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  • Impermissibility of selling gold for any currency on credit

    What is the ruling on selling gold for dollars in a credit sale and what is the proof of the ruling? Can a jurist say that gold and dollars are different types, which make it permissible for them to be sold in cash or on credit?.. More

  • It is permissible to overlook financial damage

    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

  • A loan that yields a benefit to the lender is Riba

    I am a computer engineer living in the UK. I want to buy a house but I do not want to take an interest-based loan. A friend of mine recommended an institution based in Manchester to participate with me in buying the house. They will pay 75 percent of the price and I will pay 25 percent. Then they will estimate the house rent value, which is usually.. More

  • Tricks do not make Riba (usury) lawful

    I wanted an amount of money, so I transferred the ownership of a piece of land that I own on paper to my brother. After this, I went to an authority that sells on installments and told them that I want to buy this land which is worth 200 thousand Riyals. They agreed to buy it from its owner and sell it to me on installments for 260 thousand Riyals... More

  • Sham insurance is false witness

    What is the ruling on using a sham insurance form that is issued for taking a loan for buying a car, taking into consideration that there are some insurance institutions that give this form in return for making obligatory insurance on the car. Other institutions give this form in return for a certain amount of money. The authority that gives the loan.. More

  • Ruling on competition prizes

    What is the ruling on competition prizes?.. More

  • Generality is the principle in donations unless otherwise determined by the donator

    What is the right thing to do with donations in the mosques? It was said that donations from the mosque should only be used in matters related to the mosque and it is impermissible to distribute them among the poor and needy. The donators who paid the money had the intention of seeking the reward of Allaah The Almighty or giving a continuous charity... More

  • Impermissibility of rent-to-own contract

    Is the rent-to-own contract permissible or prohibited? It is a contract that states that the lessee pays monthly installments in the form of a lease then after the total price is paid, the ownership of the real estate is transferred to the lessee. This contract also includes a condition that states that in case the lessee does not pay any of the installments,.. More

  • Ruling on using or renting a stolen or lost object

    Is it permissible to rent a stolen or lost car?.. More

  • A member of a society is not allowed to take a decision alone

    We are a group of students in Ukraine, and we are members of an Islamic-oriented social society. The society collected donations from Muslim students for the sake of serving Islam. The fund had only 300 (in cash); one hundred of which was gifted to one of the wealthy religious Muslim Arabs because he had a newborn baby. This is despite the fact that.. More

  • Selling deferred debt for a lesser amount is Riba (usury)

    There is a strange transaction that takes place here and that I have never seen the like of it in Islamic Fiqh (jurisprudence). Some sellers go to people at home, make customers and sell them things on installments. As a result, the seller may have ten thousand dollars as a debt that should be paid by his customers. After that, he might be obliged.. More

  • Permissibility of selling to the one who offers a higher price

    I work in a humble center that provides computer services. One of the activities of the center is to sell computers and similar things such as printers. Every now and then, we receive requests for price lists regarding selling and installing these sets. We also learn by some means similar prices that are offered by other institutions or companies.. More

  • Bequest and gift for a relative: effective or ineffective?

    Is it permissible for a relative of mine to make me possess his property after his death? What is the concept of a gift? It should be known that he has a brother, yet he has entrusted me with the management of his property, as a gift, from him to me... More

  • Buying on installments is permissible; the seller of checks will bear the sin

    I made a deal with a contractor to build a house based on installments. We agreed that I would pay him an amount of money as a deposit, and then I would pay the rest of the money in installments after he completes the building. The contractor told me that he would sell the checks that he receives from me to the bank. I will not pay any additional.. More

  • Executing the will is part of religion

    Before his death, a man asked me to advise and guide his children to the true religion, which I cannot do, for I live far from them. What should I do, knowing that even if I had talked to him about that while he was breathing his last, he would not have paid attention to me, for he had something wrong with his hearing? Please advise me. .. More