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  • Questionable retirement pension scheme

    There is a group in India working for investment opportunities on Islamic principles. They recently tied up their efforts with Tata Group, a renowned business firm working on mutual fund. They introduce a retirement pension scheme for Muslim community. The scheme work as detailed below: 1. Every month you have deposit Rs.1000/- for a term say 10 or.. More

  • Bribed to get a visa for his wife who is a hepatitis B carrier

    My question is a rather different one. I am working at a foreign land. I left Pakistan last year, and was then unemployed. My wife is a hepatitis B carrier, which is not contageous(able to spread) or harmful and the virus is dead(in DNA). I had to call her and my son at this place but according to this country rules she was unable to come at the permanent.. More

  • Earned money by serving alcohol in a restaurant

    I’m from DUNDEE.I been living in U.K. about 3 years. I have a question in my mind that is increasing day by day! When I arrived in U.K. my family faced problem about visa status, my father got work permit visa with a takeaway owner unfortunately the owner cheated us and cancelled my father valid work permit through home office only for money! And.. More

  • Wants to sell a plot before paying its full price

    assalamualaikum, I have given an advance amount to a seller in order to purchace a plot and assured him to give the remaining in a period of time. Now i have a customer who is willing to pay me a heigher price than that of which i bought the plot. can i sell the plot to him and pay of the remaining money to the previous owner.please clarify this in.. More

  • Selling food to non-Muslims during daytime in Ramadan

    ASALAMU ALAIKUM, MY BROTHER HAS RECENTLY OPENED A RESTAURANT IN SOUTH AFRICA WHICH HIS CUSTOMERS ARE NON MUSLIMS. THEREFORE, MY QUESTION IS HE WANTS TO KNOW IF HE CAN DO HIS BUSINESS, WHILE FASTING HIMSELF, OR NOT? SINCE THE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE EATING FROM THE RESTAURENT ARE NON BELIEVERS. MAY ALLAH OPEN THE DOORS OF KNOWLEDGE ALL OF US AND BLESS.. More

  • Uncle does not want to distribute the inheritance justly

    As Salaamualaykum, my grand parents left a property with 2 brothers and 4 sisters and expired among sisters one is my mother, my elder uncle use to take care of whole property its maintanance development etc., and he has purchased a peice of land and constructed a house on it and gave to his younger brother as his share and after 20 years my elder uncle.. More

  • Riba is the reason for every calamity

    Asalaamu'Alaykum, I have read your Fatwa no. 85223. Can you please clarify further: I bought a house through mortgage and as you know, the house does not belong to me until the mortgage has been paid in full. In fact the house legally belongs to bank because it can be repossessed by the Bank if anyone defaults on mortgage although it may be in my.. More

  • Leaving a will for the heirs

    My mother wants to make a wasia (will) for myself, a brother and a sister, such that my brother would take the accomodation and my sister and i would take the cash available. The reason for the decision is my brothers need for the accomodation and to avoid the possiblity of conflict over the sale of the accomodation to divide the mirath as per shar3... More

  • Giving bribery to settle a traffic matter

    Assalamualaikum wr wb. To reconcile a traffic matter with a police officer on the street, can i give an amount of money? I know that it's wrong to bribe but i have no choice since i can be in much worse trouble later.. More

  • Father disinheriting some of his children

    A father has (legally) gifted a building containing 6 very big flats and garages with a large portion of land to his wife in order to disinherit two of his sons from a previous marriage (he divorced his first wife and had two children with her). He claims that these two sons are unbelievers (kufars) and should be disinherited (which maybe true that.. More

  • Receiving student scholarship without meeting its conditions

    Salam I am a student of a college and the government here provides scholarships Rs.500/- monthly to students. It has been trend that majority get the scholarship. There is a limit of Rs.35000/- annualincome of the student's father to be eligible for the scholarship, which is very less and almost none qualify for it, yet majority get the scholarship.1... More

  • Inheritance of a woman who married a Christian

    Assalamu Alaikum , Please advise your Fatwa on the following : 1. Does an Heir (woman) married to a Christain man ( Civil Marriage) living in a Christain Soceity is entitled to inheritance from her mother . Is her marriage Valid ? Status of Her Children ? 2. Does an Heir (man) NOT performing SALAH , Even Fridays will be entitled for Inheritance.. More

  • Leaving a will for an autistic son

    Assalamu Alaykum, My husband and I have three daughters and one son. My son is severely autistic and will be unable to work or marry during his life. My three daughters are healthy, and in the future will be able to get married and potentially lead a successful life with their husbands Inshallah. After my husband and I pass, my eldest daughter will.. More

  • Taking an interest-based loan to buy a bigger house

    Respected Brother, my question though seem to be common but I want to get the true verdict in this regards. I am having a house which is just a single room at Mumbai, India. This single room has self contained kitchen and a bathroom. In big cities like mumbai, people get contented with such small house. I am working in qatar. back home my mother.. More

  • Videoing weddings that contain prohibitions

    Esselamu aleykum, My husband and I live in Europe, Albania. We have a problem and we want to take a scholar’s opinion about it. My husband is self-employed; he is a cameraman and has a montage studio. We have sacrificed so much to maintain the studio because, we did that alone without any help and is the only income for our family. I know that.. More