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Fatawa

Non essential interest clause in a contract : interest clause in letters of credit

Question: I have an import business, where I import the goods using L / C facilities (letter of credit) provided by Reba Bank. I deal with this bank due to many restrictions and limitations that exist with the only Islamic Bank ....

Subjects: Bank loans; Contracts; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

What to do with earned interest ? : use of interest money : [3]

Question: Are Muslims allowed to take interest that banks pay on their money ? As we know, banks in U.S. pay interest, so what should Muslims do with the interest earned on the money that they keep in these banks ?.

Subjects: Banks; Interest; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

What to do with earned interest ? : use of interest money : [2]

Question: I have sold a property with interest, when I agreed on the interest, I wanted to contribute it for building a mosque. But lately I have learned that this money is Haram. What do I need to do ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Money; Usury

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What to do with earned interest ? : use of interest money : [1]

Question: Is it permissible to use interest money (accumulated without choice from bank accounts in countries like North America) for : (1) Needy people (2) Cover hospital expenses for people with insufficient funds (3) tuition fees for needy students (4) helping ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Money; Usury

Fatawa

What :to do with earned interest ? interest earned and interest due

Question: I have a bank account where they pay me bank interest. Al-Hamdulilah, I manage to get rid of this interest once a while when it accumulates. However, sometimes my account goes on the red and they charge me interest. Because ....

Subjects: Bank accounts; Banks; Interest; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Interest-based loans to establish business : borrowing to start a business

Question: Is borrowing money from a funding organization with interest rate, to establish a business, Haram or Halal ?.

Subjects: Business; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Usury

Fatawa

Prohibition of Riba and its rationale : what are the different types of Riba ?

Question: I would like to know about different types of Riba : Riba Jahiliyah, Nasiyah, Fadl, Qard etc. What is difference between it ? Thank You !.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Usury

Fatawa

Alternatives to interest does fixing the profit in investment make it like interest ?

Question: One Textile mill is offering investment Certificates and offer profit between 10-15 % per annum. It means they will give profit on year end not less then 10 % and not more then 15 %. It means profit is not ....

Subjects: Bonds; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Usury

Fatawa

Financing house purchase in the west : buying first home in Australia

Question: Hi, I’m a 22 year old Muslim female and I have a question on Usury. I have a lot of Muslim friends who are buying there first homes and investing in banks and so forth so they can make some ....

Subjects: Australia; Housing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing

Fatawa

Financing house purchase in the west : getting an interest-based mortgage

Question: Hi, I’m a 22 year old Muslim female and I have a question on usury. I have a lot of Muslim friends who are buying there first homes and investing in banks and so forth so they can make some ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Privatization and profit caps : limit on profit !

Question: Al Salam Alaikum, firstly, I want to thank you and may god give you success and Ujur from this wonderful service. My question is about selling luxury products. I plan to sell world class designer bags that I buy from ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Sales

Fatawa

Working in real estates [1]

Question: Dear brothers : please answer this question base on Qur’anic back up. Is working for real estates or being a real estates agent Halal or not ? If it is not why ? Give detail, if it yes please give detail. Thank you very much..

Subjects: Labour; Real property

Fatawa

Prohibition of Riba and its rationale : is the prohibition of Riba based on exploitation ?

Question: I have heard from many sheikhs that interest rates are Haram, but no one ever gave me a convincing reason why this is so. According to my humble knowledge, all Ayat in the Holy Qur'an that mention the subject of ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Sale of prohibited items : renting a place for an ATM of conventional bank

Question: Assalam-U-Alaikum Wah Rahmat Allah Wa Baraka I am a businessman situated in India. I have recently constructed a small building for commercial purposes which I intend to rent / lease out to some good company / firms. I have been ....

Subjects: Automated tellers; Banks; Islamic jurisprudence; Sales; ٌLeasing

Fatawa

Is insurance permissible ? Life, car, health, property, hazards, shipping, etc. : life insurance and educational insurance

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Allah Wa Barakatuh !!! My question is on insurance. Would you please advise if insurance is acceptable ? We have currently life insurances as well as educational Insurance for our daughter. Additional to that, we have ....

Subjects: Education; Insurance; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Money

Fatawa

Is it lawful to take welfare from non-Muslim governments : Muslim families who use government welfare

Question: The other day I was in a local grocery store. I noticed a Muslim man with his wife dressed in the typical Islamic / Middle Eastern clothing. When they paid for their food they used WIC, social assistance. I thought ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes

Fatawa

What to do with earned interest ? : having interest generating account and leaving the interest to the bank

Question: Salamu Alaikum I have a saving account and there is 1 % interest (Riba) but if there is going to be more than what I put in there I will not take it does that still forbidden in Islam. Thank you.

Subjects: Bank accounts; Banks; Interest; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Interest loans to buy other goods : an interest-based loan to get married

Question: what's your view of taking mortgage to get married if you are really scared of Fitnah and do not have anyone to support you ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Subprime mortgage; Usury

Fatawa

Conditions in home financing contracts : late fees and penalties

Question: In a buy-in-installments / lease agreement, would a late fee, or a breach of contract penalty fee, be considered Riba ? For example, if I miss a payment one month, I would be charged 10 euro for not fulfilling my ....

