Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah – Zambia
Question Am a graduate, but the offers i get is joining network marketing companies. Is dealing in such companies permissible, examples are jamalife, longrich tupperware, oriflame and the others? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Network marketing,… read more »
Question Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah, Brother I have a question regarding my job, if it is halal or haram. I am working for a bank dealing with PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) complaints. Customers have been missold PPI and have made claims for a full refund. My job is to calculate how… read more »
Question Is medical insurance allowed in any circumstance? A quick response in this regard will be highly appreciated.I Have enquired from Zamha and waiting for their reply too. Jazakumullahu khair Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. … read more »
Question Asalamualaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. We hope mufti sahib is well. As students going abroad to study in South Africa, as you must be well aware with the process of the student visa requisites therefore taking an insurance cover is mandatory. And renewing it is also mandatory because 1) It is the… read more »
Question As Muslims are, we allowed to accept Xmas and year end gifts etc from the commercial banks? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. In principle, it is permissible to accept gifts from Non-Muslims on condition the… read more »
Question Does islam allow comprehensive insurance on motor vehicles and goods in transit to another country? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. It is harām to take out comprehensive insurance since it constitutes ribā (interest) [1], qimār… read more »
Question Assalamu Alaikum There is an old Masjid, and the Trustee and the community wants to build that Masjid, so they it on a contract to the Christian guy. And the contractor, who is Christian, says I will discount 50% and will donate it to the Masjid. For example, if… read more »
Question Is it permissible if someone borrows money in kwacha when the rate is low and when the person who borrowed the money demands the money to be paid in dollars when the rate increases. (E.g if I borrow someone k10,000 when the rate was at 10 and after a year when… read more »
Question Salaams I wanted to find out if am liable for zakat I wanted to find out the requirements for one to receive zakat As a few people have expressed interest to help with zakat money Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious,… read more »
Question Would it be permissible to work for a Muslim businessman who is known to be conducting fraudulent business deals and operating his business on interest bearing transactions and loans? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. In… read more »