I want to know from you about the Islamic ruling regarding the business of dealing in Real estate and land. My father who retired from the service last year invested all money he got from his employer as retirement benefit in land and when the price of that land increases largely he sold that land and purchases the new piece of land and carries.. More
Is it permitted in Islam to invest foreign money in the government wage earner scheme and take the specified rate of interest declared by the government? Is it sin like all other interest based banking project? .. More
I know that gifts given to an employee while working for his company is for the company and not the employee. My company's policy is that such gifts are left for the boss of respective units to decide on if the recipients should take them or he might decide otherwise. Now, I read not too long ago that such gifts should not even be collected at.. More
I am working asSr. Area Manager, in Singer Pakistan Limited, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. My company Manufacture and imports domestic products and sell it on installment higher than the cash price on 6, 9, 15, 18, and 24 months installment for each period markup is different in percentage. There is also an option that if a customer pays with.. More
May Almighty Allaah bless you all for the kind of work you have been doing. I have one question, if you could please clarify this to me.
The question is: What if a company provides a life insurance policy for all of its employees. The staff does not have to pay any premium; everything is done by the company. This policy covers life insurance.. More
I am living in India. I have to pay very high taxes every year. This amount is deducted from my salary and I have no control over it. I have no house of my own. But if I take a home loan then I can reduce this tax. So do I keep paying high taxes every year with no benefit or take a loan and reduce the tax. The tax which we pay are misused.. More
What is Tawarruq? Is it allowed? Actually some of the Islamic Banks are following this methodology for offering the loans to their customers. For example, if somebody needs a certain amount so the bank is asking to them to purchase the metal, other than gold, on installment. Of course with the profit to the bank. Then they are facilitating.. More
I have a restaurant my wife is my partner, and she selling a pork I sad that is Haraam and very hard to communicate with her, we find solution that I don't want to take money for the pork she sell everyday, I can know how much money she make everyday from the pork, I share all money except pork. Please help. .. More
Me and my non-Muslim friend went to electronic store he bought stereo amplify and a lot more, but he used other people's credit cart (scam) I was with him and I know it, after that we got out. The question is when we got out I bought the amplify from my non-Muslim back for $200.00 and now I still have that amplify @ home and I know it is a sin,.. More
I am living in Istanbul, Turkey. We have few financial organizations here who claim to be performing Islamic interest-free banking, though they pay extra money for your deposit.
Now, I wanted to put some money in such an interest free financial organizations and so I went to one of them and discussed with the manager about their work system... More
My question is about my husband's job. He is an accountant and works for an auto-leasing company here in UK. I always had doubts whether this job is Halaal or not especially as the company is owned by a leading bank. My husband is a very good Muslim, Al-Hamdulillaah. He has a beard and prays Fajr, Maghrib and Ishaa in the mosque (as he is at work.. More
Please can you tell me what I should do when I work with Kuffaar and the Fitnah is great, women, music and I fear my Deen, my manager dislikes Islam and me at that matter, should I stay or leave, my uncles own the business and I want to help them, my wife also lives abroad and so I wont have any money to send to her. Please advise me sincerely... More
Despite repeated persuasion and advise, I could not make my wife and daughter offer regular prayer and are reluctant to practice Islam. I am loosing hope whether they are going to pray for me after my death. View above some time it comes in to mind to distribute substantial amount of my wealth as Sadaqah Jaariya so that it will help me after.. More
My father, Rahimahu Allaah, passed away three weeks ago. He specifiyed some money to one of his daughters before the inheritance. He said 2000 American dollar must be given to one daughter, 1800 is assigned for Hajj for his father, mother, and grand father. We are three brothers and three sisters. My question is can we keep this Wassiyah.. More
I am working in India, we were strictly avoiding interest payment or receipt, but some parameters made us rethink which are as follows - I am paying approximately 25% of salary as income tax, being a joined family there is no saving. Government gives concession in income tax on savings and specially for home lone - principle amount as well.. More