Subjects: Administrative fees; Commissions; Fines (Penalties); Islamic jurisprudence

Fatawa

Financing when you don’t have Islamic banks

Question: Dear Sheik, we're living in an economy that runs through the function of interests. We don't have an Islamic bank in this country yet. Although we have some Islamic institutions assisting us to acquire a house through what they called ....

Subjects: Usury

Fatawa

What is the alternative to the interest-based banking system ?

Question: Assalamu Alaikum. I am facing some queries with presently available BANK interest. All these are :1) Is the present Banking system ok in respect to Islamic Jurisprudence ?2) If we say present Bank-interest is Haram, we have to think about ....

Subjects: Islamic Banks; Usury

Fatawa

Signing credit cards’ contract and using it : using a credit and debit card with avoidance of generating any interest

Question: Assalamu Alaikum dear brother, I have and use a check card, which is a debit card, and most of my transactions are done through it. However, wanting to avoid Riba (usury) there is a small none fixed fee, interest, that ....

Subjects: Administrative fees; Credit cards; Islamic jurisprudence; Money; Usury

Fatawa

Sale with conditions in the contract : barter exchange

Question: Assalau Alaikum, I have a question regarding the view of Islam about barters (exchanging a product for another) i.e., I am thinking of trading my car for another, key-for-key, with no money being exchanged. Jazakum Allah Khair Majid.

Subjects: Contracts; Islamic jurisprudence; Sales

Fatawa

Is insurance permissible ? Life, car, health, property, hazards, shipping, etc. : free life insurance as an employment fringe benefit

Question: I live in the US. My employer gives me life insurance without a fee (as an added benefit). Do I have to follow Islamic laws of inheritance when I figure out the beneficiaries of the policy ?.

Subjects: Employers; Employment; Insurance; Islamic jurisprudence; Wergild

Fatawa

Promotional prizes with or without purchased tickets : promotional prizes, are they gambling ?

Question: I was looking at a website for Islamic investing and noticed that they are having a promotion where one can win an Umrah trip for 2. Isn't this like gambling and therefore Haram ? If not, please explain the difference ....

Subjects: Airlines; Gambling; Marketing; Purchasing; Tickets

Fatawa

Fulfilment of existing contractual obligations to pay interest : paying interest and principal on already contracted loans

Question: Bismillah Er Rahman Er Rahim. Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh. 1) I incurred a debt from a Riba based loan during my university studies in excess of 11, 500 USD and also from a credit card that has Riba ....

Subjects: Banks; Debt repayment; Education; Islamic jurisprudence; Students

Fatawa

Examples of lack of justifying needs : buying a house to grab an opportunity

Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I am currently living in the UK and I am planning to go and work in Saudi Arabia in the near future but before I go there I want to buy the house I am living in because ....

Subjects: Housing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing

Fatawa

Working innocent jobs in the proximity of doubtful jobs : is joining trade unions permissible ?

Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I work for a very large corporation and I want to know, is it permissible to join a trade union in the work place as I have four reservations ? (1) Trade unions tend to be very socialist ....

Subjects: Alcoholic beverages; Islamic jurisprudence

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Joining hands with others : joining trade unions

Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I work for a very large corporation and I want to know, is it permissible to join a trade union in the work place as I have four reservations ? (1) Trade unions tend to be very socialist ....

Subjects: Commerce; Islamic jurisprudence; Labour unions

Fatawa

Borrowing on interest from own 401 k account : borrowing from 401 K

Question: Assalamu Alaikum In Sha Allah this e-mail reach you in highest degree of Iman. I would like to know is it Halal, if I borrow some money from 401 K plan, and when I return my own money to my ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Usury

Fatawa

Interest-based loans to run or save business : borrowing to run business

Question: Assalamu Alaikum If a person needs money to run his business. He does not have any other source of borrowing the money. So he can take the money on interest. If he does not take the money or borrow the ....

Subjects: Business; Loans

Fatawa

Avoiding taxes by using the system’s loopholes : getting cash payment to avoid income taxes

Question: As-Salam 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatu Allah, I want to thank the Sheikh that takes time to provides us with answers. And I hope In Sha Allah that Allah (SWT) will grant you paradise. I have a Q concerning taxes that the ....

Subjects: Income tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Payments

Fatawa

Is insurance permissible ? Life, car, health, property, hazards, shipping, etc. : life insurance

Question: Dear Shaikh Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa BarakatuhIn fact I just started working at a financial company and a lot of things came to my concern, but mainly two things and they are as follow : 1. Is life insurance ....

Subjects: Insurance policies; Islamic jurisprudence; Life insurance

Fatawa

Working in companies that sometimes deal in interest : working in a store affiliated with a company that deals in Riba

Question: Assalamu Alaykum, I work in retail store which is part of federated company. Other part of this company does finance that is involves in Riba. Is my earning gets any kind of Haram portion of this company ? Jazakumullah.Notes : ....

