Applying for a bursary at a bank
Q: Is it permissible to apply for a bursary at a bank? E.g. Old Mutual.
Interest and Gambling
Paying traffic fines with interest money
Q: Can I pay pay my traffic fines with interest money?
Home & Life Insurance
Q: Are we allowed to take out Home insurance and Life insurance?
Health and car insurance
Q: Are health and car insurance halal?
justplay.co.za
Q: I recently came across a website (www.justplay.co.za). on this website one can enter competitions by answering questions. the problem is that most questions are relating to insurance companies, etc.
Taking and giving a Bribe
Q:
- Is it permissible to take and give a bribe?
- Is it permissible to bribe a person with R5000-00 in order to get one`s visa?
Compulsory Health Insurance
Q: I live in a country where health insurance is compulsory. But the fine for not being insured would be less than the fees for being insured I think. On the other hand we wouldn't be able to pay my mothers treatment otherwise. Plus I think my wife is pregnant. And the costs that come with that also I wouldn't be able to pay without health insurance. The only alternative I can think of would be not to register her here but keep her registered in her home country and let her be treated there. But that would cause a lot of difficulty for us. What shall we do in this situation?
Medical Aid, Hospital Plan and Insurance
Q: Is medical aid and hospital plan permissible? Also, Is insurance permissible in South Africa?
EBucks and Other Reward Schemes of Banks
Q: I just wanted to know, I received an email from FNB and I am not sure if you know how EBucks work but basically it is earned from money spent from your bank account. I spend money and they award me EBucks for doing so. These EBucks are worth 10 cents each. I basically wanted to know if I could use my EBucks as a form of Zakaat to the Pakistan flood victims?
Mandatory Insurance Claims
Q: My friend was going from Torino to Rome in a car with his friends (my friend was not the car owner). Another person crashed his car into the car which my friend was travelling in. In Italy, it is mandatory for every car to have insurance. In the case of an accident, anyone who was in the car and was injured, whether the owner or just a passenger, will be paid some money, depending on the extent of their injury. My friend was injured in this accident and his collar bone was broken. Regarding this situation, we want to ask the following questions: