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  • Teaching accounting and finance

    Asalam O Alikum My education is in the field of Accounting and Finance however there are things that concern me regarding the subject matter which apparantly is haram e.g. Interest calculation etc. Kindly clarify me on the following issue, Am i allowed to teach others the subjects of Accounting and Finance in particular 'accounting' -'economics'.. More

  • He is poor and needs his share in his deceased father's house

    my father in law died n left a house in which his widow and two sons are living with their families. other siblings live in other houses. all have their own houses except mu husband as he could not afford to buy or rent a house. he is living in poor condition. other heirs allow them to live in the ame house n not sell it. Is it permissible to live both.. More

  • Wants to take back his money from a neglectful company

    I bought something from a company and they told me that they will take extra amount of dollars and then they will send it by mail for me. long time passed and I recieved nothing and I went back to the company they told me you will recieve nothing because we forget to tell you that there is a form that you should fill to take your money back. and now.. More

  • Preferring a child over another in gift giving

    1. Is it permissible to send daughters to western universities in Europe and the U.S. for study? 2. If one person has four sons, but not all the sons care for the parents equally. One even does not give money to the parents, but other give. Can father give his most obedient son some amount from his earnings or saving during his lifetime as a special.. More

  • Afraid that she may die before settling her debts

    aslam alaiykum, am married who is looking after my childeren and am in debt,this debt i had was when i start renting house,moving severly times and didnt think that i will be in that much debt and after couple years that i didnt think about paying the debt now i start paying by instalement payment whice might takes 4/5year and if i die before that.. More

  • Sold all his property to his wife to disinherit his sons

    Salamu Alaykoum A 66 years old man had a terminal cancer. During his last days he sold all of his properties to his only wife therefore preventing his 3 male sons from inheriting him supposedly because he doesn't his wife to get a small inheritance. Is that legal? What should the sons do in order to get their share of the inheritance. Regards.. More

  • His grandfather gifted some of his property to his daughters only

    Assalamu Alykum, Dear scholars, I have a question regarding the distribution of property. My father has three sisters, all of them married and a younger brother who is also married. Few years back my grandfather distributed some part of his property to his daughters. The rest of the property hasnt been distributed yet. But it is sure that he (grandfather).. More

  • Registered his land in his friend's name

    Assalam o alaikum I am trying to help a brother in his business. He has some land which he has put on my name. On this land there is a car wash and an accident management company. What I wanted to know is it ok for me to have this land on my name? I wasn't sure about the accident management company. Jazakallah for your assistance. .. More

  • Inheritance of a widowed daughter-in-law and her two sons

    Aslaam-u-Alaikum. I have a question about the shares of the inheritence of my Late Brother.My brother died in a car accident and by then he was not doing anything on his own he was a nominated directoe in my Father's company. He was married , and had two sons age 3 and 5 on his death in 2006. After iddah his wife left my father's house cos she wanted.. More

  • Has to pay back his loan in addition to half of the crop of his land

    I HAVE SOME LAND. I BORROWED SOME MONEY FROM ONE PEOPLE. I GIVE THE LAND AS SECURITY. I HAVE TO PAY THE MONEY AND 50% OF THE CROPS OF THE LAND THAT I GROW CROPS. ANY PROBLEM REGARDING INTEREST? THNAKS.. More

  • A husband's right of inheritance in everything his deceased wife left

    My mother died recently. She left some money that she in a bank account which my father did not know about and was not his. She asked one of my sisters to equally distribute this amongst all her daughters after she died. Unfortunately, she died before she could open a joint bank account with my sister, so that my sister could carry out her wishes. Now.. More

  • How to compensate for a piece of land seized illegally

    Assalamu Alaikum, Main Scenario 40 years ago in 1968, a person buys an 80 perches of land out of the total 180 perches and upon trustworthy he asks his wife’s elder brother to register the deed on his wife’s name and has given the authority of responsibility of the land to him. Upon his wife brother’s request the person who bought the land had.. More

  • Has money but can not do business

    if someone is not cabable to do business or the conditions do not permit him to do so and he has some reserve money, what should he do instead of keeping it in the bank for profit? .. More

  • A father left a house but some inheritors had contributed to its building

    As Salam O Alaikum! Our family consisted of parents, TWO sisters & SIX brothers. Over 40 years ago, our father purchased land and initiated construction of a house out of his meager resources. Later on, a house building loan was arranged to complete the ground floor of the house. My father, out of love, registered the property in the name of his eldest.. More

  • An employee partially rents a flat provided by his employer

    Dear Brothers in Islam, May Allah be pleased with you for this service. My question is a little bit complicated. Thanks for your patience. I work as a lecturer in a university in the Middle East. As part of the contract, the university provides lecturers with free apartment buildings in a compound. The apartment buildings are really big: there.. More