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Haram Income & Gambling
1,137 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Haram Income & Gambling, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Haram Income & Gambling fatawa — page 11 of 29
- Mufti Online17 Nov 2018
Getting a job with a fake certificate
I have obtained my degree through distance mode (although distance mode is not allowed by university, it is illegal). I have done it after…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2018
Playing sports for money
I want to ask a few questions about gambling 1. If two teams play cricket for money and the one who loses the match will have to give money, is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Nov 2018
Taking loans on interest in India
From my understanding, scholars in India at one point gave a fatwa that it is permissible to take loans on interest, mainy because they were living…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Nov 2018
Lottery scheme to win a house
In India there is lottery scheme. We can get house on a low budget. First we have to pay some amount then there will be a draw. Whoevers name comes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Nov 2018
Writing people's names on Christmas hats
If a woman has a business where she customises clothes, can she sew peoples names on Christmas hats. Non Muslims may ask her to customise the hats…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Working as a receptionist at a law firm
Can I work as an admin/receptionist at a law firm which deals with commercial leases? Like leases for commercial property for businesses.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Returning marbles won while playing with friends in one's youth
When I was younger I used to play marbles for takes. Only recently I found out that it is haram. I still have all my marbles with me. What should I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Working for a company that charges a fee to do homework and assignments for students
I want to ask if it is halal and permissible by law to get paid to do someones homework, college and university assignments, thesis and so on.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Nov 2018
Earning profit from Islamic banks?
I am going to retire in the near future. I dont want to deposit my money in any bank due to interest as it is haram. However, there are many Islamic…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Nov 2018
Accepting interest money to pay off debts
I'm currently unemployed and had to close down my business and there isn't anyone else in my household working. I have debts too pay off apart from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2018
Receiving interest money
If x person doesn't have a good income in his business and his business is going in a loss. He doesn't have any other source of income. This x…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2018
Taking a commission for outsourcing work when working for a company
I am currently working in a company as a senior executive. I was given a task by my management to find a guy who would fix a tube well (water well).…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Oct 2018
Using a credit card
I have a credit card. When I become cash strapped I resort to the credit card due to ease of access and I always try to pay the debt on the credit…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Working in a company where people worship idols
If a person works in a company that celebrates a Hindu festival where people worship a statue and the person does not worship that statue but works…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Muslim civil engineer constructing buildings for armies fighting against Muslims
I am working as a civil engineer. We deal with construction of buildings and other structures. Sometimes we have to work for the army of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2018
Opening a halal food shop at a casino
Is it permissable to open a halaal food shop at a casino like Gold Reef City?
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Mufti Online27 Oct 2018
Working on a search engine for Quraan translations
What is the ruling for a software developer who receives a project in which he/she has to apply algorithms on a data set i.e. Qura'nic verses'…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Oct 2018
Presenting fake certificates when applying for a job
I am working in a gulf country and I given some wrong certificates. I always doubt whether my job is haram or halal. I graduated applied to many…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Taking an interest bearing loan to start a business
I live in a country where all systems of the government are un-islamic. Most of the time our non-Muslim counterparts enjoy all the benefits from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Delivering haraam food for Uber eats
I want to start working for Uber Eats as a delivery driver, but I am afraid that some of the orders may be for haraam food. One of my friends told…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Is credit guarantee (CGIC) permissible in Islam?
In business, we sometimes suffer great losses when our debtors fail to pay us. To secure ourselves against these losses, we take out credit…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Disposing of interest money
I asked the bank to change my account from profit and loss to current account and stop sending profit to me. They told me that they cannot and told…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2018
Appling for a job that requires medical screening
I would like to ask that in armed forces screening or any other such sort of job where they need to screen you thoroughly, there is a medical stage…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2018
Doing deliveries for Amazon flex
I have been doing a self-employed delivery job with amazon known as Flex; Amazon flex has 3 types of delivery: 1. Logistics – normal cardboard boxes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Earning as an occupational therapist
I am interested in being an Occupational Therapist, and I am a Muslim male. Occupational Therapy is a female-dominated profession, with about 90…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Income of an accountant who does tax evasion
I am an accountant and maintain double vouchers/books of accounts from the actual books for the purpose of reducing the taxes on sale income and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Income of an events manager
Is it haram or halal to do events managing business. Event management activities on the request of the customer includes providing fancy decoration,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Oct 2018
Working as a cashier where haraam items are sold
Is it permissible to work as a cashier in a gas station, where liquor, lottery tickets, cigarettes, haraam food, etc. are sold on an hourly basis?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Poor person using interest money to settle water account
My municipality water account has run high due to unforeseen reasons. The amount is not a substantial amount. I am old and currently receiving…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Taking a loan from someone who took a loan on interest
1. If I borrow a certain amount of money from a person with the intention of paying back the exact amount to my lender but the money that has been…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Profit from a bank
The profit which a bank monthly offers against bonds/certificates is halaal or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Road Accident Fund
The road accident fund agrees to pay a person involved in a motor vehicle accident R100 000 for general damages. This agreement is taken to the high…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Taking sports as a career
I would like to know if it is permissible to take sports as a career as common nowadays?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Getting paid for watching adverts
There is a company that pays people to watch ads of different products and number them. Through doing this, the rating of the product improves,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Woolworths credit card
Woolworths offer a credit card for R69 per month. The benefits are that a person gets free delivery on all orders online. Secondly, every purchase…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2018
Working as a data statistic analyst in a media advertising agency
I am currently unemployed in Australia as I recently migrated and now I have got a job offer in media advertising agency as a Data Statistic Analyst…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2018
Developing an online selling website for a person who will sell images
I work as a freelance web designer and programmer. Recently, a client asked me to create a website with an online store system to sell PSD files.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Earning through academic writing
I want to ask about academic writing, is this halal income? I do assignments and projects for students abroad, those students are unknown, I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Replacing money that was stolen with interest money
Someone has committed fraud against me and stolen my money. I also have an account that accumalates interest which I dispose as charity. Based on…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Oct 2018
Income of a person who cheated in the exams to get a certificate
Main thing is I need to do what is required in my job and earn money. What if I cheat during my studying career and gain a certificate. Is it haram?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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