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  • Praying but cheating people

    Some of my friends they pray five times but on work they cheat people by charging more money than the real price and make money by doing so. Is it Halaal or Haraam? .. More

  • His father owns a liquor store

    I live with my family in the USA and then my dad have liquor store when I told him we have to get out and looking for Halaal and he said am not going to sell in cheap price do I perpetrate sins when I help and Allaah know that I don't want to help him but I don't want him to say that I disobey to him please tell me the right way? If my daddy sold the.. More

  • Took a mortgage thinking it was an Islamic transaction

    We put the down payment for a house and had a deal with an Islamic institution officials who said they will finance us Islamicly. Two days before we are closing, we found that they are dealing with a bank and taking the loan from a bank and giving us at very high interest rate and calling it Islamic financing. Now we are stuck, we can't back out from.. More

  • Purchases made unlawfully

    I have a few questions for you to answer me please: 1)There was a man who wanted a wife then this man found out that the girl she proposed wasn't born in the country he lived, they didn't reply if he wanted a girl or not, can the girl pray Istikhaara so this man can engage her again because she never heard if the man got married. After praying.. More

  • In business with a video library of legally approved films

    I am running a video library with only legal approved films, I have about 12 staff. Is this business legal or illegal from the Islamic point of view?.. More

  • Arranging the sale of gold through interest-free loans

    I am in gold business, I could not sell the gold on credit and some of my customer don't have enough money, the prefer installments, so could I arrange for them cash loan to be paid back in same amount in predefined time, by which they will use to buy gold from me? .. More

  • Wants to start a water treatment plant and sell the water

    I am based in India, and I would like to start water treatment plant and sell the same. But here people are saying it is Haraam to sell water. Please clarify whether I should start the business or should refrain from it... More

  • Charging a fee for lending people money

    I am from subcontinent and I live in Middle East. I am intending to do a business. Please let me know if this business is Halaal or not. Some people from my country living in Middle East face financial difficulties and they ask me when they need money. For example, if a person needs 500 Dinars, I will give them 490 Dinars and they will pay.. More

  • Establishing a call center

    What is the ruling of establishing a call centre whereby the business owner gets the money according to the calls made by customers? This business is going to be set up in a non-Muslim country therefore there is a big probability that males would talk on the phone in a forbidden way to females who are not Mahaarim. Please reply to my question,.. More

  • Buying items from unknown sources

    I have jewelry business and I sell and some times I buy stuff from the street I am not sure the source for these items?.. More

  • Selling Christmas gifts and decorations

    I'm working in a gift and souvenir shop. In Christmas season we selling x-mas gifts and decorations. Is it permissible in Islaam?.. More

  • Buying a house on 'Sale to lease' agreement

    A co-operative in Australia is offering financing for house purchases by doing the following: The idea is called 'sale to lease' (S2L), when the property is found, a contract is drawn between the seller and the buyer to purchase the property under the buyer's name. The co-operative pays the seller the amount agreed upon between the buyer and the.. More

  • Winner of a draw she did not participate in

    I have just been selected as a winner of a promotion lucky draw held by a website company. I didn't buy anything or participate in anything. Is it Halaal for me to accept the prize?.. More

  • Selling timeshares

    I would like to know if selling timeshare is Halaal or Haraam here's how we sell it. Our company invites people to see our presentation and we give them discounted tickets to the theme parks as incentives to come and see our presentation. We show them the model of the condo and the property then we show them the price. We tell them that.. More

  • Selling crosses to Christians in her jewellery store

    I own a jewelry store and I have Christian customers who ask for crosses. I stopped selling them years ago because I was told it was Haram. I am wondering if this is true, and if it is why I can't sell them. I don't make the jewelry. I buy and sell so they are not being made by me other people send it to me; from other countries. Please let.. More