Q: Is zakat due on an amount of money I only came to possess 11 days before my zakat anniversary, and which is going to be used to buy a house (and therefore not “surplus” wealth)? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Once one becomes owner of the nisab one’s lunar year commences. Any […]
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Is income earned from a job as a wedding photographer halal?
Q: One of my friends is a wedding photographer. Is the job permissible? He doesn’t print the photos off and hands it to the customer as a CD, but the same time he takes photos in a mixed gender environment. Will the money he earns be halal? Or will he just incur a sin whilst […]
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