Q: I needed ithmid surma so my husband arranged it as one of his friends went for umrah. That person is a barber by profession and gave surmah as a gift. He trims, shaves beard of clients and there is a television in his shop. I want to know if I can use the surma or not?
Q: Mmy sister took a loan for me to help me but my brother took it and used it for his own purpose. Now she is asking money from me to pay the interest and return money which never reached me. So I seek help. Am I responsible for the money?
Q: I am working in the accounts department of a company that has a chain of restaurants. In these restaurants, they also sell alcohol. I only work in the accounts department and I don’t sell alcohol, but I do upload invoices on to their system that have records of the alcohol sales. In this case, am I allowed to work at such a place? Will my earnings be halaal?
Q: Vodacom (mobile service provider) introduced something called Play Everyday. It involves playing a game at a cost of R1, wherein you can win different sorts of prizes like airtime or mobile data. Whether you win or not is randomly calculated. Is this permissible or is it a form of gambling?
Q: Is it permissible to leases one's premises to the following entities:
(1) A Muslim that sells electronics, including DVD movies and music CDs.
(2) A Muslim, male insurance broker.
(3) A Muslim, female accountant.
(4) A Muslim, female attorney.
(5) A non-Muslim, female General Practitioner (that will attend to both males and females.)
(6) A non-Muslim, female gynecologist.
(7) The offices of a non-Muslim government (including places like the Department of Home Affairs, Department of Labour, etc.)
(8) A Christian funeral parlor that, in addition to coffins, sells funeral plans.
(9) Two gays.
Q: I am from India. I am a married woman. Is there permission in our religion to join a job with someone's recommendation (I mean government jobs).
Q: I would like to know if it is halaal to trade on the stock markets or buy shares in companies.
Q: We are working on internet from past 4 to 5 weeks. Our clients send us papers to solve when they are in the examination hall then they demand to solve that paper in a given time. This process is done through the phone. After solving questions we send them the answers and then they right it on their paper to pass the exam. They pay us for solving the paper. Is this sort of earning halaal? They also pay us for solving their homework. Is this sort of earning is halaal?
Q: I wanted to ask if premium prize bonds are halaal to purchase or not?
Q: Is it permissible to take out riba in order to avoid becoming homeless? I am a revert muslimah that quit college to avoid taking out more riba but I have yet to find a job and will soon be homeless since there is no family or friends I can stay with. My student loans were large enough to support me the entire semester with a part time job but since im not in school I have no job (it was a student job) and no more money. The Qur'an is very clear on riba but what else do I do? I already asked for money from my local musjid.