Insurance
Q: I want to ask that is insurance halal in Islam?
Business and Dealings
Fining employees for their shortcomings and negligence
Q: A company manufactures and sells blinds. Often, they receive complaints from customers about faults and defects, and costs are incurred in replacing them. The staff have been warned of their negligence on numerous occasions but to no avail. The manager now wants to start fining them for their negligence. Is this permissible?
Tenant requesting permission to have a snooker table
Q: Our tenant requests permission at the time of leasing the premises to have a snooker table and other such games. Can we give him permission or not?
Tenant requests permission to keep a lotto machine
Q: The tenant at our business premises requests permission at the time of leasing the premises to keep a lotto machine. Can we give him permission?
Purchasing Gold coins over the Internet
Q: Can one purchase gold coins over the internet?
Extortion and Bribery
Q: As you answered us that "In Islam, the tenant occupies the premises (house or property) in exchange of the rent that he pays. As long as the tenant pays the stipulated rent, he is worthy of occupying the premises. When the lease ends and he is asked to leave the premises, then he is under obligation to leave. In Shariah he is not worthy of receiving any compensation in order to leave the property he was renting. Hence, in Islam the money that is being demanded as a compensation to vacate the property (which was being rented) is extortion, hence it is impermissible." and the question was "My question is regarding Gift or compensation. My grandfather lives in house as a tenant about 50 years. He died about 15 years ago. Now we recieve rs 15 lakhs as compensation to leave the house or evict the house. Now question arises that My grndfather have 4 sons, 1 daugter and a wife. How this will be distributed? Kindly note that the 2 sons have there own house & 2 sons do not have there own house property and a sisters financial condition is also not good." The final question is the concerned person has given the money happily to vacate the house for rehab. Now then how it is to be divided?
What is Milkiyat?
Q:
- What is the meaning of having milkiat of something?
- A housewife buys something from her husbands money for her personal use or for her children. Who will have milkiat over that thing?
- If a man gives something to his close relative or his own children to use, then who will have milkiat over that thing?
- What is the difference between a gift to somebody and milkiat over anything?
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?
If I die and have not paid off my interest free loan
Q: I have a question regarding debt. In the UK universities are now charging £9000 per year or so to cover the costs. If i take a student loan which is wiped off after 30 years, what would happen if i die and havent paid it all back? Also i want to ask the same question regarding a house mortgage?
The Principle of Shari’ah in regard to Trading in Shares
Q: Is share trading permissibile?