Life insurance

Life insurance Question As salaamu alekum,   I needed your help in getting a question answered. Is taking out a life insurance policy permissible for us as Muslims?  There are Muslims I know who are doing this and I needed to clarify whether it is right or wrong. ...

Working for an insurance company

Working for an insurance company Question Al-Salamu ‘alaykum Shaykh, I got a job offer from insurance company as an independent sales agent. I am looking for whether, I can work in Insurance company as sales representative in the following areas.I have told by...

Distribution of wealth during one’s lifetime

Distribution of wealth during one’s lifetime Question DEAR MUFTI SAHEB:  ASSALAAMU ALAIKUM WRWB, I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY FEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET FATWA FOR WEALTH DISTRIBUTION ISSUES AS FOLLOWS:   A man’s wife has died, and the house is only asset he...

Giving money to someone to spend on their children

Giving money to someone to spend on their children Question I gave money to my relative, who is poor, by saying that it is to buy sweets for his children. I did so because otherwise he will not accept the money. However, my intention was to help him. Can he use that...

Is it permissible to give someone a housewarming gift?

Is it permissible to give someone a housewarming gift? Question As salaamu ’alaykum, Is it halal to give a family member a housewarming gift if they move to a new home? Answer  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما Giving a gifts to one another is a...

Buying foreclosed homes

Buying foreclosed homes Question Assalam-o-Alaikum, Sir, I heard about a fatwa given by you that if a bank own a house we can  mortgage that house and it would be permissible. Is this accurate? Please explain the reasoning for this. Answer  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم...