Gifts

Q: I had received store vouchers because of my birth month and thus used them. I wish to know if this is acceptable. I don't have to spend a certain amount to use the vouchers. It's just an x amount.

Q: Person A intends to give some of her jewellery to her 6 year old minor. She then separates the jewellery that she wants to give to the child, from those she wants to keep for herself. 4 gold bangles with design, 1 was allocated to the minor. 4 gold bangles with design 2 was retained.

Person A would now like to make a small change whereby, the minor will have 2 bangles with design 1 and 2 bangles with design 2. Person A will have the other 2 of each design. Can this change be made? If there is a shortfall in value, Person A is happy to pay the minor the difference.

Scenario 2 Person B has 2 minor children, who are the offspring of 2 separate marriages. Person B has allocated some jewellery to the 2 minor daughters. Can any changes be made to this, as the children are still minors, and Person B was not fully aware of the rules of inheritance at the time of the allocation.

Q: My one friend gave me a piece of chocolate and told me to give it to his friend who was sitting close to me but instead I ate the piece of chocolate. The friend who was supposed to get the chocolate didn't even know he was supposed to get it and the friend who gave the chocolate saw me eat it but didn't say anything. Do I have to repay the friend who was supposed to get the chocolate?

Q: One of our neighbors does the business of Prize Bonds. He performed Hajj and brought zamzam, dates and tasbeeh for us. What shall we do with these items?

Q: Can a person exchange the same item like example dairy milk chocolate nuts with dairy milk chocolate raisons (the flavours are different) or is this classified as interest?

Q: Someone has given some money to me as gift for my personal usage. The person is a Hindu... I wanted to know if that money can be used for religious purposes of the following

1. Perform umrah or Hajj

2. Give sadqa

3. Help the poor for the purpose of sawab

4. For any other religious affairs.

Q: If I have three daughters, is it allowed to give 85g of gold to each of them?

Q: I am a student and I have friends in school both boys and girls. But on some occasions, can I give a gift to my friends (both female and male friends).

Q: Does a mother-in-law have a right over the son’s jewellery given to him from his wife’s parents on their marriage?

And does a wife have any rights over her husbands jewellery that her parents had only given? The mother-in-law has a lot of gold but also takes her daughter-in-laws gifts? Is it Islamically correct?

Q: If a certain online shop gifts me a voucher to use on their website and they give it to me on my birth date, is it permissible to buy using this voucher on their website?