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Question: I work in a post office and selling lottery is part of the contract. Is it permissible to sell lottery tickets ? if it is not permissible then what do I do with the remuneration received ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Lotteries

Question: One of my sister-inlaws family member has recently started working in a restaurant as a chef or waiter where alcohol is also served. Would his income Halal and is my sister in-law ok to go over and stay with them and eat with them ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Labour; Restaurants

Question: I recently applied for a florist assistant role within a busy corporate florist and plant company in London. They distribute flowers in vases to offices, restaurants, bars and pubs etc. The clients would then put these vases, filled with flowers ....

Subjects: Income; Islamic jurisprudence; Labour

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

Subjects: Contracts; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Stocks

Donor award: Mashreq al-Islami (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

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

Question: I am in receipt of income support and carers allowance for the care of my son who is disabled and I recieve his disability allowance on his behalf because he is illiterate.Is the income support which is paid in to ....

Subjects: Capacity and disability; Disabilities; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: I had a question pertaining to taxes with reference to an earlier fatwa published on your website : http://alqalam.org.uk/fatawa/can-i-be-held-liable-for-the-tax-evasion-of-my-employers/In Canada, the Canada revenue agency(CRA) warns about what is called the underground economy (UE) [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/undergroundeconomy/]. In light of this1. Is it ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes

Question: I work for a software distribution company, where the revenue is generated by selling the software to different types of companies like oil and gas, media, banks, hospitals, airlines, etc. We are not sure how their revenue is generated.I understand ....

Subjects: Income; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Usury

Question: Does my husband have to pay tax separately for small tips received during his employment ? (For example, an average of £ 5 cash in hand per day). If it is obligatory to pay tax on this and he refuses ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes

Question: I currently work for my own company specializing in providing accountancy services mainly to large corporate businesses. i work 6-12 month contracts on projects or providing short term cover. My contracts are primarily in the banking sector.My key responsibilities are ....

Subjects: Accounting; Banks; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence

By: Tarhzut, Ilham. al-Manara Pour les Études Juridiques et Administratives. No. 7 (2014), pp.37-42, 6 p.

Subjects: Morocco; Working mothers

al-Majdal. No. 56 (Sep. 2014), pp.24-25, 2 p.

Subjects: Lebanon; Syria; Palestinians; Refugees

By: Ababanh, Ala al-Din; al-Uten, Umar. Al-Manarah For Research and Studies. Vol. 20, no. 3 (Sep. 2014), pp.525-535, 11 p.

By: Hammadi, Nadiyah Khadoudja. Dirassat and Abhath. Vol. 6, no. 16 (Sep. 2014), pp.429-449, 21 p.

Subjects: Rule of law

By: Boukemidja, Najibah Badi. Dirassat and Abhath. Vol. 6, no. 16 (Sep. 2014), pp.403-416, 14 p.

Statistical Year Book. Egypt.; Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics No. (Sep. 2014), 1 p.

Subjects: Egypt; Statistics; Courts

Statistical Year Book. Egypt.; Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics No. (Sep. 2014), 1 p.

Subjects: Egypt; Statistics; Courts

Statistical Year Book. Egypt.; Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics No. (Sep. 2014), 1 p.

Subjects: Egypt; Statistics; Courts

Question: Is working for the financial conduct authority permissible ? I understand that they regulate all businesses including banks, and set the standard for all businesses. I also know that you have to work closely to the banking industry as part of this role..

Subjects: Banking services; Financial Conduct Authority; Islamic jurisprudence; United Kingdom

Question: One of my friends is a wedding photographer. Is the job permissible ? He doesn’t print the photos off and hands it to the customer as a CD, but the same time he takes photos in a mixed gender environment. ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Photography

Question: What is the Islamic position on CFD trading ? I know spread betting is not allowed and is fundamentally different to CFD Trading as the former is a synthetic market that can be manipulated by the market makers.Additionally, with regards ....

Subjects: Contracts; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Stocks

Question: In the beginning of the year 2014 my husband and I were looking to purchase our first home. We are currently renting privately. I had about £ 50,000 savings. We both work full time and our salaries were going to ....

