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Selling Insurance Policies to Non-Muslims

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

I came across one of your answers regarding gambling and noticed a little section on paying to enter football tournaments and the permissibility of this. I wanted to get some clarity regarding the football event issue as we hold events locally. The annual football tournament is funded by local council sports development and sponsorship from local businesses. This usually covers us for sports pitch booking, trophies and equipment. Teams enter the tournament and the final winning and losing team would win trophies. Money from entrants is used to cover admin and volunteer costs then additional money left over and further money collected from a food stall is used to give to charity or a local mosque. By stating on advertising and registration that tournament entrance fees are used for admin and charity would this come out of the Realm of gambling or is there still an implication regarding those entering the tournament rather than those organising it. Any clarity on this would be greatly appreciated.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

Donations from Non-Muslims or Unlawful Money for the Construction of a Masjid

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

A family member of mine asked the following question: You must have heard about skill based Internet gaming sites like Yahoo and SkillJam etc. These sites provide various games like pool, golf etc which can be played against an opponent by paying a small amount of entry fee. If a player wins, he gets some profit while the defeated player does not get paid as he lost the game. Now the games are totally skill based and does not depend on luck. From Islamic perspective, is it forbidden to play or do business with this type of game? Can you please clarify?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

Alcohol based Perfumes, Deodrants and Creams

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

Please can you tell me if death benefit schemes are permissible in Shariah? These are typically schemes where you pay an annual amount, say £25 to an association, and if someone dies in the family, they then pay for all funeral costs. To me it seems to be simple straightforward insurance and therefore haram?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

Forwarding Advice on Stock Market Investment

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Car Rental Insurance

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Buying Shares with the Intention of Capital Gain

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Is buying or selling pre-paid legal service permissible and has it been researched according to Shari’ah?

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Is Home Contents Insurance Unlawful?

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What is the legal ruling for playing chess? It is rumoured that a hadith by the prophet SAWS, specifically prohibits both playing chess as well as any other game with dice.

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Credit Card Cash-Backs

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What is the ruling on paying car insurance to companies in instalments whereas they charge you added APR, instead of paying a one off instalment? Also if you only wanted to use the car for a few months, you would be paying less than for the full year.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

I want to ask, respected Shaykh, Is the playing of sports such as Rugby League or American football permissible in Islam?

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Are Pensions Lawful?

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Car Membership and Insurance

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There are two types of bonds: 1) Prize Bonds £1 buys you 1 bond. No interest is accumulated or paid. You are always able to redeem your bonds for cash – the same amount as you paid originally. Periodically, a number of ‘prizes’ are distributed and every bond has an equal chance of winning a prize. You may win much or nothing. But you cannot lose your investment. 2) “Bonds” in the traditional sense You can purchase, for example, government bonds whereby you invest £1000, on which the government will guarantee you a 4% annual return. There is no doubt that that number 2 is purely riba-based and hence haram as you have mentioned previously on your website. My question is whether number 1 is also haram?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead

Prize Draws if the Tickets are Free

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Donating Life Insurance Policy Money

Shaykh Muhammad ibn AdamRead