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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 5 of 29
- Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Using interest money to pay for bank charges or to help someone in overdraft
1. Can I use interest earned on a savings pocket linked to my main account to offset bank charges on the main account? 2. Can I give the interest…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Dec 2022
Discovery medical aid scheme
Discovery have come out with a “shariah” compliant medical aid scheme. Is this permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Dec 2022
Taking an interest bearing loan
I live in Europe and I need some money and there is no one to help me. The bank is ready to give me a loan but they want it back with interest. For…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Dec 2022
Earning through online games
Is it halaal to earn with online games?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Dec 2022
Loyalty club members receiving discounts and entry into competitions
There is a loyalty club business where you pay for a yearly membership and get discounts on a variety of stores. The company also gives you free…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Dec 2022
Assuming that all the secular banks in the country deal in riba
Can I assume that all the secular banks in the country deal in riba if I live in a kafir country or would I be sinful for assuming evil of people…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Nov 2022
Transporting haraam meat and fear of contamination
I am seeking advice on a matter that I am faced with currently at my work place that is weighing heavy on me. I work for a particular company that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Nov 2022
Working for an insurance company
I'm in UAE and here vehicle insurance for all vehicle is mandatory. My question is, working in a vehicle insurance companay as a reconcile officer…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2022
Claiming from insurance more than the damaged amount
Scenario: I met up in an accident some time ago. The back bumper and other parts were damaged. I then met up in a second accident and, the car was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2022
Earning via boosting game accounts
I have been earning via boosting game accounts which is basically leveling them up to a certain level and then selling it to customers. However, the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2022
Difference between a person who takes out a mortgage and makes taubah and a person who didn't take out a mortgage at all
If someone gets a mortgage for a house and then does taubah, he still benefits by keeping the property and also being forgiven. How is this fair…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Sep 2022
Shar’ee solution to medical aid schemes
Based on the Sharee solution at the end of this answer: https://muftionline.co.za/node/30854 , if the money is paid to the hospital or doctor…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2022
Agent taking a fee
X company sells stationary items. They store their products in the warehouse of Y company. People buy the products through the website of Y company.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2022
Using vouchers from a bank
The bank that I use sometimes gives out vouchers for completing certain tasks such as a quiz or swiping your card a certain amount of times etc. Is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Aug 2022
Working as a chartered accountant
Is it permissible to work as a chartered accountant? The reason I am asking is that due to riba being widespread today, they will have to review…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Aug 2022
Income of a person who packs haraam food in a supermarket
My brother has a packing job at a non-Muslim supermarket where he puts products on shelves. If he mostly packs haraam products on shelves and then…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2022
Showing fake experience when applying for a job
Nowadays it is difficult to get jobs in the private sector because they prefer experienced candidate's. I am above 30 but I have no experience. Is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Aug 2022
Recording interest transactions as part of one's work
I have a contemporary business question to inquire about. Would it be permissible to apply for work at a company that deals with various financial…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Aug 2022
Receiving haraam money as payment for a loan
A person gave a loan from his halaal money to someone with a mostly a halaal income. Later, the person who the money was lent to took a new job in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2022
The Islamic ruling regarding Takaaful Insurance
I wish to enquire regarding a new type of insurance called Takaaful. Is this new type of insurance permissible in Islam? Does Islam allow one to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2022
Friend taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank on one's behalf
I want to take an interest loan from a bank through a friend since the bank would only be willing to lend it to my friend and not myself because of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jul 2022
Receiving free travel insurance when paying for plane tickets with a credit card
If a person pays for airplane tickets with a credit card then certain banks offer free travel insurance due to the payment being made with their…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2022
Courier company providing insurance for lost or damaged parcels as part of their service
A person shipped an item with a courier, only paying for the courier service without any additional insurance fees. The courier company does however…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jun 2022
Developing a dating and liquor purchasing app
I am working as a software engineer. I have got a job from one of the companies in a non-Muslim country. They want me to develop a mobile…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jun 2022
Making taubah for taking an interest loan
If a person, who in ignorance, took out an interest loan, thereafter realized his sin, made sincere taubah and made a promise to Allah never to take…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jun 2022
Opening an interest-bearing account for charity purposes
Is it permissible to open an interest-bearing bank account with the only intention of donating the accrued interest to a non-Muslim cat feeding…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jun 2022
Working for an export company that takes out insurance
I want to work in an export company that is selling halaal products, but the company is purchasing insurance for the goods that are exported and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Jun 2022
Taking out mandatory covid insurance
If someone wants to visit their family and friends living in a country which requires the covid insurance (small amount like $40) which is mandatory…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jun 2022
Taking an interest bearing loan to save oneself from paying tax
A person deals mostly in cash and does not deposit in the bank in order to avoid showing too much income and paying exorbitant amounts of tax to the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 May 2022
Buying stock from a Muslim who sells lotto tickets
A Muslim shop owner buys stock i.e. cigarettes, cold drink, etc. from another Muslim but the person they are buying stock from is selling lotto…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2022
Accountant taking out a portion of his wealth and giving it to the poor for recording interest transactions
If I work in an accounting environment where interest and insurance etc. will be recorded and calculated, will the tax I pay on my salary be enough…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2022
Free lancer helping someone develop a dating site
I work as a free lancer and a client asked me to work on a dating site he is developing. I need to make some basic changes like payment, sign up. Is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood17 Feb 2022
Haraam wealth of Revert earned before Islam
I would like to know what is the status of Haraam money that a non-Muslim earned before accepting Islam? Can he use the money after accepting Islam?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online13 Feb 2022
Paying a monthly levy that includes insurance
Over the past years, I have saved sufficient money that would allow me to purchase a small apartment. Whilst negotiating I noticed that the monthly…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2022
Car dealership helping the customer acquire a credit facility with interest
Is it permissible to own a car dealership whereby you sell cars to customers borrowing money from the bank and are paying interest? From my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Feb 2022
Faking an accident and claiming from the insurance company
A while back a friend invested in a car but got financially stuck and became maqrooz of many people. Another friend of his suggested to insure the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2022
What to do with a life insurance policy payout?
My brother in law had a life insurance policy and has now passed away. The life insurance company has paid out the money. The heirs do not want it.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jan 2022
Status of money earned by the kuffaar from riba
What is the status of the kuffaar and the money they earn from riba? Is it halaal for them? Can we accept money for goods sold from this?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2021
Being a witness to signing for a home loan bond
I was traveling with a co-worker who stopped at the attorney offices and asked me to come inside with her. When I went inside I was asked to be a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2021
Is my income Halal. Do I pay Zakat on Haram wealth?
I want to know if my earning is acceptable in my situation? I was a talib al ilm in this country but for some reasons I wasn’t issue visa, it’s been…
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