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...
QUESTION: I had a client who had owed me a certain amount of money and paid me after a long time. Due to the delay, she decided to give me a certain amount extra than what was owed. Upon enquiry, she said that the balance was with interest and “love” as a gesture of...
QUESTION: What is the ruling regarding buying a car through finance if you don't have cash up front to pay for it? The car would be a great necessity for convenience. ANSWER: Financing a motor vehicle through the conventional banks is not permitted, as it consists of...
QUESTION: Under the subject matter of "Sunnats", we learnt that a person cannot sell items which are not in their possession. Nowadays, many home-businesses advertise items which they do not have on hand, your payment confirms your order, and thereafter they order it...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to advertise and apply Mendhi for Hindus who are celebrating Diwali? If Mendhi is a service offered and non-Muslim ladies request the application of Mendhi for Diwali, will it be permissible? ANSWER: It is not permissible to advertise one’s...
QUESTION: If a person owns a clothing store, is he allowed to sell shorts that are above the knees? ANSWER: If it is known that the shorts will be worn in such a manner where the Satr will be exposed (as people do not wear it as an undergarment), then selling such...