FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Marriage and Divorce
TAGGED WITH:: abusive mother, marriage, money
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My father passed away recently. Lately, I feel so frustrated because I think I need someone to make me feel I am special, someone who will help me with my business, and someone who will marry me, to be my mahram. I feel this because I […]
FILED UNDER: Good Character, Ramadan
TAGGED WITH:: charity, goodly loan, loans, money
/by AishaDay 19: Give A Good Loan Scholars say that giving a loan can have greater reward than charity, because it creates a good relationship where one person empowers another, and gives them a sense of responsibility and a preservation of dignity. There is a time for charity, and a time for lending. This Ramadan, if […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Transactions
TAGGED WITH:: money, sinful father
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum My father is a distributor of a well-known company. He does not pray, uses alcohol and rarely fasts. My dad uses credit cards (so he pays interest). Since I have no income, and am a full-time student in a private school, I have no way to pay […]
FILED UNDER: Guidance, Social challenges, Social Issues
TAGGED WITH:: employment, Income, job, money, Rizq, wage, working
/by Content TeamThe etiquette of earning a livelihood forms the 13th chapter of Imam Al-Ghazali’s seminal work, the Ihya, which is widely regarded as the greatest work on Islamic spirituality in the world. Seeking nearness to Allah, the ultimate aim in our worldly work How Can I Make a Correct Intention So That My Good Deeds Are […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Islamic Belief, ANS Transactions
TAGGED WITH:: coins, disbelief, kufr, money
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam Alaykum If there are words of disbelief on the money of a country, or pictures that represent disbelief, are we doing anything wrong by using it? Answer: Assalamu alaykum This is not disbelief. The ruling of disbelief relates to what one believes or chooses not to believe. A […]
FILED UNDER: Good Character
TAGGED WITH:: charity, death, heaven, hell, Income, Life in the Grave, money, poor, poverty, rich, success, wealth, zakat
/by Content TeamWriter and poet, Novid Shaid, weaves a tale of two men who led very different lives with what they were granted by Allah. There were once two men: Abdul Razzaq and Abdul Ghani. Abdul Razzaq was a faithful man, who was very resourceful, with a talent for acquiring wealth. By the age of forty, he […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General
TAGGED WITH:: banking, cash, consumer debt, credit cards, debt, halaal, halal, haraam, haram, history of debt, interest, investments, lending, living beyond our means, loans, money, mortgage, riba, Rizqwise, slavery, student loans
/by Content TeamThe good folks at Rizqwise have a very worthy multi-part series on debt that you should really listen to. If you haven’t got the time, this concluding episode is not to be missed. Rizqwise speak to Rehan Huda, a prominent investment banker and leading authority in Islamic Finance, about some of the key lessons we […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: cultural practices, free mixing, gender, groom, henna, marriage, mehndi, money, Shoes, wedding, wedding reception
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I am getting married soon and had two questions: 1. Is a Henna event permissible? It will be an only women’s gathering in which girls will put henna on their hands and there will be food. 2. There is a tradition in which the sisters of the bride hide […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: Bank, banking account, haram money, interest, money
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaikum, Is it permissible to give the interest money generated from fixed deposit to one of my uncle who is in need of money? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that this message finds you well, insha’Allah. Yes, you can give such monies to […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: employer, mistake, money, right of others, salary, supplication
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I was paid an extra four monthly salaries. I did inform my employer. Now, a few months have passed and I have not heard from him. Given the current circumstances, is this money haram and will it be serving as a blockage for the acceptance of my supplications? Answer: […]
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