Islamic Studies and Arabic Language

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,Following is a financial question about profits of governmental organizationIn our country, there is a governmental organization national savings, they give profit per 100,000 basis. Please tell us, is this profit Halal or ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Savings

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,I live with my family in the USA. My wife and I are currently repaying our student loans which are of course interest based loans. I have a 401K account and my initial ....

Subjects: Insurance; Loans; Students; Usury

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,Following is a financial question about working in Internet marketing companyAl Salam Alaykum Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuh ! We would like to know whether working in a company that uses the following ....

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh,I live in Canada. I read the fatwa posted on your web site, that says it’s Ok to buy a house through a mortgage under certain conditions and I did buy a house ....

Subjects: Purchasing; Real property; Subprime mortgage

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,Following is a financial question :Visitor Question :Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah ! Respected Scholar, I am working with consulting company which usually provides banking advisory services. At the same time company has the ....

Question: Dear Dr. Kahf, AAI work in the construction industry and I do have the potential to expand. In some occasions, individuals are approaching me to invest their money. My company is still small, 100 % owned and operated by me ....

Subjects: Corporations; Investments; Money

Question: Wa Alaikum Assalam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa BarakatuhDr. Monzer KahfThank you so much for your guidance. This will be very helpful when I move forward in finding the appropriate Shari’ah compliant bank. I can't thank you enough. Are there any internet ....

Subjects: Banking services; Internet; Islamic Banks; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: As Salaam Alaikum Dr. Monzer Kahf,Recently I've been trying to get my hands on as many resources (books or websites) on Islamic finance. Are there any books that you would recommend that can give a clear understanding on Islamic finance ....

Subjects: Islamic Banks; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Question: Dear Professor Dr. Monzer,Waalaikam slam wa rahmatullah wa barkatho,Jizaka Allah, thanks for your answer, guidance and affording your precious time.Please see another situation that is different than banking credit cards like some shopping malls offer customers credit cards with a ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Marriage

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,ASlamo Alakam,I happened to read your paper on objectives of Shari`ah in the prohibition of Riba, it is quite impressive logically and broaden common Muslim vision about what is interest and what not ? please accept congratulation for ....

Subjects: Credit cards

Question: AL Salaam Alaykum Dr. KahfI'm sorry I'm late in contacting you but it's due to my health issues. Again, my deepest gratitude for your generosity in helping me sort out the issue of a will. I looked at the issue ....

Subjects: Confidence; Inheritance; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Wills

By: Hamid, Iman; Fayiq, Sahar. al-Tarbiyah wa-al-IIim : Majalla Ilmiyah lil-Buhuth al-Tarbawiyah wa-al-Insania. Vol. 16, no. 1 (2009), pp.1-15, 15 p.

Subjects: Arabic language; English language; Grammar

By: Abd al-Wahid, Yasir Yunus. College of Basic Education Researches Journal. Vol. 9, no. 1 (2009), pp.413-445, 33 p.

Subjects: The holy koran; English language

By: Ali, Rida Dhannun; Dawud, Samir Talib. Adab al-Basrah. No. 48 (2009), pp.1-42, 42 p.

Subjects: Semantics; English language

By: Khalil, Janan Ahmad. Journal of the College of Education for Women. Vol. 20, no. 1 (2009), 13 p.

Subjects: Oral communication

Donor award: Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Subjects: Capital; Debts; Infrastructure; Islamic jurisprudence; Management

By: Habib, Numa. La Littérature Arabe. No. 7 (Mar. 2009), pp.37-60, 24 p.

By: Ilyas, Maryam Faridah. La Littérature Arabe. No. 7 (Mar. 2009), pp.27-36, 10 p.

By: Hammud, Majidah; Jalal, Mursi. La Littérature Arabe. No. 7 (Mar. 2009), pp.9-26, 18 p.

Subjects: Judaization; Lebanon; Love

By: Weismann, Itzchak. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. No. 1 (2009), pp.57-69, 13 p.

By: Khalil, Muhammad. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. No. 1 (2009), pp.33-55, 23 p.

Subjects: Literature; Islamic period

By: al-Asadi, Jamal; Taha, Muhammad Ali,. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. No. 1 (2009), pp.1-31, 31 p.

By: Rashid, Balqis Isa Kati. Adab al-Basrah. No. 48 (2009), pp.43-73, 31 p.

Subjects: Education; Iraq; Learning; Second language learning; Phonetics

By: Bakkush, Abd Allah. Insaniyat. Vol. 13, no. 43 (Jan. / Mar. 2009), pp.69-81, 13 p.

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,Following is a financial question :Visitor Question :Respected Scholar Assalam o Alaikum. I am working in a commercial life insurance company particularly in Client Services Department (Communications) wherein I provide information to the ....

Donor award: Mashreq al-Islami (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Sharia'h Supervisory Board

Subjects: Agency (Law); Contracts; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Resale on profit

Donor award: Mashreq al-Islami (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Sharia'h Supervisory Board

Subjects: Agency (Law); Contracts; Islamic jurisprudence; Resale on profit

Donor award: Mashreq al-Islami (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Sharia'h Supervisory Board

Subjects: Accounts current; Banking services; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: [Question One] :Assalamualaikum,I do have more questions and your answers could help me understand this better. You said "Muslim registers records of pork and liquor as a job for her / him". I do not work at the restaurant which ....

