I run an online gift shop. Every year, the platform where I’m selling sends out a newsletter to their customers where they advertise gifts for Mother’s day and Father’s day celebration. Am I allowed to have my products listed on that newsletter in order to increase my sales? Those who don’t advertise don’t get much exposure and end up selling little compared to the shops that do.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
28 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as this would be participating in facilitating such celebrations. 

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Is it permissible for a female to do hijama on a male patient in the presence of his wife? If permissible what are the conditions.

Jobs, Medicine and medical treatments
17 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. Find a male who knows how to do hijama.

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Shaikh,is it permissible to work in IT Department of government owned agriculture insurance comapny (in Western country)in which primium is subsidized by government for welfare n helping of farmers.(60%primium is paid by government n 40%by farmers)??

Insurance, Jobs
17 Oct

ANSWER: Working for an insurance company is not permissible whether owned by government or someone else. 

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I came to another country for my bachelor degree. If i do any part time job which is halal, will my income be halal? Cause i am came here with student visa. So, that’s why i want to know if i can do any job or not.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
11 Oct

ANSWER: If this is illegal according to their law and you signed on the contract that you would not work then you must not. 

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I have cousins who are running a shisha/argileh delivery business. I do not smoke or go near these things, but they offered me to be a driver for their business. Is the money i make from this job haram or halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
02 Oct

ANSWER: This job is haram and so is the salary as this is collaborating and facilitating in their evil. 

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Sheikh! Working in a non Islamic country and you are the boss in a government organisation and your subordinates(christians) are going in for riba based loan and the bank needs you the boss endorsement of their loan forms, how do you the boss handle such a case, now that it is against your religion.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Riba
28 Sep

ANSWER: You must not sign such passers that would facilitate them to take riba loans. 

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Is it halal to work in an insurance company?

Jobs, Riba
27 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it involves facilitating in two major sins:  Gambling and Riba.

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Sheikh i wanted to know whether in a democracy it is okay to be a lawyer (private or gov). Would becoming a lawyer mean to rule by law other than the one decreed? I want to be a lawyer and not a judge.

Jobs
27 Sep

ANSWER: If one is working against Islam and Muslims, their salary is haram. Also, if they are taking cases and applying the rule of secular states, this is forbidden as one can only rule with the Islamic law except in cases that he is defending the rights of the oppressed and the likes.  

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One of my friend is asking me to invest 5 lac in his currency exchange and he will pay me 7-8 thousand during peak business months and 5-6 thousand during normal business months, whenever required I can take back my amount. Please advise is it permissible?

Jobs, Riba
25 Sep

ANSWER:If your investment is not susceptible to loss, which means that the capital is guaranteed, this is riba. If the percentage of profit is fixed, this is riba.   

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Alhamdullilah i was earning quite well then all of sudden I lost my job 3yrs ago whereas am a regular of all prayers tahajjud, duha, mrng&evng azkar, reciting Quran fasting voluntarily incl of zulhajja, charity, I did all as per Quran and sunnah but my patience has gave up bcoz nothing had moved , what more can I do to convince Allah for rizq, it’s a long time, pls adv

Divine Will and Decree, Jobs
05 Sep

ANSWER: You are a servant of Allah and Allah is the owner of this universe and all what is in it. No one can question Allah or pressure Him to do anything! You must express your total submission, poverty and humility to Him with a heart filled with content over what He has decreed! You […]

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