Assalaamu alaykum. A friend and I are thinking about starting a business in Europe, where we live. In short, our 'product' will link people who want to work with people who are looking for workers. Our question is, since Europe is not an Islamic country, some company might, for example, want someone to work in a restaurant in which alcohol is served.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a researcher in the chemical field. I would like to start working for a company of inks and paints for boxes for food and beverages. My research should concern the development of new paints. Among the tests that I would have to do is to assess if the food kept in the boxes has been contaminated with the paint that is on the outside.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. First of all, thank you so much for answering my previous question. I still have a lot of questions regarding Islam, so please be patient with me. I pray for your happiness in this life and the afterlife for helping me. I am trying to became a medical doctor, and I plan on taking biochemistry and then proceed to go to medical school... More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a student. I have to do an assignment about a historic subject. I know that plagiarism is forbidden. Nevertheless, if I copy materials from the internet for this assignment, is this prohibited considering that history is a fact that is widely known and not an idea that requires any personal thought or input? May Allah bless you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask about the view in Islam regarding customizing software - unofficial software - in some devices that we own. We know that in this modern era, android smartphones are practically everywhere. This technology is free, open source, and widely available. I have a Sony Xperia smartphone, and I installed some custom android.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Please, I am a student of the Quran, and I always want to share the stuff that I learn in the Quran with others by using MS Word. However, because it was expensive to get Word and I am still a student with a very weak financial status, my friend gave me a cracked version which supports all that I needed to share the message. Is it.. More
In school, I broke something by accident while walking, but they did not call me to fix it or anything. It was not something expensive, but do I have to go back and tell them? They could have easily called me in to fix it, so I do not know what to do.
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In the answer (338434) to one of the questions in this website, it has not been clearly mentioned whether it is haram for a man to teach a group of boys and girls, even if he lowers his gaze from the girls. Could you please answer this? And please note that I am talking about a situation where there are segregated institutes available and the man still.. More
Can I note information from a website and all other type sources in a notebook for learning and other purposes, or is it violation of copyright? If the websites explicitly or implicitly mention not to write anything from their websites even for personal use, does it become impermissible? Please note that I have read your other fatwas related to copyright.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.Shaykh, I have two queries.
1. Someone told me that the earnings from a consultancy career are haram. I give motivational speeches in various companies and seminars and get paid for that; is that money haram? Moreover, as a business consultant, people consult me on where to invest their money, is the.. More
My question is the following: what is the Shariah point of view about working in the Central Bank of a Muslim country where both interest and non-interest based banks exist and the Central Bank deals with both kinds of banks? Many Muslim countries accommodate both the interest-based traditional banking system and Islamic banking, and their Central Bank.. More
Please answer quickly and do not refer to another fatwa. "bKash" is a mobile money system in Bangladesh operating under the jurisdiction of the Bangladesh Central Bank as a subsidiary of BRAC Bank, a local interest-basedbank. The service aims to serve users at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BOP) ensuring a broader range of financial services across.. More
I work for a shipping company as a programmer. My job requires me to create a program which takes in information about the item being shipped and stores it somewhere else. I do not see what items are being shipped nor who is doing so. I just make the program that will automatically do this job. In this program, I am required to provide fields, such.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a government employee in Karnataka, India. There is a new retirement pension scheme called NPS; it is obligatory for everyone. In this plan, 10% of our basic salary is deducted every month, and a same amount is deposited from the govenment side to a separate account. This amount is utilized by the government on the stock market,.. More