Business and Dealings

Q: Is any income earned by way of fixed deposit or any other interest based scheme offered by government permissible for a widow or someone disabled?

Q: My mother is a widow and the only finance to run her house is the amount that comes against the government scheme which is interest base. My question is that is it permissible for me to have food there and receive gifts from her whenever I go to her house. I am married.

Q: When I started working, I took out an educational plan for my children. However, they misinterpreted my plan for a retirement plan. Am I allowed to use the money from this retirement plan even though the intention was for an educational plan?

Q: Is it permissible for one to take out a policy to insure one’s house or car? The contract that one signs obligates him to pay monthly premiums in exchange of the payout that he will receive in the event of a burglary or hijacking.

Q: I have a flat/shop which I want to give on rent.

a) If I take a heavy refundable deposit and no monthly rent

b) If I take a Heavy refundable deposit and nominal monthly rent

c) If I take 50 % refundable deposit and %50 monthly rent

Is it Halaal and as per Sharia

Q: My wife gave birth to a baby girl a month ago. People have been giving gifts and others have been giving money. To whom does the money belong and what do we do with it?

Q: I have an idea to build a website that has the following process:

1. The people invest in my website

2. I Invest this money on other things

3. I have profit with this money

4. I give the money back to him/her For Example: Someone invest $10 in my website, then I re-invest this money on other websites. I have $25 in revenues, then I give to him/her $11 back. The main goal is that I want the people invest in my website, then they will have a secure profit, for example for each $10 they invest i will give to him/her $1 profit. The problem is that I don't know if that is haram because the interest or if it is, please give me a way to make it halaal.

Q: Is drop shipping permissible in shariah? i.e. a person advertising an item, taking payment for it from a customer, and then informing the supplier to deliver the item directly to the customer?

Q: I signed a contract for work. I didn't want to, but I didn't want to have any problems because I want to work this halaal job. At the bottom, it states, "I acknowledge receipt of this summary and the attached contract of employment. I accept the terms of my contract of employment. I have also received and read a copy of the Employee Handbook and I accept the rules, policies and procedures set in it." I signed it and the Employee Handbook is exhaustive to read (I did read it) and I am having problems with my conscience because I take my word seriously and I want to know that if I failed in some of the rules is this taken as me "lying" or what does it mean? Or does it just mean that I am liable for my failures?

Q: My son applied for a job as a facility manager in a habiba bank London where we live. He had an interview and now he has been offered a job. He did ask them about income. They said its not related to any finance department. His job will be working under someone else as a facility supervisor, building and outside jobs. He told me that he will not be working directly in finance. My concern is should he accept the job?