QUESTION: I will be retiring at the end of this year, and the advice is that I should transfer my funds to a living annuity, which will pay a monthly amount for my lifetime. I am not sure that this is shariah compliant and would please like advice on this. ANSWER: We...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to design (only design, not produce) for a clothing company that makes gym clothing? The standard designs are tight, while some are short and they show skin. ANSWER: If you design clothing to be worn in public which reveals the Satr (the...
Question:- Is a Muslim permitted to work as a manager in a restaurant where liquor and pork is served? Answer:- It will not be permissible for a Muslim to work in a place where liquor and pork is served. Hence, managing a restaurant serving pork and alcohol is Haraam....
Question:- A person supplies wholesalers with his product. The employees in the stores pack the product on the shelf, and,as the shelf gets empty, they continue to fill it up. Generally, each aisle has one employee allocated to it. Mufti Sahib might be aware that it...
Question:- Kindly provide the Shariah ruling regarding working with women in the work environment such as, secretaries, accountants, assistants with whom one has daily dealings etc. If one has no say or choice in the employment of them and one is compelled to work...
Question:- Couples who want to have their Nikah performed in a particular Masjid are required to pay a large fee, whether the Nikah is performed by the Imaam of the Masjid, or another Aalim. I don't know what the money is used for or who it is paid to. Is it...
Question:- Is it permissible for a security company to offer their services to a club or tavern in lieu of a fee? Answer:- It is not permissible for a security company to offer their services to businesses that are involved in acts of sin and disobedience such as...
Question:- Are the earnings of a person who does cupping, Halaal? Answer:- The income of a person administering cupping is Halaal. It is recorded in a narration of Bukhari and Muslim that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam did cupping and compensated the cupper. If...