Taking a loan on interest to purchase a car
Q: When we take a car on loan from a bank and we pay extra money which is above the car price, is it permissible?
Interest and Gambling
Using interest money to pay for insurance
Q: I got a NRI bank account which is a savings account and every quarterly I receive some interest from the bank. Is it permissible for me to use this interest amount in purchasing car insurance or any other insurance like medical, home insurance, etc.?
Entering a competition with points
Q: I did this survey online and got 5000 points. It can be converted into £50 cash but I took one point and joined a survey and if I win it, I can get £2000 or other prizes. Is it halaal?
Benefits from a bank
Q: Is it haraam or sood/interest to receive free Telenor minutes and MBs by keeping more than one thousand rupees in Telenor Easypisa account and doing at least one transaction from the Easypisa app account in a month? Telenor gives 50 net minutes and internet MBs to such customers.
Entering a competition with points
Q: I did a survey and got 50 points and I took 1 point to join a competition. So if I win I will get prize, is that halaal? Many will participate but only few will be winners and the losers will get nothing.
What is riba?
Q: Can you please explain to me in simple words what is Riba?
Fundraising dinners
Q: Many Muslim organisations have fundraising dinners. The people attending these dinners pay a fee e.g. R300 per person. The names of all the attendees are entered into a draw. After enjoying the dinner, the names are drawn, and the winners of the draw are given prizes e.g. umrah ticket, etc. Is this permissible?
Taking out a student loan
Q: I am trying my best not to apply for a student loan but keeping up with my payments has become so difficult and it has come to a point where sometimes we don’t have food to eat because a big chunk is going out for university payments. I need to finish my degree for my kids future.
Can I take out a student loan involving interest but pay it back ASAP? Please advice as our situation is taking a toll on my health.
Transport company taking out insurance to cover goods
Q: Are we as transporters permitted to take insurance to cover goods in transit?
Bank finance
Q:
1. Will it be permissible if one purchases a car by applying to the bank by depositing a certain amount of money and handing over through a negotiation of repayment of an amount financed by the bank including interest in a fixed instalments?
2. Will it be treated same as the fatwa under "paying in instalments" in the English version of "Malfoozat of Faqeeh ul Ummat" compiled by Mufti Farooq Meeruti published by Madrasah Taleemuddeen.