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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 8 of 29
- Mufti Online3 Oct 2019
Interest money
I want to apply to study in Canada and for this purpose I need a GIC certificate. A GIC is an account which I will open in a Canadian bank to show…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2019
Donating interest money to a madrasah
My bank credits me every quarterly with interest money in my account. What can I do with this amount? Can I donate it to any Islamic madrasa? If…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2019
Online advertising
Please clarify the following for me: Generally, companies run through advertising and it thus plays a major part of many businesses. Therefore: 1.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2019
Working as a software developer in a gaming company
I want to know if it is permissible to work in the gaming industry according to Islamic law. The gaming company in question has many popular games…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Sep 2019
Muslim cashier scanning haraam items
I am working at a retail store as a cashier. The store also sells beer and pork and other meats... I only scan the item. Is my income haram? I also…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2019
Profits from a bank account
Please can you assist with the following questions? 1. I have a *hajj account* as well as a *cheque account* with Al Baraka bank. The amount grows…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Sep 2019
Software developer for gambling websites
I posted this question on a different account where I put the wrong email. So, I recently got a job in a software development industry as a software…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Big Sweep gambling
My question is about gambling. In my country, we have something called Big Sweep. How to play: 1. Buy a ticket at $3 each. 2. Draws on every first…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2019
Disposing of interest money and money from cashbacks
Where can I spend bank interest money, cashbacks, etc.? Can I donate this money to charity?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2019
Paying back an interest loan or delaying it until it is written off
My question is about the UK student loans. I took out the loan to go to university not knowing back then that it was haraam. The UK student finance…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2019
Paying off a bond with someone's interest money
Person A has a bond on his home (home loan). Person B has interest money. Can person B give this interest money to person A to pay off his bond.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2019
Cash backs and discounts when using a credit card
A few months ago, a technology company that makes and profits off smartphones and other devices (Apple) partnered with a US bank to offer a credit…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Earning through designing logos
I am a freelancer. Can I earn money by making logos? Is logo designing halaal or haraam and earnings from it is halaal or haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Designing a bible app
I am a mobile application developer. I have been working on a bible mobile app for years. For a couple of days I am feeling that being a Muslim I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Sep 2019
Paying per hour and changing work hours
We at a school employ teachers who are paid per hour. Working hours are fixed by the administration. Can their working hours be reduced in the next…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Aug 2019
Charging a service fee for lending money
Is lending money by a Muslim for a standard service fee halaal? If not, what is the permissible way of a Muslim lending money?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Aug 2019
Working in a glass manufacturing business that sells bottles to wine companies
After two months of unemployments, I found a job which manufactures glass bottles from scratch, literally from sand. Then they manufacture different…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Aug 2019
Getting a certificate to earn a promotion
If a person has done a diploma in a particular field and has a good work experience but for promotion and growth of the company, they ask for a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
Adding fake experience in a job application
I lost my dad so I am the responsible person at my home and I recently graduated in mechanical engineering and the job market for freshemen is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Aug 2019
Disposing of interest money in one's bank account
I have a savings account in a bank in India. Every 3 to 6 months different amounts of interest money is credited to my account. 1. Can I give this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Aug 2019
Working as a timetable planner for a rail freight company
Is working as a timetable planner within a rail freight company permissible? I’m not sure if they handle haraam goods. The company is GB Rail…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Aug 2019
Doing research on banking and the financial sector
Is it permissible in Islam to research banking and financial sector? I am currently researching how bank management and governance structures…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Aug 2019
Claiming from the UIF Fund
Is it permissible for an employee to claim from the UIF Fund or is it like an insurance plan? Kindly explain the status of this fund.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2019
Helping someone in financial problems with haraam money
I have a friend who is in financial trouble, he has to repay a huge amount of a loan. I know one person who has won some money in a bet, he wants to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Jul 2019
Receiving a prize in a lucky draw from a bank
I am living in United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi). Here, there is a scheme available in the Banks by the name of "National Bond". In this scheme, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2019
Opening a restaurant in a casino
Is it permissible or impermissible to open a restaurant in a casino?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jul 2019
Assisting someone pay off an interest bearing loan
My father bought a house through the bank on an interest bearing bond. He got into financial difficulty and needs my help to repay the loan. If I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2019
Working for a company that propagates Christianity
As Muslims, are we allowed to work for a company that propagates Christianity? The job involves operating broadcasting equipment used to propagate…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jun 2019
Disposing of interest money accumulated by a body corporate
I would like to query the issue below: I am part of a body corporate of a complex based. The body corporate has been in place for about +/- 12 years…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jun 2019
Receiving cash back or discounts when purchasing with a credit card
1. When purchasing goods via a credit card, I received 1 rupee on every purchase of 200 rupees. Is this permissible or not? 2. Different offers are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jun 2019
Insurance, medical aid and using banks in Western countries
1. Are all forms of insurance haraam in the west? If a person doesn’t have car insurance in a western country and they have an accident, they have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Studying graphic design
I am a student and I want to make a career in graphic designing. Is it permissable? I have searched it on the internet and some say that it is haram…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Accepting money from the opposite party's insurance company
I had an accident and in a claim I received some money from the insurance company of the other party and there is some amount of injury as well but…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Giving someone interest money without telling them it is interest
Person A gives person B his interest money declaring it as such. Person B gives person C the money declaring it as such, appointing person C a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Transporting alcohol
I am a truck driver, doing deliveries and pickups mostly all day. Today I was asked to pick a load from a brewery, which is alcohol. I asked the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Working for a company contracted to a bank
I have a job opportunity as an IT contractor in a bank. I will be maintaining their computers and machines but I will not be working for the bank…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Purchasing a house through taking a loan on interest
We live in a country, where it is impossible to buy a house on a full amount, it is more expensive than Europe. My husband is religious and wonts…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Taking up a profession that requires drawing pictures of animate objects
Can I give an entry test of an architecture university that might require to draw a face. And, can I practice for doing that beforehand. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jun 2019
Opening a hair salon for men
My brother wants to run a gents salon business. Is this business halaal? If not, can you please mentioned what is haraam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jun 2019
Taking an interest bearing loan to purchase a house
I want to buy a house under the right to buy scheme but cannot get a halal mortgage. I have found no Islamic bank that offers a halal mortgage for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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