Darul Ifta, though based in Birmingham, runs with the assistance, du’as and regular rectification by the senior Muftis of Darul Uloom, Bury. The site is supervised by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah.
I have been working in Financial Services, advising clients on Pensions, Investments and Insurance – Life / Building & contents as well as commercial insurance for 15 years, but my family has always been unhappy. Can you tell me if I am able to work in this job, as I have been offered a job… read more »
What is the ruling on mobile phone cashback contracts? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer HOW IT WORKS (A) Orange for example makes an agreement with (B) example a high street shop that they will give them some hand sets with sims or give them a commission if (B)… read more »
What is the Sunnah way of cutting the hair? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer It is sunnah to commence the cutting of the hair from the right hand side. The barber should not start from his right but from the right of his customer. (Masaail of the hair… read more »
Is it permissible to buy a house from a bank when it has been taken over and possessed by the bank and then they sell it directly without a third party involved? They still charge interest but there are only two parties involved so it is murabahah and not paying interest for a loan because… read more »
Are legal plans permissible? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer From an Islamic point of view a legal plan in essence is like an insurance in which the customer pays “x” amount of money monthly in return for the services such as advice, dispute etc… from the company. If… read more »
I am in doubt and want to query if my earnings are halal or not. I actually buy and sell goods such as Apple IPhones and IPad from Asian guy. Sometimes they are brand new sometimes used. The guy basically tells me that phones are not stolen as stolen phones get blocked which no longer… read more »
Can I rent my space to ATM machine? Is that income from an ATM halal? In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer Most ATMs are connected to interbank networks, which is a computer network that connects the ATM’s of different banks and permits these ATMs to interact with the ATM… read more »
Assisting customers to buy travel insurances In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Answer With regards to your question, if the work involves you in dealing directly with interest based transactions then the work will be considered unlawful. If it just involves in giving advice or helping a customer taking up… read more »
As Salaamu Alaikum, I work for a corporate company and have been asked to implement a system to charge late a payment fee on overdue customer accounts. I am of the opinion that this is the same as charging interest as the customer in essense will be paying a higher amount for their product than what… read more »
I was in a state of wudu while at work. I worked tha cashier and upon returning a customer change, I accidently touched her hand. It can be very tedious to do wudu here. Does accidently touching her hand break my wudu? Can you also please respond this at my email also as soon as… read more »