Q: I have agreed, as goodwill, to support a widowed aunt on a monthly basis. What are my rights here? What if I wish to stop sending financial support to my aunt at some point (or skip sending money for a few months and resume aft

Q: When living in a shared-family system, at some point, I agreed to contribute $350 monthly to a grocery fund which would be used to buy groceries (along money pooled by others). How long do I have to keep contributing $350 on a

Q: My wife works for the council. She visits properties where the tenant has died and left a lot of valuable stuff.: a) Can she take the items because. If she needs to look for an heir and she finds just one heir, who gives her pe

Q: I came across the Free Postcode Lottery http://freepostcodelottery.com/ http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/free-postcode-lottery#fpl and was wondering whether this is Halal to take part in? You don’t pay to enter and

The government indicated that it expected to implement an alternative (Shari’ah compliant) student finance scheme by 2016, following its consultation published in September 2014. The government has since revised its expectations f

Q: For a long time now I have decided to study accountancy and other finance based subjects at university and go on to do a masters degree in Islamic Finance. My understanding is that Islam does not permit any use of interest and

Q: We have this stainless steel fork and it is an odd one from the other 2 types we have. Me and my mum are not sure if it belongs to our neighbour or not. Should we find out or can we just forget about it and use it? Would it be

Q: How much mahr (dowry) should one ask for their daughter? People say 500 dirhams. What is its equivalent value in modern day currency? I have heard some say that its present day value is around £700 and I have heard others say t

Q: My spouse has been gambling for 3 years. Over these years the family has  been through hell. As a result of his gambling he has lost over half a million pounds. All his hard work has been wasted. He still has an  outstanding de

Q: I have backbitten and hurt many people, I have asked those whom I have hurt or wronged to forgive me but never mentioned that I have backbitten them. What I have done so far is: 1) I asked Allah sincerely to forgive me and all