QUESTION: I started working as a freelancer(remotely) online where a person can make money from selling his services. A few days ago a client wrote to me on the platform and requested me to secure him a website by cloning one that already exists, which he in turn will...
QUESTION: A person owes me money which is long overdue. Is it permissible for me to recover the amount from his customers, or someone who owes him money, without his knowledge? ANSWER: The Fuqaha have written that if a debtor refuses to settle his debt (without a...
QUESTION: Please advise on the following: I purchased a watch from a company. I wore it twice and then decided I did not like it and I want to return it. The company lists the following reasons for returns: “unwanted item”; “no longer like the product”; “wrong...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to repair TV's if you work as an electrician? ANSWER: The income derived from selling and repairing televisions is Makrooh-e-Tahreemi because the television is primarily used in acts of vice and evil. [Re:- Ahsanul Fataawa Pg.543 Vol.6] ...
In principle, a lost item is of two types: A. Such a lost item that the owner normally wouldn’t return to look for it, for example, the seed of a date, or pomegranate peels. If such an item is picked up by the finder, then due to it holding hardly any value, it will...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to buy/download pirated content such as courses to learn business or beneficial skills for work? ANSWER: From a Shari’ee perspective there is no harm in purchasing pirated content since copyrights are not recognised in Shariah. Yes, if the...
QUESTION: My cousin recently moved to Canada from India. He has found a part time job in a SUB takeway. His job includes food preparation, receiving stock of the meat and pork. The problem is the subs include non-halaal chicken/beef and also pork. Is it permissible...
QUESTION: We purchased a property in a syndicate with a few partners, and the money held by the lawyers as a guarantee, was invested in a money market account and subsequently accrued interest. Can this money be used to offset the lawyer's fee, or does it have to be...