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  • Inheriting from non-Muslims

    1-Can I inherit from my family who are non-Muslims?.. More

  • Believes he must hire a female barber in his shop for men

    Can I bring female working for me in my barber shop cutting hair for men? So I live in small town in US and I can't find any male can cut hair plus I will be against the law if I keep say no for every woman ask for work. Also I can't get any barber male from out of the country that take all most 4-years for paper work and not sure if will.. More

  • Competing in TV show competitions

    Is it legal to participate into the TV shows of competitions (cultural competitions) and if I win, is it legal to take that money? .. More

  • The profit from the sale of a house purchased by a mortgage

    Please answer my question as it worries me quite a lot and we haven't been able to find an answer in the books we read. About four years ago we bought a house on mortgage. At that time we did not know that mortgage was Haraam. Later on when we found out we sold the house and bought another house from the profit we made by selling the house... More

  • Wants to use money for daughter's education to meet his own expenses

    I am student and I study in European country and I have a scholarship from my country by which I receive a salary every month. And for my daughter they pay the expenses for her to go to school as well. But and because of some personal reasons specially the limit of the money. My family has gone back to my country to stay there. Is it possible.. More

  • Selling property before its completion

    Please can you explain whether it is permissible or not to sell something that is not in your possession, for example: you want to buy a house which is not yet built, and pay lets say 30% of the agreed value? Before that property is complete and before you pay any more money towards it (you can optionally pay more before completion but must.. More

  • Buying a house on an Islamic mortgage

    Can I buy a house by using Islamic mortgage, which are available British based Islamic banks? .. More

  • Works in a store that sells lottery tickets

    I had a question regarding lottery. I work in Canada where lottery is well advertised. I am a cashier at a convenient store where lottery sales are also included. However, regardless of customers asking for lottery tickets, my pay is independent. I am paid on hourly basis and not on lottery. I know buying lottery is Haraam. Is my work Haraam?.. 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

  • Prizes given away from visiting a website

    At times when I visit some websites they declare that I have won a prize for being the 100,000 or 1,000,000 guest on that site, and they offer a holiday cruise in Florida with cash prize of about 2,000 dollars, is it permissible to accept this travel offer, or the cash offer, or both... More

  • Distributing his deceased father's wealth

    I would like to know how to distribute wealth of inheritance between my family according to the Shariah. Firstly the wealth of a deceased father, between wife, 3 daughters and 1 son. Value equal to 30000. Secondly, wealth of a deceased mother, between 3 daughters and 1 son. Value equal to 90000. Both these question relate to the same matter... 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

  • Dealing in shares in certain companies

    Dealing in shares as I know is permissible in Shariah. But if a company has raised it capital from debt also, apart from equity, then it means that it will pay interest also on its debt. Is it permissible to have shares of such company which operates using debt money also? .. More

  • Mediator for a loan

    I would like to ask is it lawful to take money as charges if I give a person some amounts or if I help him in taking loans from an Islamic Bank?.. More

  • Acting as a disc jockey to get money for the poor

    I am a boy of 20, I have an enterprise of construction this in order to only emphasize that I do not have problems of moneys, but in the free time I make the producer, practically I make songs dance that moneys yield that I give to me to the poor persons, to me the moneys do not interest but it interests to me to help the poor persons.. More