Q: Can accountants take on clients who sell alcohol? A: It is permitted to draw up financial accounts of a client who sells alcohol. If the client is non-Muslim then the remuneration is also ritually pure. If the client is Muslim and remunerates you from the proceeds of the alcohol specifically or from a co-mingled pot […]
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Is it permissible for my mother to use my father’s life insurance payout?
Q: Is it permissible for my mother to be using my father’s life insurance payout and keeping it? My father took out life insurance in 1987. He did not know it was haram. I think on the policy it says 60% equity and 40 % property. I am not sure how much my father payed […]
Read more...When does Qard e Hasana need to be repaid?
Q: When does Qard e Hasana need to be repaid? Will reaching a nisab level greater than the qard e hasana amount make it obligatory to return the money? What about a situation, where it is agreed between the two parties that if the recipient decides not to return the money to the donor, he […]
Read more...How can I finance a new business without getting a loan?
Q: How can I finance a new business without getting a loan? My aim is to open a business but for the capital I would need to go to the bank, which they have agreed to lend. But on the other hand I feel this is forbidden as it involves interest. This is my only […]
Read more...Are Muslims allowed to take interest money from the bank and use it to pay their own taxes or insurance premiums?
Q:Are Muslims allowed to take interest money from the bank and use it to pay their own taxes or insurance premiums? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: When needed, one should seek to open an account with an Islamic bank or the Islamic window of a conventional bank or a non-interest […]
Read more...Is a Muslim better off earning no interest on money in the bank, or taking interest with the intention of giving it to the poor?
Q: Is a Muslim better off earning no interest on money in the bank, or taking interest with the intention of giving it to the poor? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: If it is possible to open an account with an Islamic bank or the Islamic window of a conventional […]
Read more...If a Muslim needs to claim on their car insurance policy, can they benefit from the entire amount of money?
Q: If a Muslim needs to claim on their car insurance policy, can they benefit from the entire amount of money, or only that amount which equals premiums paid to date? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: The premiums paid under conventional insurance are paid through an irregular contract according to […]
Read more...If a Muslim is working as a cab driver, can they charge a customer who wants to go to a pub or nightclub?
Q: If a Muslim is working as a cab driver, can they charge a customer who wants to go to a pub or nightclub? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: The basic principle in this type of issue is that according to Imām Abū Yūsuf and Imām Muḥammad if an individual […]
Read more...Can I sell property to a buyer with a conventional mortgage?
Q: Can I sell property to a buyer with a conventional mortgage? We are in the business of buying and selling properties in the U.K. and wish to ensure that our business is ethical, halâl and permissible. We list below the 3 options of conducting our business on which we would be pleased if you […]
Read more...Should I be paying for the maintenance of my sister if my parents are deceased?
Q: Should I be paying for the maintenance of my sister if my parents are deceased? I am working in the UK and my eldest sister lives in India with my other sister after the death of my elder brother few years back. My other sister bears all the expenditure for my eldest sister at […]
Read more...Do I have to pay zakah on a loan that won’t be repaid to me?
Q: Do I have to pay zakāh on a loan that won’t be repaid to me? If a lender has lost all hope of recovering his loan how should he treat the outstanding amount for the purposes of zakāh? الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: If a lender has lost all […]
Read more...Please can you advise on the Shariah permissibility of guarantees and extended warranties.
Q: Please can you advise on the Shariah permissibility of guarantees and extended warranties. By guarantees I mean when the manufacturer gives a guarantee for a product without any monetary compensation and extended warranty where essentially a guarantee for the product is purchased. الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: Guarantee The […]
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