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  • Permissibility of government contribution to a child's college fund

    Salm alkm.i would like to know if the government contribution towards the savings of a child's college fund is RIBA. They say if you open up an account for college savings they deposit for you $500 per year and they also give you 25 percent of what you save per year. Should we consider it permissible or no? .. More

  • Paying interest for late tax payment due to the accountant’s mistake

    Salam; I live in Canada and i have been charged an interest for filing my business tax late (due to the accountant) even though i paid it on the due date but Revenue Canada (Tax Ministry) received the amount late. I always avoid interest but this is what happened and i don't know what to do. Have i fall in Riba .. More

  • Working for a non-Muslim humanitarian organization

    Salam I work for an international humanitarian organisation for almost 10 years now.Since the organisation is european and based in europe.Often people accuse the organisation of converting to christainity.Though these accusations are based on nothing but rumours and gossips.We are pretty confident that the organisation has no agent other than running.. More

  • Division of estate among a mother, a wife, a daughter and two full sisters

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother) (A daughter) Number 1 (A wife) Number 1 (A grandmother from the mother) (A full sister) Number 2 - Information about the deceased’s debts : (Debts to people) .. More

  • Division of inheritance among a wife, a daughter and 3 full sisters

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 1 (A wife) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 3 .. More

  • Division of estate among a daughter and 4 grandsons

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (grandson (from the son)) Number 4 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 1 (A half sister (from the father)) Number 6 .. More

  • Division of inheritance among a mother, a wife, 3 daughters and 3 full 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 2 (A half brother (from his father)) Number 1 (A half brother (from his mother)) Number 2 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother).. More

  • Inheritance of 4 daughters, one full brother and 2 full sisters

    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 1 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 (A full paternal uncle) Number 1 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who.. More

  • Paying a debt that was written off as 'bad debt'

    I have incurred debt years back due to my husband being retrenched. The debt has been written off to bad debt. I have made my intention to save for hajj Inshallah, what would I do, seeing that the debt no longer exist on the companies books so I cannot pay it? Please advise what I can do. Shukran .. More

  • Finding Halaal work in a non-Muslim country

    Hi, I'm a student and I just moved to an unislamic country Australia due study reasons. I'm doing my masters from here. And inorder to save money for my tuition fee I need to save a lot of money; for that I need to work. When I came here I started working at subway & dominoes but I realise it now that "preparing and serving of halal food is unlawful"... More

  • Depriving an alcoholic son from his share of inheritance

    My eldest brother currently is an alchohlic due to which his first marriage failed and his wife after developing some issues over years left for her home with two children(without talaq or khula) later on he insisted for second marriage and my parents knelt before his insistence, he was married to a lady from poor background thinking she might cope.. More

  • Dividing the dowry of a wife who died before her marriage is consummated

    Assalamualaikum WRWB. A Muslim marriage takes place. At the time of marriage the bride-groom gives away the Dower amount (Meher), in the form of gold ornaments to the bride. After some days the wife passes away, due to illness. Now, according to Islamic Shariyath, Who should take possession / custody of the gold ornaments (i.e. Meher), the husband or.. More

  • Money earned from manufacturing Mawlid sweets in Egypt

    Peace, mercy and blessings of God in egypt there are factoris manufacturing sweets whichManufactures special To celebrate The birth of the Prophet Muhammad what is the rule off islam To work in the fads such as it ? and what is the rule off islam abot the pay that iwas token from it work? .. More

  • Division of estate among a wife, mother, 4 daughters and 4 brothers

    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 4 (A wife) Number 1 .. More

  • Evidence that there is no inheritance between a Muslim and a non-Muslim

    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 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 2 - Information about the deceased’s debts : (Did not pay Zakaah that was due).. More