Islam Question and Answer

» Ruling on gathering to eat, offer condolences and recite Qur’aan together.

» Getting a civil divorce to avoid prison for the husband who has another wife.

» Will the members of a family all be together in Paradise?.

» Her mother is in love with her husband’s brother and she is the one who writes the love letters for her!.

» He wants to share out his money between his two young daughters because he fears that his heirs will be unjust to them.

» It is permissible to wipe over the khuffayn with a cloth or for someone else to wipe them.

» If the zaani (fornicator) admits to paternity of his illegitimate child, should the child be attributed to him?.

» Is it permissible to lie to kaafirs?.

» He is affected by waswaas and swore: “If I get carried away with it again, I will be a kaafir”.

» His parents want to separate, and each of them wants him to be on their side.

	Rulings of Employment/Jobs		Taxes & Custom Charges
	• Filling out forms disclosing workers’ salaries at the request of riba-based banks. • Working in a riba-based bank without directly dealing with riba and depositing money in such a bank. • Selling used gold as new. • Working in banks in an Islamic country.		• He told the students to pay money towards classroom renovations and he gives them grades accordingly . • Fatwa of the Standing Committee on customs . • He is asking about paying zakaah on the profits of a company only. • He is exempted from paying duties; can he allow others to buy goods in his name?.

	Ribaa (interest or usury) & Money Exchange		Selling by Installments
	• It is not permissible for the vendor to charge extra to the one who makes late payments . • Does paying more than the amount required for zakaah mean that one is allowed to take interest? . • Ruling on taking part and working in savings accounts. • He wants to bring in a person to take his place in a ribaa-based investment bank account to save himself.		• He bought a car by installments from the bank, then he sold it so that he could use the money to get married . • It is permissible to raise the price of a product in return for paying in installments . • He stipulates an additional cost for purchase by installments, separate from the price. • Selling by installments may be mustahabb .

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