Q: Does the family house have to be sold when the husband or father dies? In a typical family with a husband, wife and some immature children living in a house, how should the house be distributed if the husband dies? Surely it would be too difficult to tell the widow and her children to […]
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What is the Islamic position if legally the son owns the land but the mother has retained control?
Q: What is the Islamic position if legally the son owns the land but the mother has retained control? An elderly woman owns some land in Pakistan through which she receives rent on a regular basis. She is unaware of the Islamic laws of inheritance. She wants to leave the land to her son and […]
Read more...Can a pharmacist take out extra insurance due to extreme circumstances?
Q: Can a pharmacist take out extra insurance due to extreme circumstances? I know that insurance is only permissible in extreme cases. Would it be permissible for a Pharmacist to take out insurance which will protect her in case she was to get sued by a customer? The insurance is not necessary but if someone […]
Read more...Is it permissible to work as an energy trader?
Q: Is it permissible to work as an energy trader? The role would involve trading futures contracts. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Trading in futures contracts does not comply with Shari‘ah requirements and so any remuneration earned for performing such activity is not halal. Essentially, a sale contract must be contracted at […]
Read more...Is my ex-husband entitled to a share of the house we bought together?
Q: Is my ex-husband entitled to a share of the house we bought together? My ex-husband abandoned and left me with a 1yr old child. We have a house in both of our names, which I took care of and rented to pay the mortgage and raise my son. My ex-husband refused to pay child […]
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...My mother agreed to let her property be used for a madrassa, however she now needs to sell the property due to financial hardships. Is she able to do this?
Q: My mother agreed to let her property be used for a madrassa, however she now needs to sell the property due to financial hardships. Is she able to do this? My mother has been donating money to Islamic projects in the past and came across an Imam who wanted to establish a madrasa in […]
Read more...If I have a pension, which I don’t know any details about, do I pay zakah on the contributions and is it considered haram?
Q: If I have a pension, which I don’t know any details about, do I pay zakāh on the contributions and is it considered haram? I work for a big company and when I started in Feb 2009 the company inserted me on a default pension scheme. This would be 3% of my contribution and […]
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...Am I responsible if my wife engages in interest-based activities?
Q: Am I responsible if my wife engages in interest-based activities? I understand that riba is a very serious and major sin. I have been Muslim for four years and am looking to marry a sister insha’Allah. But I just found out recently that she is paying for an interest-only mortgage for her family’s home […]
Read more...Do I pay zakah on an investment from which I get no return, but whose value rises?
Q: Do I pay zakāh on an investment from which I get no return, but whose value rises? I had about £51,300 on which I paid zakāh this year which left me with about £50,000. I then invested that £50,000 into a company. So now I own 5% percentage of that company. I am not […]
Read more...Is zakah necessary on child benefit payments?
Q: Is zakāh necessary on child benefit payments? I wanted to know who is considered the owner of the child benefit given by the government. Is it the child or the mother? I believe that if it is the mother then zakāh will be compulsory. الجواب حامدًا و مصليًا و منه الصدق و الصواب A: […]
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