Would it be permissible to benefit from a tax relief whislt donating haram earnings to a charity?

Q: I have about £1000 worth of shares in a bank. I now understand its impermissible to hold such shares, so I was going to sell them and give the money to charity with no expectation of reward. However I’ve learnt from HMRC that if I  gift qualifying shares to a charity there is income tax […]

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Can Zakat ul Fitr only be distributed in the form of food?

Q: Is it permissible for Zakat ul Fitr to be given in the form of cash or new clothes, or must it be spent on food?  الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Zakatul Fitr can be given in the form of cash or new clothes and does not have to be spent on food.  […]

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Can someone stuck in a ribā-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the ribā-based loan first?

 Q: Can someone stuck in a riba-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the riba-based loan first, given that is a duty, and thereafter resume with giving voluntary charitable donations? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب   A: One who has taken a haram loan or a conventional mortgage should […]

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can i sell lottery tickets as part of my job?

Q: I work in a post office and selling lottery is part of the contract. Is it permissible to sell lottery tickets? if it is not permissible then what do I do with the remuneration received?   الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب                                           A: It is not permitted to sell lottery tickets and any remuneration received […]

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Is it permissible for an organisation that collects and distributes zakat to use zakat income to cover costs that are incurred directly as a result of the zakat distribution process?

Q: Is it permissible for an organisation or charity that collects and distributes zakat funds to use zakat income to cover costs that are incurred directly as a result of the zakat distribution process, e.g. salaries of caseworkers or fieldworkers, IT systems to manage data in relation to recipients of zakat, office space for zakat […]

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