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 […]
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Can accountants take on clients who sell alcohol?
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 […]
Read more...Am I allowed to give zakat to my husband’s mother?
Q: My husband’s family live abroad, they are not well off at all and his mother needs cancer medicine. I think his father would have savings above the nisab (and not be eligible for zakat) but his mother on her own doesn’t have her own savings, would it be permissible to give my zakat directly […]
Read more...Do I have to pay zakah on my salary, if I haven’t received it?
Q: What is the ruling in relation to zakāh on my salary? For e.g. an individual who is paid his salary at the end of the month has to calculate his zakāh on the 25th of the month. Does he have to pay zakāh on the proportion of salary owed to him on the 25th […]
Read more...Is it permissible to open a current account with a bank which offers cashback on household bills?
Q: Is it permissible to open a current account with a bank which offers cashback on household bills? الجواب خامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: This is a form of riba as the money deposited with a bank is a loan which brings the added benefit of a discount when using the account to pay […]
Read more...What is the ruling on life insurance?
Q: What is the ruling on life insurance? Does the ruling differ if one truly thinks ‘they need it’, as oppose to seeking financial security. And lastly, is it OK for them to take it if they have found an edict espousing a view holding it as permissible? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: […]
Read more...Is interest permissible if below the inflation rate?
Q: Is interest permissible if below the inflation rate? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The permissibility of interest at or below the rate of inflation is not supported by Al-Qalam and the majority of scholars. Please see the following link: http://www.1stethical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/StudentLoans.pdf Rather, any loan that attracts a conditional increment is not permitted. This […]
Read more...If one has to pay money to apply for a grant, would this be considered gambling?
Q: If one has to pay money to apply for a grant, would this be considered gambling? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the fee represents real costs for processing the application it is permissible to charge such fee.
Read more...What happens to the wealth of a revert if they leave no Muslim inheritors?
Q: What happens to the wealth of a revert if they leave no Muslim inheritors? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: A revert who leaves no Muslim inheritors may bequeath up to one third of his/her residual estate to non-Muslim relatives and friends etc. Under an Islamic system, the remaining two thirds […]
Read more...Can I use an Auto-Order option for online trading?
Q: In trading, when looking at charts, you can leave a auto-order to buy for you when price reaches a certain level. If you are not there at this time, is the purchase permissible? Is your presence necessary for the contract? Sometimes, you might be asleep but want to purchase at a given price, so you […]
Read more...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 […]
Read more...Is it permissible to work in IT at an investment bank?
Q: Will it be halal income/earning working at Investment banking ( Barclay’s Investment Bank) IT as Software Engineer? A: When working as an employee in a business where a major portion of the business does not conform to the dictates of Sharīʿah there are principally two issues that must be determined: 1. Is the job itself […]
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