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  • Said to his cousin 'If you beat me I will give you 5 dollars'

    salam alaykum i have a question regarding gambling. me and my cousin enjoy playing video games and one time he said that if i beat him- he would give me 5 dollars. i ended up beating him and he gave it to me willinglly. is this haram?? i am asking because he had no sadness in givin it to me and it is a low amount. we are just trying to have more fun.. More

  • She fears her ex-husband will harm her children after her death

    As salamu aleikum, I am divorced (in fact, it was khul'a for good reasons) and my two daughters (still under 10 yrs old) live with me, while my son (12 yrs old) lives with his father. I haven't seen him for several years. The father of the children has given us lots of problems since the divorce (because I used to have a good job and spend on him.. More

  • Paying entry fees to participate in a sports tournament

    Respected Sir, As Salam o Alaikum !!! I, along with my team mates, recently invited one of our friends to join us in a sports tournament (cricket to be specific), to which he replied that he cannot participate as the Event Management is asking for (approx.) SAR 300.00 as 'entry fee' and all they are giving to the winners, runners-up are trophies.. More

  • Benefitting from a car bought with a usurious loan

    Salaam, I live in a shiah country, and according to our fiqh, bank interest can be free from Riba if some criteria are met. I personally do not agree with this rules, and I think the interest might be Riba. However, my father and mother do not consider it Riba (with their own reasoning, like many other people). The father of family has bought a car.. More

  • Inheritance of wife, mother, one son and one daughter

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 1 (grandson (from the son)) Number 1 (A full brother) Number 2 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 10 ۞-Does the deceased have female relatives who are.. More

  • Inheritance of wife, a full-brother and a full-sister

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 1 ۞-Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1.. More

  • Considering Riba as giving fees for using other people’s money

    AsalamoAlikum One of my friends asked me a question. He said that what is the difference between giving rent(fixed) on a property(e.g. Home) which is halal and giving a charge on using the money. In other words he was trying to justify giving interest on loans acquired from others. He meant that just like you pay rent to use someone's home(asset).. More

  • Living in a building which includes a supermarket that sells pork

    Sir, As-salaam-o-laikum, I am working and living in Dubai. Last year I moved to a flat in a new building. From 1st of Ramadan, this year a new supermarket was opened in our building, to my horror I found that the supermarket was selling pork. Is it ok for me to continue living in the same building or to move out at the earliest. Please advise. With.. More

  • Working in a construction division of a commercial bank

    Salaam Alaikum, Dear Sir, I am working in construction company in doha, as a senior drafssman. my job is to prepare drawings for the projects. my question is, Is working in a bank's construction division which is not related in any financial transaction with it's coustomers allowed in islam. If "No" than wht is the daleel. .. More

  • Died leaving 2 sons, 2 grandsons and 3 sons of the grandson

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 2 (grandson (from the son)) Number 3 (A son of the son's son) Number 2 .. More

  • Inheritance of wife, 3 sons and 4 daughters

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 3 (grandson (from the son)) Number 17 (A son of the son's son) Number 3 ۞-Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number.. More

  • Paying interests to cover burial expenses of one’s relative

    Assalamualaikum, I am working in Dubai and I have a savings account in an Indian bank where in I send money monthly. I have received some intereset money from the bank and it was lying in that account. So I removed it and gave it to one of my uncle who was responsible for handling medical expenses of my Grand Father's (Paternal) brother as he was.. More

  • Doing a lawful job in a wine warehouse

    a salamo alaikom wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuhu I have 2 Questions: Question 1. I took this job since I was unemployed for over one year and I received no other work. I have now worked for two months in a warehouse handling wine boxes. I regret the day when I accepted the joboffer since I fear Allah and his punishment. My intention has been since the.. More

  • An employee taking a travel allowance more than he actually spends

    Alslam alikum,I work for an organization that provides financial allowance for food and accomodation once I leave my assigned duty station.This allwoance is the organization's regulations,and it does not require me to prove whether I spend the money or not.The amount has to be claimed as a whole, i.e. take it all or leave it all.Usually I spend less.. More

  • Inheritance of wife, 6 sons and 4 daughters

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 6 (grandson (from the son)) Number 4 (A full brother) Number 2 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 1 ۞-Does.. More