Can Gift Aid Small be used for construction or running costs for a Masjid/Madrasah?

Q: Is it possible to claim using the Gift Aid Small Donation and use these funds for contruction or running costs for a Masjid/Madrasah project – especially as it’s not clear whether this is donors income tax or general public funds? Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme allows charities to claim gift aid on anonymous (e.g. bucket) […]

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Is it permissible to pay for a Gold Safekeeping Facility for fixed monthly fee?

Q: Is it permissible to pay for a Gold Safekeeping Facility for fixed monthly fee (charged in proportion to the weight of Gold that is safeguarded)? http://www.amanabank.lk/en/personalbanking/banking-services/gold-safekeeping-facility As outlined on the above site, this service also includes a facilty to borrow ’emergency cash’ secured against the safe kept gold. The bank has said that the […]

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What options are available to fund university education?

Q: What options are available to fund university education in the absence of Shari’ah compliant student finance?  A: For options on funding University education please see information provided on the Halal Student loans website as copied in the link below. http://www.halalstudentloans.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1.-Options-Toolkit.pdf Admin Al Qalam Shari’ah Panel

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How can potential Zakat recipients be determined?

Question: When determining who is eligible for Zakat ,what information and verification is required?            Are any of the following acceptable methods of selecting Zakat recipients? Only ask the beneficiary, if they are eligible for Zakat? Ask the beneficiary for amount of savings, debts, income and expenditure to then calculate a rough eligility based on Nisab? Does […]

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Is the Legal and General Ethical Pension Fund Permissible?

Question: Is the Legal & General Ethical Pension Fund Permissible? https://www.fundslibrary.co.uk/FundsLibrary.DataRetrieval/Documents.aspx?type=custom_field.www_landg_co_uk.factsheet_SHIFA&user=flweb&id=62fc2302-3833-4cfb-bafb-e8eff5176882&track1=68896048-52f1-40eb-a86c-3e1d119e18a3&track2=LegalAndGeneralAdviser Answer: الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب The LEGAL & GENERAL PENSION ETHICAL FUND in question invests nearly 30% in the interest based financial sector and thus it cannot be considered to comply with Islamic law. And Allah knows best, Mufti Mohammed Zubair […]

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