Q: I met a boy and we both had feelings for one another. We both did not want to date as there is a lot of sin in it. Our intention was and is to get married when the time is right and until then, whether our paths cross or not we decided to cut off contact until then. We have no contact at all. The only piece I have of him is a chain that he gave me, will it be sinful for me to wear it?
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1. My mother wants to offer me her money which she says is earned by halaal means by selling her land. However, I have a doubt in my heart that the money is actually not halaal as it is charity collected from people that was supposed to be given to the poor and needy. Is taking this money from my mother permissible for me?
2. I want to start a business using this money, but because I have a doubt about it, I want to keep only the profits and pay back all of the invested amount to my mother. Will this be permissible?
Q: My mother bought a certain baby accessory for my baby sister. At the time of purchasing, she was not aware of the fatwa (of ownership) so she simply bought it without making any specific intention of who the owner is. In other words, she bought it with her own money for my baby sister (her youngest daughter) to use.
Its been 5 years and now I am married and have a child. Will it be permissable for my mother to give me possesion over that accessory so that I can use it for my baby?
Q: My father distributed his estate during his lifetime. The following questions come to mind:
1. If it was given away in his lifetime, was it necessary to give the brothers double share and if it was done like this, is this valid in shariah?
2. His house was given to my mother with specific instructions to give it to my brother so that in does NOT go into her estate upon her demise. Was this correct?
Q: I want to ask regarding inheritance. I have 3 daughters, so at present when I pass away, after my wife and daughters receive their share, the majority will go to my brothers or if they are no longer living then to my nephews by my understanding.
If I was to put the majority of my property into my wife and daughters names and leave for example 10% in my name, when I die I assume the share of that 10% will go to my my wife and daughters, and the remaining will go to other male inheritors.
So you see my intention is that my wife and daughters get the majority share by me transferring most of my property into their names.
My question is whether that is permissible by Islamic law.
Q: Please could I get clarity on the following regarding wills:
If a person wants a particular relative to receive a particular item upon his/her death, can this be done? (For instance, items that are currently in use that cannot be given during one's life e.g. a car, jewellery, sentimental items, etc.)
Can a person write in his Islamic will that upon his demise, such and such item of his should be given to person A?
Q: If a man has no children, can he allot all his inheritance to his one adopted child?
If a man has no children but has nieces and nephews, so he adopts a baby. Now, he has some inheritance on his name also. Their child, being a female got married. And now the man is willing to transfer the inheritance to his child completely as his brothers didn’t help him even a little in building the inheritance nor did the nephews and nieces. But the man had heard that inheritance could not be transferred to the adopted child. So, is there any possibility that the man can inherit all his property to his only adopted child legally by Islam, or if not then is it possible for the man to sell all the property to the child’s husband and the child’s husband then shifts the property to the man’s child name? Please help me in this regard.
Q: I am currently working for an income for the first time in my life. My father is telling me to give as a gift my first income to my mother so that I would have barakah in my wealth.
Can I disobey him as I need the money and my mother is not in need as far as I know. My parents do not live together.
Q: I do not celebrate birthdays, however my family does. What should I do with gifts they give me?
Q: We are 2 brothers and 1 sister. Our father passes away long time ago and our mother is alive.
We have one house which is on our mother's name. She wants to divide the house between us siblings. How should it be done according to shariah?