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  • Wants to get rid of his Riba-based home loan

    Asallamolikum! Two years ago i took bank loan on my house without much realising and felling the prey for shaitan in form of interest etc. Now when I finally sold my house on much loss to avoid interest, I still have a specific sum to pay to the bank which is very very hard to pay back since i lost my job and looking for new one which is equally.. More

  • Working as a nail technician for non-Muslim women

    salamu alaikum, what is the view of working as a nail technition applying, painting and adecorating nails, of people that are non muslim, which deosnt affect there wudu?.. More

  • Wants to start a suitable lawful business

    My husband after years of working in Saudi wants to return India to start any business. He has in his mind the following :- 1. To open a Laundry – I feel opening a Laundry in non-muslim country is not feeling good. 2. He have a plan to do sericulture cocoon reeling ( silk worms reeling to get natural silk). For this also somebody told me not.. More

  • Selling cars to people who buy them through usurious banks

    i have been working as a car salesman for different car dealers for the last 2 years.most cars i sell go through banking or financing and the customers pay interest ofcourse.i don't do the finance part but i know about it because i get paid on commision. is it halal or haram knowing that 90% of buyers finance... More

  • The debtor's liability for the debt remains until it is paid back to the creditor

    Five years back I (lender) loaned my brother in law (debtor) a large sum of money. Recently, while learning about debts, and the serious consequences of having debt, I decided to request from my brother in law that they start to make intention to pay off their debts to me. Though I did not ask for the money back now, Alhumdalilla, they managed to.. More

  • Donated some of her property to her two young daughters

    my mother passed away,we r 3 sisters and no brother she had her own property which she gave it to me as a "ammanat" for my younger sisters for some specific time,she told me these r gifts from me.no one know about this but us.The other property which my mother had was transferred to us according to the rule of country.but our father took that from us.. More

  • Changing the charitable purpose of the donated money

    Assalam Alaikum, I would like to take a moment to ask you a question regarding the raising of funds for Islamic community works. I was once the Chair of a community organization, which was responsible for conducting research on the Muslim Minority in Montreal and initiating public programs. We managed to raise hundreds of dollars through sales at.. More

  • Building a house financed by a Riba based loan

    as salaam alikum WA rah math Ulla e WA barakathu, Dearest Shaikh, i am in a dilemma whether to accept a project/contract to build a house for my sister ... the point is my brother-in -law will be using the money partially (more than 50 %) from the banks ... is this permitted for me to work for him ...another thing is i need this job as i am out of work.. More

  • A maid washing her own clothes in the house where she works

    Assalam alaykum, I have a lady house maid. She works between 9 am to 5 pm.In between this time she wants to wash her house clothes in my house bathroom which i donot like and I told her in a pleasing way. She said to me that there is no water in her house and she accepted my statement of not washing her clothes in my house. But later on she does it.. More

  • Wants to know how his money will be divided among his heirs

    I want to find out if I have Qr.100,000/- cash as an asset with no loans. I wnat to distribute the same to my legal heirs after my death through shariah law can you define the calculation as per Qur'an and Sunnah. My Family: Father Mother Wife Daughter 1 Daughter 2 Expected Child Brother Brother's Wife nephew My sister 1 (not maintaining.. More

  • Develops a software program for a shop which sells revealing clothes

    Assalamu Alaikum I work in a software company. If the company orders me to make or repair software for non-islamic activity i just refuse (La hawla wala quwwata illaa billah). but now i am developing software for a shop which sells ladies saaree (an indian dress) , extravagant wedding dresses , unready suite etc. whereas i don't know that the majority.. More

  • Inheritance of three brothers and one sister

    Assalaam Walaikum, My father is eldest among 3 brothers and 2 sisters, all married except one sister, sister who was unmarried died this year, Both sister where 50-50% owner of one flat, alive sister is claiming the ownership of flat and other belongings, Kindly let us know the share according to the islamic sharia for 3 brother and 1 sister.. More

  • A daughter of parental uncle is not among the heirs

    I would like to ask a question about the property distribution of ancestors from the grand mothers (paternal side) cousin, as she was not having any children and now the property share is being distributed after 75 years because of some civil case. In the said period my grand mother and Grand father died before 20 years.. so in this regard I would like.. More

  • Changing the purpose of an old mosque

    We are trying to build a new masjid next to our old Masjid. Once the new Masjid is build, what should we do with the old one? We were told that once a buliding is a masjid it has to stay that way or build a new masjid on the same ground as the old one... More

  • Died leaving a wife, two brothers and an adopted daughter

    my uncle in pakistan died . he left behind a wife and an adopted daughter who is married with 3 kids. his widow had to move out of the house because the house had serious construction problems and now residing with her brother. the daughter lives in canada, My aunt is planning to sell her house and get herself a small apartment. now the problem is my.. More