By: Akgunduz, Ahmad. al-Jamiah : Majallat Ittihad Jamiat al-Alam al-Islami. No. 7 (2009), pp.19-38, 20 p.

Subjects: Arab civilization; Civilization; Islamic civilization

Question: [Question One] Dear Prof. Kahf,This is Amr Taha of Islam on line.net's Politics in Depth section. Upon the recommendation of Mr. Wael of Shari’ah department, I would like to take your professional fatwa about Lariba's method of home financing, which ....

Subjects: Purchasing; Real property

Question: Dear Prof Kahf,Salaam Alaykum,Thanks for your prompt response on the CBN white paper. It was quite useful.As discussed with your good self in the past, we are constantly receiving application for investments in real estate transactions both for real estate ....

Subjects: Real property; Transactions

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum Sh. Monzer,Can we charge more for exposure to greater risk ? For instance, if I am a supplier, and we get in agreement with a client, that we think would be high risk (liquidity problems, or general market ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Liquidity (Economics); Market Risk; Price policy; Risk

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum Sh. Monzer,Jazaka Allah Khayr for all your earlier responses. Very insightful Masha Allah.What’s the difference between "risk-taking" and "Gharar". I know by definition Gharar means uncertainty. But, then, doesn't every business activity carry risk. I guess I am ....

Subjects: Perillous saale; Risk

Question: Dear Prof Kahf,Salaam Alaykum,We are constantly receiving application for investments in real estate transactions both for real estate development projects for resale by our prospects who are operators/developers in the real estate industry and private clients/individuals who want to acquire ....

Subjects: Financing; Housing; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh,Dear brothers : living a West, should a person who rents a residential place be concerned about the possibility of an existing mortgage on the property (which translates into Riba) ? Is the ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Landlords and tenants; Subprime mortgage

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum Sh. Monzer :Is there an alternative to options and futures in Islamic economics, or derivatives in general ?Jazaka Allah Khayr.Rauf.

Subjects: Options (Finance)

Question: Salam Alaykum !I've got a question according to the subject : bank-credit (with Riba)I've heard that under certain conditions it is allowed (Halal) to take a bank-credit for example to buy a house and I wanted to ask, if it’s ....

Subjects: Business; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,I work as an engineer in a company that produce biodiesel in USA. 1) Currently I'm working on a project of producing biodiesel by blending it together animal fats and diesel oil. The ....

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer,Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh,Following is a financial question :Should a person who rents a residential place be concerned about the possibility of an existing mortgage on the property (which translates into Riba) ? Is the renter ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Subprime mortgage; Usury; ٌLeasing

Question: Assalaamu Alaikum Sh. Monzer,What is your opinion around Islamic finance firms using interest rates as benchmarks for Murabahah-cost plus contracts ?Jazak Allah Khayr.FiAmanAllahRauf.

Subjects: Interest rates; Resale on profit

Question: Assalaamu Alaykum Sh. Monzer,What is your opinion about Ijarah Funds or 'Ijarah contracts'-particularly in light of modern Islamic Banking institutions ?Jazaka Allah Khayr.Fi Aman AllahMohammad.

Subjects: Contracts; Leasing leading to proprietorship

Question: Dear Dr Monzer Kahf,Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh.I am writing this email to you seeking your advice on above mentioned subject, specially its legitimacy (Shari'ah compliance) in the eyes of Islam.Basically, I am contemplating to start a Pool Hall ....

Question: Dear Dr. MonzerAs-Salamu Alaykum, please help us in answering this question ; the questioner is from Albania :"Salamu Alaykum, I am currently building a house for my family, and in couple of months I need to buy furniture for the ....

Subjects: Bank loans; Furniture; Purchasing

Question: Assalamu Alaykum,A brother asked me about Ameen housing co-operative, located in Santa Clara, Ca. Is it Halal ? And is it feasible ?Sincerely Yours,Ammar Kahf.

Subjects: Purchasing; Real property

Question: Assalaam Alaykum,I just wanted to ask you if a witness also needs to sign on a loan agreement of the borrower.Rabia.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Usury

Question: Brother Monzer Kahf,I found your name and read about you on islamonline.net. I understand that you have an upcoming session but I cannot ask my question due to the fact that I will be in work at the time of ....

Subjects: Islamic Banks; Islamic jurisprudence; Payments

By: Ilyas, Muhammad; Ahmad, Habib (Pakistani Nationality); Allam, Mukhtar. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan. 2009), pp.154-156, 3 p.

Subjects: Donations; Human organs; Islam; Pakistan; Religious aspects

Question: Dear Br. MonzerAssalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa BarakatuhJazakallah.My question is regarding Islamic banking and finance. Islamic banking and finance has been picking up momentum since the last few years in the Middle East and some western countries also. It ....

Subjects: Banking services; Financing; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Sales

Question: Assalamu Alaikum,In Canada, the interest paid on loan for investment is considered tax deductible. I understand that "Riba" is forbidden. However in this case it seems that the individual taking loan for investment or business would pay interest on the ....

Subjects: Bank loans; Banks; Interest; Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes