If the house was bought with only riba or any other haraam money, then it is not permissible to live in such a house. It is Waajib to give this house in Sadqah to the poor, or it…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 05, p.3
A gift becomes valid only when possession of the item is given. A gift of a portion of the coin will not be valid because the one to whom the gift is made will have no possession…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 05, p.4
According to the Shariah, your son is most ungrateful and insolent for demanding anything from the money. The Shariah position is very clear. When children work together with their…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 05, p.5
It is haraam to weigh the products after having frozen them. The extra weight is the frozen water. It is just like adding a bit of sand to wheat and weighing it. This is indeed a…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 05, p.5
As long as you have not withdrawn the interest from the bank, you may offset the bank charges with the interest credited to your account. After withdrawing the interest in the form…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 05, p.12
The condition of the discount is not permissible. The sale becomes faasid (corrupt). If the buyer pays earlier, you may give him a discount at your will, but he will have no right…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.3
The Shariah's procedure, like all its procedures, is quite simple. Declare the partnership dissolved. Take immediate stock to assess the financial status of the business. Then…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.3
The property in which there is an existing funeral parlour and a bank may be purchased. However, the leases should not be renewed.
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.4
The view propounded in the loan issue is incorrect. At the time of giving a loan, it may not be stipulated that the loan be repaid with another currency. This amounts to riba. When…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.5
If the government has devalued the currency, then the percentage of devaluation should be added when repayment of the loan is paid. Example, the currency was devalued by 10%. When…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.5
Banks are primarily institutions of riba. Even the so-called Islamic banks are involved in riba and haraam transactions which they pass off as Shariah-compliant. It is not…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 06, p.2
They only have to institute some simple changes. If the Muslim-owned banks discard interest, and if they fumigate their brains to eliminate pegging the Shariah with the capitalist…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.2
A loan given is termed in the Qur'aan Majeed, Qard-e-Hasanah (Beautiful Loan), which the Qur'aan says is a 'loan given to Allah Ta'ala'. Surely, you would not dream charging Allah…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.2
If the person whom you owe the money is untraceable, and you do have funds to pay, then you have to try and trace his relatives and give it to them. If they too are untraceable,…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.3
If a car can not be operated without insurance due to government law, then it will not be sinful to take out insurance.
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.3
Paying taxes is haraam. However, one does not commit a sin when paying taxes in view of the compulsion by the government.
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.3
When a customer returns a product and wants a refund, it is reprehensible for a Muslim to take undue advantage by charging him a fee for the refund. Firstly, if the item is…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 07, p.4
A genuine Islamic bank will become an active partner in business. There are various transactions of trade and ways in which the bank will profitably participate. It will also…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 08, p.2
It is not permissible for the mutawalli to allow any part of the Waqf land for private use without stipulating a rental. The rental should be fair, and not just nominal. Whatever…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 08, p.2
When a currency is devalued by the government, then a debt which had been incurred prior to the devaluation should be repaid by adding the amount lost as a consequence of…
The Majlis Vol 21 No 08, p.2