Subjects: Corporations; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Financing house purchase in the west : buying a house in Europe

Question: Asalamou Alaikoum, I know that Riba is Haram, but in European countries, Imams said that you can for example buy a house with Riba for personal use that means when you buy a house, you cannot rent a part of your house (apartment)...Jazak Allah..

Subjects: Europe; Housing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing

Fatawa

Financing house purchase in the west : buying homes in Canada : [1]

Question: Al Salam Alaikum : this is a brother living in Canada. I have a question that mostMuslims in non-Muslim countries have trouble with. I have been married for two and a half years. My dream with my wife is to ....

Subjects: Dwellings; Financing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing

Fatawa

Buying share, stocks and mutual funds : investing in the stock market

Question: In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his messenger. Dear brother in Islam, I wish to ask a few questions : 1. I want ....

Subjects: Financial markets; Investments

Fatawa

Working in companies that sometimes deal in interest : work in a company that deals with interest

Question: Assalamualaikum, I am not sure about a few things all having to do with Interest, I live in Canada and am planning to work here after I graduate from university, and from what I see and understand is that most ....

Subjects: Corporations; Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Fatawa

Examples of lack of justifying needs : buying a residence in Sidney by a person living in Indonesia

Question: In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his messenger. Dear brother in Islam, I wish to ask a few questions : 1. I want ....

Subjects: Indonesia; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing

Fatawa

Can earned interest be used to pay credit card’s interest ? : using earned interest for paying interest charged on credit cards

Question: Salamo Alikom. I live temporarily in the United States, and I save my money in a bank, where they add APR to my saving account each three months. I also sometimes use the credit card and they charge me interest. ....

Subjects: Administrative fees; Credit cards; Islamic jurisprudence; Payments; Usury

Fatawa

Working in network marketing with pyramid commissions : networking with pyramid type commissions

Question: As-Salamu-Alaikum,Lately I was introduced to business (internet based). The business portal is a website called as "www.quixtar.com". The business works like this : a person would register and become an independent business owner. When he buys stuff (products) from the ....

Subjects: Business; Islamic jurisprudence; Network marketing

Fatawa

Financing house purchase in the west : should we sacrifice and pay rent ?

Question: Assalamu Alaikum,Dear Dr,If it’s ok to buy a property on interest based mortgage, in what situation is Riba Haram ?Shouldn't we not take Riba or at least discourage Riba ; as our sacrifice in this life (by paying rent instead ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing; Real property; Subprime mortgage; Usury

Fatawa

Gifts to children and their receprocal love : lack of love to parents

Question: Alsalam AlikomMy parents are relatively wealthy, but they do not treat me like my sister and my two brothers because God gave me money and high education with a good position. I got married but they did not spent any ....

Subjects: Children; Endowments; Filial piety; Islamic jurisprudence

Fatawa

Non-interest charges of credit cards : the charge for cash withdrawal from machines

Question: In European countries, you can get the so-called Visa or Master card. It can be used for paying in shops, but if it's used to withdraw money from cash points, there would be a charge of 1.5 % (i.e. when ....

Subjects: Banking services; Credit cards

Fatawa

Transactions confused with interest : renting a spot to a conventional bank for ATM

Question: I am a businessman situated in India. I have recently constructed a small building for commercial purposes which I intend to rent / lease out to some good company / firms. I have been approached by Citibank and American Express ....

Subjects: Automated tellers; Banks; Islamic jurisprudence; Rent

Journal Articles

Attitudes of EFL non-major students towards English

By: Abu Jarad, Hasan Ali. al-Aqsa University Journal. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 2002), pp.9-46, 38 p.

Subjects: Education; Higher education; Learning; Palestine; Second language learning

Journal Articles

The impact of discourse analysis on language teaching and learning

By: Ankit, Ahmad; al-Sakran, Tharwat Muhammad. Ajman University of Science and Technology Journal. Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 2002), pp.35-54, 20 p.

Subjects: Education; Learning; Semantics; Discourse analysis; Languages

Fatawa

Betrayal of trust

Question: Assalamu Alaykum, I've been entrusted with some money by a brother, which he told me to look after it while he was indisposed (he gave it to me to look after it). He told me to invest it if I ....

Subjects: Confidence; Islamic jurisprudence; Treason

Fatawa

How do Islamic banks work and make profit ?

Question: Assalamu Alaikum. I have a question about the Islamic banking system. I was reading about an Islamic bank in my area that gives loans for houses and cars yet they don’t ask for any interest in return. And the savings ....

Subjects: Financing; Islamic Banks; Profits

Fatawa

Working in companies that sometimes deal in interest : work as a financial controller in a company

Question: Is it permitted to work as a financial controller in a company, which has a (Halal) core business ? What is confusing me is that even if the company's core business is Halal, however, part of the financial controller duties ....

Subjects: Accounting; Corporations; Finance; Islamic jurisprudence; Management

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