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.
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When applying for a grant to be used for a specific purpose, is it permissible for one to use the grant received for a different purpose?
Q: When applying for a grant to be used for a specific purpose, is it permissible for one to use the grant received for a different purpose? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the award of the grant is based on qualifying criteria then the criteria must be satisfied for the grant […]
Read more...In my Final Salary Pension there is a ‘death in service’ agreement, whereby lifetime assurance cover is payable which is 4 times the salary value. This is paid by the employer an no contributions are made by the employee. Is it permissible for my spouse to receive this lump sum?
Q: In my Final Salary Pension there is a ‘death in service’ agreement, whereby lifetime assurance cover is payable which is 4 times the salary value. This is paid by the employer and no contributions are made by the employee. Is it permissible for my spouse to receive this lump sum? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما […]
Read more...Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme?
Q: Is Zakah liable on the employee/employer contributions of a Final Salary Pension Scheme? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Zakah is not liable on the pension contributions as it constitutes a weak debt. (see: http://213.175.220.56/~alqalamo/wp-content/uploads/Categories-of-Debts-and-Bad-Debts-for-the-Purposes-of-Zakah.pdf) However, if and when the pension is received it will be added to ones Zakatable assets if, […]
Read more...Please could you comment on the permissibility of a Final Salary Pension Scheme?
Q: Please could you comment on the permissibility of a Final Salary Pension Scheme? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Please visit the following links for further information: https://alqalam.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/pensions-and-gross-uncertainty-revised-V1aa.pdf and http://213.175.220.56/~alqalamo/wp-content/uploads/Zakah-on-Pensions.pdf. The above two links provide background and some of the answers to your questions. However, to answer in brief: Final Salary […]
Read more...If a deceased revert leaves a non-Muslim wife and a small baby, is the baby considered Muslim and therefore does he/she inherit?
Q: If a deceased revert leaves a non-Muslim wife and a small baby, is the baby considered Muslim and therefore does he/she inherit? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the deceased revert is survived by a non-Muslim wife and a minor child, the child will be considered Muslim and will inherit from the […]
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...If the wife was made the sole beneficiary of a will in exclusion of the children, and she received the entire estate – wrongly benefiting thereof for several years, is she now required to redistribute it according to Sharī’ah given that she has learnt of her error?
Q: If the wife was made the sole beneficiary of a will in exclusion of the children, and she received the entire estate – wrongly benefiting thereof for several years, is she now required to redistribute it according to Sharī’ah given that she has learnt of her error? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب […]
Read more...Can one bequeath their house to a child or grandchild of theirs?
Q: Can one bequeath their house to a child or grandchild of theirs? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The lady is entitled to bequeath up to one third of her estate. However, she cannot bequeath to anyone who is already an heir. As her daughter is an heir she cannot be the […]
Read more...Is it sufficient for the recipient of the advance payment of Zakah to be an eligible recipient at the time of receiving the Zakah or does one also have to be sure that this individual will be eligible on the actual future Zakah anniversary?
Q: Is it sufficient for the recipient of the advance payment of Zakah to be an eligible recipient at the time of receiving the Zakah or does one also have to be sure that this individual will be eligible on the actual future Zakah anniversary? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: It is sufficient for […]
Read more...If one has given their Zakah in advance for forthcoming years and on the anniversary realises this amount was above his actual Zakah total, can one consider this surplus amount to be a Zakah payment for subsequent years?
Q: If one has given their Zakah in advance for forthcoming years and on the anniversary realises this amount was above his actual Zakah total, can one consider this surplus amount to be a Zakah payment for subsequent years? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If a person has donated their Zakah in advance either […]
Read more...Is it permissible to work as a Tax Compliance and Transfer Pricing Accountant or in the Finance Department of an insurance company?
Q: Is it permissible to work as a Tax Compliance and Transfer Pricing Accountant or in the Finance Department of an insurance company? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: When one works for a company where a major portion of the business activities of the company do not conform to the dictates of Sharīʿah […]
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