What is the ruling of Sharia on urging citizens to donate to charity projects-other than mosques-such as schools, primary health care centers or economic projects whose revenues are to be spent according to the conditions of the donor to help alleviate poverty and unemployment?
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Some Forbidden Forms of Disposing of Sick Chickens
What is the ruling of Sharia on disposing of sick chickens by grinding them in the garbage truck, as has been recently circulated via social media?
Using Female Donkey’s Milk in Manufacturing Soap
What is the ruling on using female donkey's milk in manufacturing soap and in treating several skin diseases such as: Eczema, Dermatodyschoria and treatment of burns noting that the chemical formula of the milk changes after adding Sodium Hydroxide material to it by which the substance of milk itself is no longer recognized?
Islamic Ruling on Starting a Casino or Working in One
What is the ruling of Sharia on starting a casino or working in one?
Nothing Wrong with Making Cake Images
Is it permissible to make animal cake images or other designs, knowing that they are made from fondant for eating?
Ruling on Killing Dogs and Ruling on their Impurity
Does a dog transmit impurity? Does touching a dog invalidate ablution? Is it permissible to kill and mutilate?
Invention Right is a Private Property
Large companies specialized in genetics develop certain plant varieties to make them more productive. This process is costly and entitles the companies to monopolize the rights of intellectual property of the research that they conduct. These genetically modified plants can be obtained only through these companies. Is it permissible to purchase this type of plants from companies which don`t own the intellectual rights to such products?
Sins and their Means of Forgiveness
When a Muslim commits a sin, what is his punishment in the Hereafter and how can he avoid it? Are there sins that Allah the Almighty wouldn`t forgive as some sinners despair of His mercy?
Ruling on Tenant Paying Commission to Owner`s Proxy against Cutting down on Rent
I would like to rent a property, but the owner`s proxy told me that I have to pay him two thousand JDs against keeping the old rent, which is 240 JDs per month. In case I declined, he will draft a new contract with a rent of 650 JDs per month. Do I incur sin if I paid him the two thousand JDs against keeping the old rent?
Heirs` Right to Trade`s Name and Mark is Inalienable
My father who owned a famous commercial industrial company, which had a grand name and products in the market, passed away. As a result, the estate was divided among the heirs, but the femaleswere denied their sharein the value of the trade`s name and mark as well as the factory; contrary to the males. Do the females have the right to claim their share from the value of the trade`s name and mark, in addition to other brand names?