Using a FNB global card to gain access to airport lounges
Q: Using the FNB global account/card, is it permissible to use the airport lounge benefit? No charge per month. No minimum balance required.
Interest and Gambling
Profits from an FNB Islamic Savings Account
Q: What is the Shariah status of the Islamic Savings Account that one can open at FNB? One does not receive any interest but a portion of the profit is periodically credited by the bank to such an account?
The Bank claims that a board of top Ulama have investigated the account and have granted approval.
Using the profits from an FNB Islamic savings account
Q: I am using FNB Islamic Banking and got a savings account where I got some money in that account.At the end of every month FNB gives some amount as your Islamic Profit Share of the amount that you got in savings account. Is it halal to use that money?
Assisting someone who seeks help to settle his loan with the bank with interest money
Q: Kindly advise if it is permissable to give money which was earned through interest to another person who seeks help to settle his loan with the bank?
Receiving interest on shares of a company one inherited
Q: We, in our family inherited shares in a private company. The company apparently pays interest to shareholders on their loan accounts. But is such interest permissible in accordance with Shariah? Kindly advise.
Claiming more for repairs from an insurance company
Q: If someone knocks your car and the it will cost you R15 000 to repair but you claim R30 000 from that person's insurance company but because of time you repaired it on your own and then the insurance company ends up paying you R25 000. Can you take the money?
Saving money in a post office
Q: Can we save money in post office?
Using interest money to fix potholes and to pay off interest of a bond
Q: I wanted to find out about the following to questions regarding interest.
1. Is it permissible to hire out people with interest money to repair potholes which the government supposed to do and are not doing so. Would it affect the maslah if the person who gave the interest money to repair the roads is also using the roads and taking benefit from this interest money?
2.Can a person use interest money to pay off the interest of a bond?
Health insurance
Q: I have a question regarding to state life insurance company whether the health insurance of this company is halaal or haram.
My 2nd question is that my parents took a loan from a insurance company about 1 lac. Now they are going to do sadaqa/aqeeqah of a cow from this money. Is this is valid?
Using interest money for victims in Turkey and Syria
Q: Can I use interest money for victims in Turkey and Syria?