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

Donor award: Dubai International Financial Centre (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Subjects: Administrative law; Financial institutions; Financial transactions; Islam; Shariah censorship

Donor award: Malaysia

Subjects: Banks; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Law; Profits

Donor award: United Arab Emirates

Subjects: Banks; Commercial law; Financial institutions; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence

By: Stewart, Pibworth. Journal of Dubai Judicial Institute. Vol. 2, no. 4 (Jul. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.

By: Yaqub, Hakimah. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 26 (Jul. 2014), pp.34-35, 2 p.

Subjects: Contracts

Donor award: Central Bank of Bahrain

Subjects: Bahrain; Annual reports; Auditing; Islam; Stockholders

Question: Does a woman have to pay Zakat on her gold even if her and her husband do not have enough cash over the Nisab ? i.e. does she have to sell some gold and pay separately ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Gold; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Is Zakat due on an amount of money I only came to possess 11 days before my Zakat anniversary, and which is going to be used to buy a house (and therefore not “surplus” wealth) ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: A man passes away leaving a wife and three children. The process of sorting out his estate takes 2-3 years in which time the family does not know exactly how much has been left behind and therefore they don’t know ....

Subjects: Alms tax; Inheritance; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: I would like to find out what I should do in a situation where in I owe money to a few organisations but I don’t know how much as I owe this money was due years ago, do I take a rough calculation and subtract it from the Nisab ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Debts; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Does Zakah need to be paid on maternity pay that may need returning if one can’t go back to work and hence has been kept aside ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

By: Allam, Wail. Journal of Law. Vol. 38, no. 2 (Jun. 2014), pp.37-67, 31 p.

Subjects: Human species; International law; Islamic law; Justice; Legal systems

By: Majzoub, Fabienne Quillere; al-Majdhub, Tariq. Journal of Law. Vol. 38, no. 2 (Jun. 2014), pp.11-35, 25 p.

Subjects: Arab world; International courts; International law; Water rights

By: Gbandi, Karlo Kondi. Al-Jinan Magazine for Human Rights. No. 6 (Jun. 2014), pp.207-213, 7 p.

By: al-Masaid, Farhan; al-Mahamid, Muwaffaq. Al-Manarah For Research and Studies. Vol. 20, no. 2 A (Jun. 2014), pp.9-28, 20 p.

Subjects: Administrative law; Higher education; Jordan; Nonprofit organizations; Public universities

Question: How might we interpret fi Sabeelillah in the modern context ? Could this include campaigning or advocacy activities-for example, raising awareness about Islamic teachings on poverty issues, dispelling misperceptions about Islam, speaking out on international justice issues etc..

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

By: Naqib, Hasan; Zayid, Mujahid. Journal of the Arab American University. Vol. 0, no. 0 (Jun. 2014), pp.1-15, 15 p.

By: Hasan, Zubayr. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.195-201, 7 p.

Subjects: Housing; Property transfers

By: Salim, Muhammad Yusuf; Mahaini, Muhammad Ghayth; Kurishi, Husayn. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.183-193, 11 p.

Subjects: Accounts; Investments; Malaysia

By: Lal al-Din, Muhammad Akram; Furqani, Hafas. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.173-182, 10 p.

Subjects: Contracts

By: Ali, M. Mahbubi; Rusni, Hasan. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.165-172, 8 p.

By: Musaeva, Gulzhan; Murtazalieva, Hadija. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.155-163, 9 p.

Subjects: Law

By: Hanif, Rafi; Mirakhur, Abbas. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.115-151, 37 p.

By: Alawi, Sharifah Faigah Sayyid; Uzaimah, Ibrahim; Swari, Muhammad Fuad. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jun. 2014), pp.51-85, 35 p.

Subjects: Administrative fees; Commissions; Malaysia; Sureties

By: Sulaymani, Abd al-Ghani. El-Hakika (The Truth) Journal for Social And Human Sciences. No. 29 (Jun. 2014), pp.1-25, 25 p.

Subjects: Economic development; International economic law; Investments; Law; Stockholders

By: Bari, M. Ehteshamul. International Review of Law. No. 1 (2014), pp.1-17, 17 p.

By: Fattal, Raghid. Journal of Legal Sciences. Vol. 29, no. 1 (2014), 29 p.

Subjects: Hague; Netherlands; Obligations (law); Transport

Jordan in Figures. Jordan.; Department of Statistics No. 16 (Jun. 2014), pp.29-29, 1 p.

Subjects: Jordan; Statistics; Crime