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Haram Income & Gambling
1,137 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Haram Income & Gambling, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Haram Income & Gambling fatawa — page 2 of 29
- Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Working in a car dealership that is involved in interest and financing
I recently got offered a job at a car dealership and although I won’t be directly dealing with interest, the company is involved in interest and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2025
Giving interest money to an employee as a gift
Can interested monies be given to an employee as a gift?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Islamic profit share of an Islamic FNB cheque account
I have a Islamic FNB cheque account that comes with an Islamic pocket savings account that gives me an Islamic profit share every month. 1. Is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jul 2025
Keeping track of an insurance company's products and payments
I work as a programmer for a company that has multiple customers like jet, Edgar's, Pep, Hollard, etc. Whatever the client requires, we create a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Using interest money to pay transfer duties
In the case of a transfer of ownership of a property, can interest be used to pay the transfer duties (to SARS)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Opening a bank account in an Islamic bank and benefitting from their facilities online
My question is regarding opening a bank account. I chose an Islamic Bank which had no offer if you open a bank account so it will not fall in riba.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jul 2025
Charging someone for using one's food delivery account details
Can I give my doordash account (food delivery account) to someone and he do food deliveries and at the end of the week I take my share and give the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jul 2025
Preparing an accounting system for someone selling insurance policies
My friend’s father earns commission on selling insurance policies. I have been asked to prepare an accounting system to record all the income and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jul 2025
Earning money through social media tasks
There is a platform where you earn money by engaging with social media—liking and following users on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jul 2025
Earning halaal wealth using a laptop that was bought with haraam money
Earning halaal wealth using a laptop that was bought with haraam money. If haraam, does the profit money need to be given to that right owner?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jul 2025
Using medical insurance that is part of one's employment contract
Can I use medical insurance provided to me by the company that I'm working as an employee for my purpose ?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jul 2025
Paying interest on a bond with interest money
My question relates to interest which was obtained unknowingly from my medical aids savings account. Can I use this money to pay it into my bond…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2025
Studying actuarial sciences
Please could you advise me on this matter: I have a friend who wants to study actuarial sciences and I have heard that it is impermissible to go…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Earning by helping university students write their assignments, reports and research papers.
I am a single mother (not divorced) living with my parents. I do not pay rent or utility bills, but I manage all other expenses for myself and my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 May 2025
Body corporate allocating insurance for the home in monthly levies
I have recently moved into a house which forms part of complex and is run by a body corporate. The house belongs to my wife in a Family Trust,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 May 2025
Being charged dishonouring fees by the bank
Standard bank charged me an honoring fee of R100 which I don't think is fair. Why would they let a transaction go through if my bank account didn't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 May 2025
Purchasing a ticket to enter a competition
1. Is it permissible to take part in a lucky draw where the participant pays a fee for a ticket and thus enters themselves into the draw where the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 May 2025
Earnings of a person who works for a company that has some wrong dealings
If I become an electrical engineer and my company takes interest from a bank, will my income be haram? If I become an electrical engineer and the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2025
Disposing of interest money earned from one's saving account
Please advise the best ways (most recommended ways) to spend/dispose of interest money earned from a bank savings account?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2025
Paying back interest when taking a loan
If one took a riba based loan, and he repents, should he repay only the capital portions of the loan or also the interest on the loan?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2025
Paying off gambling debts of the deceased
A member of our community as an heir would like to know if it's permissible to pay off gambling debts accrued by the deceased to pay off multiple…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Teaching in the musjid for a remuneration
Is it permissible for the Imaam of the Masjid or any scholar to teach hifdh/madressa in the Masjid & charge fees? If not, should this be moved…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2025
Giving a loan on interest
Two parties want to enter an agreement: Person A wants to loan money to Person B. The amount is marked up by 10% and the repayment is over a fixed…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2025
Giving interest money without the intention of receiving reward
I have had some interest money which I gave to a paraplegic in a wheelchair at our local mosque. I didn’t tell him it was interest. I did not expect…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Accumulating interest money with the intention of using it later
Previously I should donate any interest accrued monthly. My father said I rather keep it because he will be buying a big property within a year or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Recruiting a teacher to teach music
If a female works for a recruitment company for schools (they provide teachers to schools) and these temporary teachers can be provided for any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Working for Pepsi company
Is it halaal to work in Pepsi company? I am not sure whether this company supports Israel or not.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2024
Using stolen money to study
I did an online earning course with stolen money. My question is that is it permissible for me to earn money with these skills that I have learned…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Dec 2024
Purchasing items with U Count points and giving it in charity
I have the following queries regarding the U Count rewards from Standard Bank. I do earn these points but do not use them as per your previous…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Dec 2024
Taking an interest-bearing loan to study
I have a great academic background and I want to continue my studies abroad. The country I am currently living in is Afghanistan, so my financial…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Dec 2024
Playing an indoor sport on a "lose to pay" basis
We play indoor net cricket, which has the per hour payment. We usually play on "lose to pay" basis, that the losing team will pay 100% of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2024
Driving non-mahrams
Where I'm working, I know the people quite well. I've been working here for about 3 years or so now. They give me duties to do, example, to take…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Nov 2024
Forging a document to earn a job
To qualify for CA (Chartered Accountant) in Bangladesh, one has to pass 17 papers and also complete 2 or 3 or 4 years of article ship (practical…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Nov 2024
Giving an extra amount when paying back a loan
Will it be permissible to take a loan from a person and in return, instead of giving them a profit share, could you give them an item of the stock…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Nov 2024
Renewing a lease contract for a gambling outlet
If I'm in charge of property and among about 50 shops I have to do renewal of leases. One shop is a gambling shop. Is it permissible for me to sign…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2024
Laundromat washing wedding gowns and formal suits
Is it permissible for a laundromat to wash wedding gowns and formal suits?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2024
Taking out travel insurance
Is travel insurance permissible in Islam, if it is optional or required?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2024
Booking a hotel room for someone who will use it for zina
A person I know does online booking reservation for hotels and rooms for accommodation for 5 star hotels. Some of the clients that approach him are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Oct 2024
Working for a company that scams people
I am working under a company which scam people but my job is to give them money and send them to the other people who will soon scam them. What…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2024
Paying for one's grandchild's dental treatment with interest money
Can I use interest from the bank to pay for my grand kids dentistry? Their mother is single and there's no medical aid.
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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