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  • Finding Halaal work in a non-Muslim country

    Hi, I'm a student and I just moved to an unislamic country Australia due study reasons. I'm doing my masters from here. And inorder to save money for my tuition fee I need to save a lot of money; for that I need to work. When I came here I started working at subway & dominoes but I realise it now that "preparing and serving of halal food is unlawful"... More

  • The terms of online contracts must be honored

    Assalamu 'Alaykom. I'd like to ask: How if i paid a membership site for me to access videos exclusively for law student or any other field. It says in every video that "Any attempt to illegally download and/or distribute the videos is prohibited. However you can watch the video as many times as you can" but for a limited period only. What if I will.. More

  • Imagination cannot be copyrighted

    Assalamu alaikum, According to Fatwa 82653, a person can copyright one of his creations. I am a bit confused about this Hadith, "Whoever takes hold of a lawful thing before others, he has more right to possess it than others". Does it apply to imagination? Can someone copyright an imagination because he imagined it first? For example, say there is a.. More

  • Permissibility of using Kickstarter funds

    Asalam-u-Alykum, brother. Let me first explain what kickstarter is?Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform. The company’s stated mission is to help bring creative projects to life. There's no loan or interest involved. People willing fund your business without wanting anything return. So, my question was whether I could fund my business through it?.. More

  • The permissibility of working as a bodyguard without humiliation

    it is allowed for a muslim to work as a bodyguard? .. More

  • 'Weather promotion' as a marketing tool for insurance companies

    Is this type of business promotion haram? A weather promotion is a marketing program in which the assured offers a full or partial refund or rebate on the purchased product or service, should a future weather event occur. For example there is “Rainy Day Promotion” where, if it rains at least an inch on a specified day, the product purchase price.. More

  • Visa Islamic Credit Card of SIBL in Bangladesh

    As-salamualikum. I am A. K. M. Nur Alam Siddiki from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I need a fatwa. Recently I have signed in for an “VISA Islamic Credit Card” which is based on “Bai-Murabha” that means buying goods and services and selling it to the customers with markup profit. It can be sold to the customers against full payment at the time of sale or.. More

  • Earning through SMS advertisements

    What is islamic ruling on earning through sms? (advertising through sms) .. More

  • Translating finance documents that involve Riba

    Assalamu alaikum. I work as a Japanese Translator. I translate finance related documents where sometimes i come across calculating interest once or twice in a month , is that make my whole salary haram? however I don't work in a bank where the profit is based on interest but a manufacturing company. If I calculate interest once in a month and after.. More

  • Ruling on credit cards that do not charge Riba for fixed period

    Assalamu Alaikum, I have a question regarding credit cards contracts that do not charge interest if you use them during the first 12 months. I have previously asked this question and was referred to other fatwas regarding buying "products (like cars)" and I feel I need to elaborate more about my reasoning for getting intro-0% interest credit card :.. More

  • How to repent from neglect of prayer and living on unlawful earnings

    Salam. I hope u can answer my questions as I can’t find answers. I've never prayed before but believe in Allah & His Messenger. I've said the shahadah many times but never followed it up with acts of worship I believe are mandatory. I don’t know if I am considered a Muslim for saying the Shahadah & not ever praying. I was born in a Muslim.. More

  • Working as a librarian and spreading books of falsehood

    I would like to work as a librarian but depending on where I work this job includes helping people with research that does not agree with islam (Shirk Mythology) and lending books that they have chosen to people (Some libraries have Grimoires (Books on magical invocations)). I would also have to increase my own Knowledge in alot of areas so I can be.. More

  • Extending programs’ duration through cracks is impermissible

    Is it permissible to use cracks and secret codes to extend the duration of programs that expire after a few days? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling? .. More

  • The interest should be estimated and then given as charity

    My grandfather died and left some funds in the bank. His children wanted to purify his money from interest, and it was difficult for them to extract the interest from the original money, because he frequently made deposits and withdrawals. What should his children do? Should they estimate the interest and give it in charity? Will my grandfather be tormented,.. More

  • Ruling on listening to CDs whose owners authorize only the buyer to listen to them

    I am a student of medicine. We have CDs on which the lectures of some professors are recorded. Some professors do not allow anyone to listen to these CDs but their students, although they are offered for sale. Is it permissible for me to listen to these CDs? .. More