Q: Is my wife’s student loan something that I as the husband should be considering repaying back on her behalf, on the basis that she may not go back into employment? Does the loan become the husband’s responsibility? What if the husband is currently in the process of clearing his own personal debts? الجواب […]
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Is it permissible to write a conventional Will only?
Question: A family member wishes to make a conventional will only. They wish to gift their property to their wife and seven children, but, to be distributed in accordance with Shari’ah. Is this permissible? الجوابحامداومصلياومسلماومنهالصدقوالصواب A: There are set rules in Islam as to the rights and responsibilities that relate to the testators […]
Read more...Is it permissible to give to charities who fund military arms or tobacco investments?
Q: Is it permissible to give charity to organisations if one knows they are funding military arms and tobacco investment? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Military armaments can be both permissible and impermissible depending on the situation at hand. In fact, they can even be an obligation such as when needed for […]
Read more...Who is liable to pay the Zakat for a limited company?
Q: Is a limited company an independent entity in Islam and therefore liable for its own Zakat or does its value belong to the shareholders? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The liability to pay zakat falls on the shareholders and not the company itself. If taxes have been incurred on the zakat […]
Read more...Is it permissible to under declare my income for benefits?
Q: Is it permissible to at least under declare my income just so I can make housing more affordable for myself, since private housing is so expensive in the City? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب It is not permissible to under declare income so as to receive more benefit than one is entitled […]
Read more...Is it permissible to take out warranties on car repairs?
Q: Is it permissible to take out warranties on car repairs and parts, and to what extent? There is a scheme available, for £100 a year, where if any problems with the car, the policy covers both labour and parts. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Such warranties are a form […]
Read more...Is it prohibited to get a tax refund on Zakāt?
Q: It is prohibited to get a tax refund on zakat? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The benefit prohibited to the payer of zakāt is that which comes directly from the zakat itself. Incidental benefit from a third party, as in the case of a tax refund, is not prohibited.
Read more...Is it permissible to give Zakāt al Maal to a charity if it operates abroad?
Q: Is it permissible to give zakāt al maal to a charity even if it operates in other countries? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: All things being equal one should distribute one’s zakat in the immediate locality of the zakātable wealth. Failure to do so is reprehensible but not prohibited. However, if […]
Read more...Is paying back a student loan a requirement before going on Hajj?
Q: My husband and I have applied to go on hajj this year inshAllah. I was reminded by my husband however that I have not paid back my student loan of £9000, which i took out before I got married, to help pay fees and expenses of 3 years of a degree in Medicine. I say […]
Read more...Is it permissible to give Zakat to a minor?
Q: I would like to know if i am permitted to give Zakat to my younger brother in law. He is only 10 and has not reached maturity. Is it permissible to give Zakat to a minor? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: You can give zakat to a minor if […]
Read more...Is a warranty permissible for car repairs, including parts and labour?
Q: Is a warranty permissible for car repairs, including parts and labour? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Such warranties are a form of conventional insurance and suffer from the prohibited element of gross uncertainty and are not permissible.
Read more...Private pensions involve investment into the stock market, whereby, each person is required to select a level of risk they wish to undertake; low, medium, high. Is this risk halal?
Q: Private pensions involve investment into the stock market, whereby, each person is required to select a level of risk they wish to undertake; low, medium, high. Is this risk halal? The pension advisors mention that you may not receive the amount you invest (as a minimum) if you take a greater risk in investments. الجواب […]
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