Q: Person A gives person B his interest money declaring it as such. Person B gives person C the money declaring it as such, appointing person C a representative of the poor. Asks person C to dispose of the money. Is it jaaiz for person C to use the money for person D children school fees without declaring it as interest?
Q: I am a truck driver, doing deliveries and pickups mostly all day. Today I was asked to pick a load from a brewery, which is alcohol. I asked the management to change it because I am a Muslim and not allowed to deal with alcohol. Its been two hours and I am sitting in my truck waiting for the decision to be made by management, which can be mean that I could be fired or forced to go home. Kindly let me know if I am allowed to haul alcohol or not, particularly in my case.
Q: Someone wants to buy gold but does not have enough funds and decides to give some amount to the seller and book the gold at the price of the day of booking to prevent paying more by the time he gets more funds. In this case, the gold price may go up or down on the day he will actually give the remainig amount and takes the gold.
Is this a permissible situation or one needs to do the whole deal of paying money and taking gold in the same sitting?
Q: I have a job opportunity as an IT contractor in a bank. I will be maintaining their computers and machines but I will not be working for the bank (they will not pay my salary). I will be paid by a company between the bank and I.
I wanted to know if it is Islamically permissible to work if the salary paid is not directly from the bank.
Q: We live in a country, where it is impossible to buy a house on a full amount, it is more expensive than Europe. My husband is religious and wonts take a mortgage. We have been married for 2 decades and wasted lots on rental property, and the headaches that come with it. Buying ones own house is a basic necessity and advised by scholars, elders, alike if possible.
1. Is buying a house in installments permissible in Islam? From a real estate developer?
2. Can one use an installment plan which is jaiz, from a bank such as Al Rajhi bank?
Q: Can I give an entry test of an architecture university that might require to draw a face. And, can I practice for doing that beforehand. The university would also teach sculpture, art, etc. in the first year and I might be (or might definitely) be required to draw/sculpt faces and other things, etc. What is the ruling on this?
Q: Is it halal to lend someone one's name and that person uses that name in business transactions. The other person will get a commission for certain percentage of sales. Note that the lender of the name does not have any concern with the nature of the transaction.
Q: My brother wants to run a gents salon business. Is this business halaal? If not, can you please mentioned what is haraam?
Q: My two small girls ages 5 and 6 were gifted 18 carat gold pendants. My husband wants to sell them to buy beds for them as our 9 year old is sleeping on the floor on a mattress.
I'm against it as I told him that it is not permissible to do so as this was gifted to them. He's refusing to listen and said to ask Mufti saheb the above. Please advise.
Q: Zaid went to China to buy goods for 1 million. On reaching there, Zaid found out that the goods with the freight would cost 1.2 millions. Amr is ready to help him with the 0.2 million. Amr would like to know how he can join the business of Zaid so that he also can get some profits. He was told that he can't do mudaaraba as the transaction was already initiated.
What "aqd" can he do in this case? Shirkat? If so, are there any conditions attached to it for the aqd to be correct?