Q: If I own a property jointly with another person, can I make Waqf of my half share? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: This depends firstly on the nature of the waqf and then on the nature of the property. In the first instance, if the waqf is for the purpose […]
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zakat on NHS pension contribution
Q: I am still working and not in receipt of any of he pension but continue to contribute towards the scheme on a monthly basis. Are you able to advise me whether zakat is payable on the NHS pension scheme in specific? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The NHS Pension Scheme, both pre […]
Read more...What is the ruling regarding healthcare insurance offered by an employer?
Q: I recently accepted a job offer. With the contract papers, there was a form advising that the company could opt me in to private healthcare insurance. It would be free to opt in and benefit from it as it would be classed as a company benefit. However, as it is a company benefit, my […]
Read more...insurance compensation
Q: I was involved in a car accident a few years back and following the accident I claimed compensation from the accident. The doctor assessed me and sent a report to the judge (here in the UK) where I was awarded compensation. I remember that everything I told the doctor was not the truth and […]
Read more...Can a pregnant woman take a travel insurance?
Q: Is it permissible for a woman, who is pregnant, to take out travel insurance, as (some say, I am not certain if it is true), they say that some airlines do not let them travel without it. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the airline will not allow travel without it then […]
Read more...Can I handle fruits and vegetables as part of my job?
Q: My question is regarding the handling of fruits and vegetables in the workplace as one’s job. Picking and packing them. And ones wages in return for this. I know the general principle is that fruits and vegetables are halal, but in this day and age, they have chemical sprays and insecticides/pesticides on them, and stuff […]
Read more...Car finance through Amanah prestige
Q: Can you please tell me if car finance offered through Amanah prestige is halal and shariah compliant? www.amanahprestige.com الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The car finance offered through Amanah prestige is the conventional form of finance. There does not appear to be any attempt to describe it as Shariah […]
Read more...NHS Pensions schemes
Q: Following the fatwa regarding Local Government Pension Schemes dated August 3rd 2015, does the issue of uncertainty render NHS pensions as impermissible? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: No, NHS defined benefit schemes follow the same rule as the Local Government defined benefit Pension Scheme.
Read more...Are “Income protection policies” & “Critical illness cover” permissible in Islam?
Q: Can you please confirm “Income protection policies” & “Critical illness cover” insurance policies are both haraam? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Income protection policies and critical illness cover are types of conventional insurance that suffer from the prohibitions of riba, qimar and gharar and are thus impermissible.
Read more...Zakat on real estate assets listed as “for sale or let”
Q: My question is how should real estate assets which are on the market as “for sale or let” be treated in realtion to zakah. Are they to be treated as trade stock or as rental stock? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: This all depends upon the intention with which the real […]
Read more...Is my pension scheme permissible?
Q: I work for the London borough of Newham and I have been opted in to the pension scheme with LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme). I have heard some pensions are not permissable and would like to know if the LGPS pension scheme is permissable or not. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: […]
Read more...Bartering in Islam
Q: Can we create an online and mobile platform for the bartering of goods among consumers? Kind of like a classifieds site specifically for bartering items. Users are able to exchange items (and potentially services) they possess for items/services other individuals possess through the platform. We were told some months ago that there may be an issue […]
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