Laws Concerning Women Earning a Living in Islam
Since the industrial revolution Western society has called for women to come out of the confines of their homes to work in offices and factories for increase production. This may have increased the...
View ArticleCashing of cheques on condition of buying goods from the shop
Question: I run a shop with a partner where our main business is cashing of cheques. People come to us with their wages which have been paid by cheque and due to it taking quite long in a bank decide…
View ArticleThe measure of Assisting in Sin
In the past, it was very easy to determine a Shari’ ruling on إعانة على المعصية (asssisting in sin). In today’s times of technological advancements and calculations, the issue of assisting in sin has...
View ArticleWhat is Islam’s stance on teaching at a co-ed school?
Question: I teach in a coeducational college in the middle east. Even though this is a co-educational institute, girls and boys do not sit next to each other. They are seated separately, girls on the...
View ArticlePolice Auction
Question: What is the ruling on purchasing items on an Auction Website that sells products that have been confiscated by Police Officers from several Police Stations in the form of forfeiture, seizure...
View ArticleDecorating Shop for Christmas, Divali/Phagwa or Valentines
Question: In a business like a supermarket where you get sale for e.g. Christmas or Divali/Phagwa or Valentines etc items, Yogurts, sausages, hot dogs, mouthwash etc, is this permissible? Also what...
View ArticleRepresentative Exchanges the Zakat Notes
Question: A person gave me one thousand rand (South African currency) and made me an agent to pass on this zakat to a person in India. I sent these notes along with other notes via a transferring...
View ArticleReward or Loyalty Points on Credit Cards
The use of a credit card is allowed in the Shariah, regardless of whether the card is issued by a banking institution or some other company, subject to the condition that a person does not involve...
View ArticleSelling Chickens to Someone who is certain to use it for Puja
Question: Is it permissible to sell chickens to someone who is certain to use it for puja etc.? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما Allah Ta’ala forbid both assisting in sin and being a means to a sin. He...
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