Finance & Transactions

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Mortgage, specific situation
Salam Dear Shayukh. Thank you so much for offering this service. My question is re: mortgages, but this question is perhaps quite specific to my circumstances. My father lives in a homeless shelter after he separated from my mum, renting via the UK council after he had to sell his home for various unfortunate reasons.…
June 29, 2021
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Is pirating software that is not sold anymore haram?
Is pirating software that is not sold anymore haram? For example there is an old software that is not sold anymore by the company, and I pirate it would that be haram? I don't think it would be stealing since there is no way for me to buy it from them so they are not…
June 18, 2021
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Credit card
If someone buys something from abroad with credit card and sells to me. Am I allowed to buy it according to Sharia law?
June 14, 2021
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Property in name of mother
Assalaamualikum My name is (removed, in order to post publicly) and currently I am living in Germany -we are 1 brother and 3 sisters , there is been dispute going in my family in Hyderabad regarding the property left behind by my father . He has build and purchased it on my mother’s name (…
June 12, 2021
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Is my job halal?
Hello! I'm currently working on a company who focus on the environment. They want to set up a consulting company that will consult schools in the United States on how to be more environmentally friendly. They are currently finalising their business proposal and my job is to develop training materials, so the consultants will be…
April 21, 2021
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Investment
If you invest in a company and that company pays 8 to 12% of the amount invested according to the profit gained by company, is it interest? Please guide.
December 30, 2020
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Is my job halal?
Is my internship halal? I got a scholarship from a Fiji Charity to undergo an internship with them. My job is to preserve the natural environment of Fiji through designing recycling workshops for ladies or writing environmental policies. However I am unsure if I am allowed to take the job because the company itself has…
December 16, 2020
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Charity.
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. My father's sister in law stopped me from giving sadaqah to a lady , as the beggars around my colony are most probably fake. Although she allowed me later to give her charity , but the lady then started demanding blankets etc due to this reason she told me not to say…
December 16, 2020
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Business (rent )
Assalamu alaikum Which type of business is halal. 1. if i give money to someone to buy a car. and so he bought a car. so he is now owner of that new car. and every day he earn money for example ( lets say , he earn 2000 so he give me 300 everyday…
November 24, 2020
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