As-salamu-alaikum Mufti,Our house alhamdulilah has a permanent underground water source(Bore well) along with the city water supply lines which is not regular(available only for 3 days 5-6 hours only).Hence through both sources we can meet the water requirements which is to be shared with 3 of our tenants(say about 20 people) also the same situation.. More
AOA, One of my friends gave me some money as "Amanat" to be returned back to him on demand. I put this money in my Bank account. Sir, what about the profit on this amount? Can I retain it with me or I have to pay to my friend along with original amount whenever he demands it? Thanks...
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Dear Shaikh Assalam o alaikum I want further clarification regarding fatwa no. 164735 in which I was told that my contract of sharecropping is invalid. Now I want to know how to make valid contract for sharecropping. Is it permissible If I provide the seeds, fertilisers and pesticides while t he land owner provides his land and work (he may get.. More
Assalamalikum My brother is working as a subagent in travel agency. Hes taking more money from his client like if visa fees in travel firm is 40k hes charging 65k it means extra money hes taking from his client. My question is that this money is halal or haram on him? please answer in the light of sunnah. jazakallah khair.. More
Dear brother Assalam o alaikum I did an agreement with a land owner to grow ginger. As per agreement I contributed the capital required and the land owner contributed with his land,labour and a little capital. The output will be shared 50% each whereas the loss,if happens due to lack of rain or any other factor will be bear by me only. Now I want.. More
Is it permissible under the Sharee’ah to reveal plagiarism? I am a professor. I have two colleagues who compiled together a book and made it a course for the students. After scrutiny and research, it became evident to me that the content of the book was plagiarized from a book compiled by two other authors in another country. Is it permissible for.. More
What is the Sharee'ah ruling on appointing someone as an agent to sell a piece of land in return for a charge; for example, I say to him: if you sell this piece of land for 20,000 dinars, you will take 1,000 dinars; and if you sell it for 21,000 dinars, you will take 1,500 dinars? .. More
I stole an amount of money from a certain person on different occasions and shared it with other people in a business, which grew and developed. After ten years, the stolen money multiplied and I forgot the amount of the original stolen sum. During the ten years I spent in that business, I could not return the original sum to its rightful owner because.. More
I have a brother who is mentally deranged and the government grants him a monthly allowance. As my father is dead, can my mother spend this money, noting that he stays in a psychiatric hospital and she needs the money? The government also gives her an allowance for being a widow. We have heard that she is not allowed to take anything from his money.. More
My husband is a private sector employee and he is a spendthrift. His work is our only source of sustenance. He saves nothing although he has two sons. I have thought of saving some of his money for future needs. I have tried many times to persuade him to save some money for the children but my efforts have been in vain. What is the Sharee'ah ruling.. More
Friends often ask me "slaughter a sheep on my behalf as Sadaqa and distribute to the neey, I will remit to you thr amount spent" This is because in their countries it is not easy to slaughter a sheep. Can I not get an equal amount (in value) of food and give to the needy? As the needy here may not appreciate meat as much as other forms of food... More
My nephew, who is eighteen years old, had a car accident. The accident was the fault of a drunken stranger. The police investigated the site of the accident and decided that the stranger was at fault and fined him and obliged him to repair the car of my nephew (the car was completely damaged and could not be repaired; however, my nephew was saved by.. More