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  • Working in company affiliated to usurious bank out of necessity

    AoA,2 questions.1. Iam experienced but for a long time unemployed,now have a offer to work for company whose main business is banking.I came to know that its non-banking subsidiary , bank continuum and deals in stock share market. Is permitted to work there? 2.I intended to not to ask anything from anyone and to be away from usury. life brought me to.. More

  • Wages and duration of labor contract must be specified

    Dear Shaykh, Assalaamhu Alaikum My question is about working for my mother who has a house and wishes to rent rooms in it. She agreed, and as I need to earn a proper salary/wage, she agreed to pay me every month from the rental profits, provided I look after the running of the property. Mother has said that she doesn’t want any of the profit and would.. More

  • The sale of this land is valid

    We bought a piece of residential land about 25 years ago.The land has Railway crossing near it.We have sold the land to third person an received some amount in advance from him,when remaining amount will be paid the ownership will be transfered to purchaser.After we have received the amount of advance we come to know that the railway line results in.. More

  • Pursuing a job that entails missing Friday and 'Eed prayers

    salaam alaikum, dear brother/sister (who ever reads this) in islam may allah's blessings be with you. I am an electronics and communication engineer working in kuwait with a stable job from 7 am to 3 pm. HOWEVER the job that i am pursuing is not the one that i am interested in. I would like to be an Air traffic controller and the timings for this job.. More

  • Permissibility of airing sexual health programs depends on their content

    Assalamualaikum. I am a Journalist and heading an News Television channel. my viewers are demanding to air sexual health related programs during night times. As a follower of Islam can i permit to air such programs in the television? .. More

  • Division of inheritance among a wife, mother, 2 daughters and 10 siblings

    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 4 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother) (A daughter) Number 2 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 6 .. More

  • He wrote a house in his second wife's name before his death

    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 5 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 5 (A wife) Number 1 - Additional information: Assalamu alaikum, My father did second.. More

  • Working in TV transmission of serials

    I work as Transmission Supervisor in a TV Channel (General entertainment channel). My job is to maintain the TV channel transmission and make sure that all its programs are available and run on time ON AIR. Basically I take care of there playlist (schedule) which is loaded on an automation software system. Lately I have started thinking about my job.. More

  • His job is based on a car he bought with ill-gotten money

    Salam aleykoum. I cheated on the examination of the driver's license and I paid it with illicit money. I also bought my car with illicit money. Now I realize my work with my car and I got it working thanks to the fact that I have a driving license. Is what I am in sin when I drive? and the money I make at my job is illegal? Because I go every day to.. More

  • Condition of the Istisnaa'a contract

    Question : Assalamu Alaicom. I have bought a low-cost house & lot payable for 8 years on a monthly installment basis, the design and sized has been determined,but this house will be constructed 1 year before completing the payment (which means 7 years has been paid), however, the construction will be extended equal to the total of the months I may.. More

  • Taking gift from someone whose money is partially unlawful

    Assalamu'alaikum to you all. I have been receiving money monthly from my nephew who is a successful businessman. Unfortunately he started his business using bank loans which have involvement with bank interest. I was not comfortable accepting the money but he said that charity begins at home. I am quite financial stable and have savings accounts to.. More

  • The will must be executed even if the heirs are in need of all the estate

    Asalam o Rehmato wa Barkato!!!!! We are a family of 5 member my parents and my younger a brother and sister.Sister is the youngest. My father who has retired from his job and he is getting Just his pension.He was work as a Junior assistant where he draw very poor salary.We brother and sister have not yet married. I am graduate person who is jobless.. More

  • Ruling on an insurance company depends on type of insurance it carries out

    As Salaam u Alaikum, I am currently working in a Insurance company. This company is not like other insurance companies. This is a Captive insurance company. I mean this is a company which was created by a large oil company and we do insuance only for them. we do not charge them any interest. There is a fixed amount which the parent company pays us... More

  • His job involves entering church data into a database

    Assalam alakam brother i have an issue regarding my partime job which is online data entry operator, to feed the database online, in the data i found some chritian chruches records also existed, so being a muslim am i allowed to feed these churches records also, can you help me jazakallah .. More

  • Bank is entitled to refuse investments of those whose income is doubtful

    salam.. The bank refuse investment from certain individuals and companies whose income is questionable. Is it shariah compliant or not? .. More