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  • Downloading books for free from the internet

    Many books and articles are now available for "Free" download on many websites. Does this mean that the author has agreed for their books to be downloaded and be used by students or study groups for discussion? And if these discussion sessions are recorded on audio; is that also allowed? My enquiry stems from the original ethos of Islam, which is to.. More

  • Promoting business of lawyers who may commit violations of Sharee'ah

    Assalaamu alaykum. I need some advise. My job is to install a system to increase sales for my clients websites. All my clients are personal injury attorneys in Western countries. Is my income haram given that some of their actions go against Islam? For example, the swear by something other than Allaah, and they help the victim to get maximum compensation.. More

  • Damaging people's property accidentally

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. When I went to Makkah for my last visit, I had to buy a pair of shoes; they had put pins on the bottom of the shoes that were on display, at the shop, while I was checking out the shoes, I noticed that the pin on one shoe went inside, and I tried pulling it but it did not come out, and I feel.. More

  • Using pirated software with intention of paying for it later

    Hello! First of all, thank you for efforts to educate the community about Islam and its laws. My question is: I am currently in a very difficult financial situation and do not have any money to buy educational materials. I am intent on starting a business soon, Allaah willing, and I want to educate myself about business, so I use pirated content for.. More

  • Taking care of non-Muslim children in Muslim day care home

    Is it permissible for a Muslim day care home to take care of non-Muslim children? .. More

  • Working as treasury manager or commodity risk manager

    Assalaamu alaykum. Allaah willing, I am considering to choose a halal career these days based on my finance background. I have two options to choose from: 1. Treasury Manager: If the main business of the company is in the halal industry, but the job role as a treasury manager involves managing credit, liquidity and FX risk using derivatives instruments.. More

  • Using credit card to pay for Hajj and 'Umrah

    Assalaamu alaykum. My question is: can one use a credit card to pay for Hajj and 'Umrah. Please reply quickly. .. More

  • Conditions for permissibility of buying shares

    I would like to ask about dealing in shares in the case that a person who used to be a banker started a marketing company and now wants to sell his shares. Sixty percent of the shares are to be sold out to people, and profit is distributed per share on a daily basis, so my question is the following: many people purchased shares, and I also purchased.. More

  • Working in blood bank

    Assalaamu alaykum. A Muslim works at a blood bank and sends blood components to the hospital and outside the hospital, but each time the Muslim sends blood components, the recipient has to pay. The Muslim does not want to charge the recipient but cannot change the way things work at the hospital. Is it obligatory for that Muslim to quit this job? May.. More

  • Abiding by stipulations for OEM software use

    Assalaamu alaykum. There is a software called OEM (original equipment manufacturer) software, this is basically software that is cheaper than the retail edition of the software because it does not have packaging. It is software that is sold to computer builders and hardware manufacturers (OEMs) in large quantities, for the purpose of bundling with computer.. More

  • Using cracked software for lack of legitimate software

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am Akram from Ethiopa, and I am IT professional. I recently learned that cracking software is haram. However, I want to ask whether I can use cracked software to solve many computer problems and thus earn money from my clients. Is that haram? How about the money that I take, is that haram too? Please note that I absolutely need.. More

  • To what extent one is sinful for using pirated software

    Assalaamu alaikum. I know that using and downloading pirated softare is haram, but there is one question that concerns me. For example, I have a pirated version of Microsoft Windows on my PC, so I have the following question: do I incur sin every time I turn on my computer and if, for example, I use it five hours a day, am I sinning all this time? And.. More

  • Using copyrighted software for personal training

    Is it possible to get a direct answer, please, rather than examples of other answers? May Allaah reward you. I use some software at home that has gone beyond its trial period, therefore, as I am now infringing the copyright, I only use this software to study so that I can work better at my workplace, and I do not sell it. I use the same software.. More

  • Ruling on the penalty clause in contracts

    Assalaamu alaykum. I went to college with a hospital sponsorship. I signed a contract that after finishing my studies I will work for them but, unfortunately, I did not work with them. They said that I have to pay all the expenses (tuition fees + other expenses). The tuition fee for sponsored students is QR 30,000, and the tuition fee for non-sponsored.. More

  • Promoting products that have money-back guarantee

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask you if the products that offer a money-back guarantee are permissible to promote and to get a commission from because I intend to start promoting products online and getting commissions (like putting images/banners of products on my website or blog and when the visitor will click on them and buy the product, I will get.. More