Is it permissible to work as an auditor?
Working as an auditor per se is permissible. However, there are other factors to be taken into consideration. Each case will have a different ruling. For example, it will not be…
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We are owners of a large wholesale grocery business.
It is totally haraam to sell a product by weight if the weight is less than the stated weight on the packet/ bag. Allah Ta'ala warns of underweight in several aayats of the Qur'aan…
Is health insurance permissible?
Health insurance and all kinds of insurance are haraam.
Our Musjid is being renovated. The fans, doors and windows whilst still attached to the building have been sold by auction.
The sale of the items which were still fixed is not permissible. The items had to be firstly separated.
Is selling cigarettes and wigs permissible.
Selling wigs and cigarettes is not permissible. The money is not halaal. People should not accept his invitation. Decline his invitation politely and inform him of the reason.…
I have a large sum of haraam money. How should this be disposed?
There are different categories of haraam money. If the owner of the haraam money is traceable, then it is Waajib (compulsory) to return the money to him/her, e.g. stolen property…
I am a third year medical student. My parents can no longer afford to pay the expenses for my studies.
An interest-bearing loan is haraam. The circumstance of secular studies or even Deeni studies does not make permissible paying interest. The objective of secular study is to…
A private company operates an ambulance service for the public.
It is not permissible for the company to utilize the government grant for any purpose other than for operating the ambulance service. The government is awarding the monthly $20,000…
Is it permissible to work for a medical aid company?
Working for a medical aid company is the same as working for an insurance company. It is not permissible.
In some prisons in the U.S.A. Muslim prisoners charge non-Muslim inmates a fee to protect them against gangsters.
It is haraam to charge non-Muslims a fee to protect them. This fee is extortion. It is 'protection tax' which gangsters extract from the weak. Jizyah applies only in an Islamic…
Are present-day auctions and internet auction sales permissible?
Present-day auctions and internet auctions are just as permissible as present-day retail and wholesale trading. There may be haraam factors in the auctions just as there are haraam…
Is selling of old coins permissible?
Coin-selling is permissible It must be cash deals – hand to hand. If silver coins are sold for silver coins or gold for gold, the weight on both sides must be the same regardless…
The Imaam of the Musjid is absent most of the time.
If this imam is being paid from the Waqf funds of the Musjid, then it is haraam to pay him the full salary, and it is haraam for him to accept a full salary. It is Waajib to deduct…
I have hired a premises. The owner charges an amount which has to be paid upfront.
The lease agreement explained by you is not permissible. The amount paid upfront, if it is not rental in advance, is haraam.
Since it is not permissible to make purchases with a credit card from Muslim traders, is it permissible to buy a ticket with a credit card from Turkis
You may purchase a ticket from Turkish Airlines with a credit card. They are not Muslims. They prevent Muslim passengers from performing Salaat in the plane. Hence, they cannot be…
I am in a Mudhaarabah partnership. I have invested a sum of money.
It is incorrect for the investor to receive the monthly payment. In accepting the payments he is actually withdrawing his capital investment which is supposed to remain in the…
Why is it permissible to pay taxes with interest money?
Because taxation is haraam in Islam. Even the Khalifah of the Islamic empire may not impose taxes on the people besides such taxes which have already been ordained by Allah Ta'ala…
I purchased a timeshare/ holiday week from a lady (Aabidah) for an amount of R9,000.
Time-share/holiday week is an act of Ijaarah (leasing). The R9,000 you have agreed to pay is the rental for staying in the flat for a specific time period. It is not permissible to…
Please advise on the Shariah's ruling. A few individuals have got together and introduced an emergency rescue/medical service which is open to all.
We presume that the few individuals are all Muslims who will operate the medical service. The monthly contribution should be with the intention of Lillaah which will be used for…
There is a new kind of medical insurance called PPS Sickness.
The medical fund known as PPS Sickness Fund is similar to all other medical and insurance funds. Both Qimaar and Riba are the primary factors of hurmat (prohibition). It is a…