amount,.. More

  • Adding commission of salesperson to bill of purchase

    I work as a purchase manager in a company. While joining the company, the management informed me of the salary package in the interviewand told me that I may get a commission from the suppliers and can take it. While I purchase a product for 100 USD, for example, they bill it for 110 USD, and the suppliers then send the commission to my account. Is.. More

  • Post-mortem work benefits part of estate

    Assalaamu alaykum dear Brothers and Scholars. My question is the following: my governemental organization compels their employees to select only their wife as next of kin if they are married; however, they can select their parents as next of kin if they are not. So in case one of their employees passes away, the next of kin gets a financial advantage.. More

  • Died leaving 3 daughters and a half-sister from the mother

    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 3 - Additional information: The deceased has a half-sister from the mother and aunties and uncles from the mother. All her paternal relatives are non-Muslims. .. More

  • Job that involves maintenance for usurious banks

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was wondering whether my job is haram. I work at a call center that does maintenance requests (for goverment building, banks, and so on). My question specificially is that I have to track email maintenance service requests for a bank as well. I do not want to disappoint Allaah, The Exalted. I love this job because I am able to do.. More