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 after)? Will it be sinful if I don’t send money […]
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The charity I work for is funded by banks and Big Lottery Fund: will my wage be halal?
Q: I have some questions regarding employment. I work in the non profit sector so for charities and community organisations. My first question is when applying to these jobs sometimes they state the funding has been granted from such and such organisation. This organisations sometimes is the Big Lottery Fund and also banks such a […]
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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 monthly basis? Can I reduce this amount if I feel I’m over-contributing? Similarly, […]
Read more...Who is the legal owner of utility bills contract in a council house?
Q: My family and currently reside in a council house property. We’ve been living in this house for 5 years. For the last 4 years we’ve not received a gas bill. In the 1st year we received a gas bill after 1 year. The bill was addressed to the housing association so I thought I’ll […]
Read more...Is a car finance arrangement permissible? – Example
Q: I have been looking around for 0% interest car finance. One of the dealers is offering me a 0% deal where by the car I want is £10,495. I put in a deposit of £2500 and additionally anything the dealer offers for my old car, and then pay a monthly figure of around £164.92 (this […]
Read more...Does Islam encourage people to work even if the only work they can find is low paid manual employment?
Q: Does Islam encourage people to work even if the only work they can find is low paid manual employment? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: It is clear that Islam encourages hard work, enterprise and self sufficiency.[1] Even when one is rightfully eligible to receive from the public treasury it […]
Read more...Income made from a property bought through a haram mortgage
Q: I am renting out a property which is currently on an unlawful mortgage. Is the income/profit made from this property therefore unlawful too? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Whilst it is unlawful to take out an interest-based mortgage the mortgage funds themselves are not unlawful. It is the interest one pays […]
Read more...Can I work in a supermarket if I process harām items such as alcohol at the till?
Q: Can I work in a supermarket if I process harām items such as alcohol at the till? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The legal advice that I have been given is that under English law there is no presumption of agency between a till operator and the supermarket owner/s and that the till […]
Read more...Can someone stuck in a ribā-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the ribā-based loan first?
Q: Can someone stuck in a riba-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the riba-based loan first, given that is a duty, and thereafter resume with giving voluntary charitable donations? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: One who has taken a haram loan or a conventional mortgage should […]
Read more...Can we impose a monetary penalty upon someone?
Q: I have a question about monetary penalties, regarding memorization, inside the masjid. 1) If 2 people are memorizing Qur’an together, is it permissible for them to agree upon a monetary penalty? Specifically, if either one is late to the meeting, or does not recite the daily portion within an allotted time, etc, they must […]
Read more...Home Purchase Plan vs Conventional mortgage? Example
Q: My question is in regards to Home Purchase Plan via Conventional mortgage. I have had a HPP from an Islamic Bank (Ar Rayyan) now for 4 years. I have noticed during these 4 years that the rent/purchase ratio of the monthly statements fluctuate drastically from month to month and as an average – every […]
Read more...Is the teachers pension scheme permissible?
Q: I was automatically enrolled onto the pension in April through my school.
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