Contemporary Fatawa by Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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1 Table of Contents Sharī`ah Compliant Businessman Data ................................. 10 Foreword ................................................................................... 11 Shari`ah perspective on funds and sports facilities from the LOTTO Company? .................................................................. 14 Why is suicide Haram when Allah hates you? ...................... 20 Structuring the deal into installments reflecting purchase price as interest to gain tax relief. ........................................... 23 Bequest made by non-Muslim parents in favour of their Muslim children. ....................................................................... 24 An example of Dimishing Musharakah (Partnership) ......... 25 Exchanging different currencies ............................................. 28 Rent 2 Own ............................................................................... 29 Two basic forms of partnerships ........................................... 34 Income from Fraudulant Degrees .......................................... 35 Istikharah ................................................................................... 36 Importance of making a will ................................................... 38 Working as an internal auditor ............................................... 41 Why did Allah sent me to this world and test me without my conscent? ............................................................................. 43 Disposing Roti/Chapati .......................................................... 47 Calculating Zakat ...................................................................... 47 2 Property Partnership Programme .......................................... 51 Alternatives to Progressive Payments Plan ........................... 53 Working for a betting company ............................................. 57 Extended Warranty .................................................................. 59 Video Games Rental ................................................................ 60 Hadith of Dajjal and Jassasah ................................................. 61 Ijarah financing ......................................................................... 74 Warranties on Appliances........................................................ 76 Reminder of Salah Makes my husband angry! ...................... 78 Are you troubling your wife or is she?!.................................. 80 Consulting Work based on commission ............................... 86 Calculating Labour Price ......................................................... 89 Renting out with conditions .................................................... 91 Fiqh of Renting out Property ................................................. 94 Fudiciary Interest, Usufructury interest and bare dominium ................................................................................................... 103 Gifting of Residential Property ............................................ 105 Dua to make ones wife beautiful .......................................... 108 Using interest money to build toilets ................................... 110 3 days / 40 days or 4 months Jamaat. Is it permissible? ... 112 Regulating the markets........................................................... 129 3 Money Matters between husband and wife ........................ 131 Female doctor in Niqaab ....................................................... 133 Giving away ones wealth before death. ............................... 135 Selling Satelite Dishes ............................................................ 137 Secret Second Marriage ......................................................... 137 Middle East Crisis ................................................................... 139 Buying and Selling used cars - Guidelines ........................... 140 Consequences of an absent father ........................................ 142 Earning Frequent Flier Miles fron loan through Credit Card ................................................................................................... 146 Earning commission in trade and hoarding ........................ 146 I cannot contact the person whose car I hit. How do I repay him? .......................................................................................... 149 Structuring the wages for an employee ............................... 151 Too cold to do business! Duaa to be recited on a cold day ................................................................................................... 154 Hottest Deal! ........................................................................... 154 Hazrath Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb rahmatullah alayh ... 156 Moon Issue in U.K destroying spirituality of Ramadhan and Eid ............................................................................................ 158 Recommended Duaa to be recited on 15th of Sha'baan ... 160 Working as an Ultrasound Assistant .................................... 161 4 Fatwa confirmation for Sealskinz socks. ............................. 162 Duaa to be recited at the approach of Ramadhan ............. 166 Late payment penalties and charges on debts .................... 166 Compensation for inability to fast due to illness. Qaza or Sadaqa? ..................................................................................... 167 Wife and her demands! Where to draw the line. ................ 168 Giving out Zakat to one's sister. .......................................... 172 Qadha’ for Sajda Tilawats ...................................................... 172 Importance of ZamZam Water ............................................ 173 Discharging Zakat on Trade Goods .................................... 175 Working as a delivery man for a Pizza Store selling pork . 176 Du'aa at the time of iftaar ...................................................... 178 Some clarifications related to Tableegh Jamat .................... 179 Special Eid Message from Mufti Ebrahim Desai ............... 184 Is it permissible to use Facebook? ....................................... 185 Clarification on Hadith of migration at time of Fitna ....... 189 Is it permissible to sell church skirts? .................................. 192 Does one have to distribute profits of a partnership equally? ................................................................................................... 193 On what price do we calculate zakat for stock in trade? ... 195 Injecting brine solution in frozen chicken. ......................... 195 5 Is it permissible for Islamic Radio Stations to use facebooks? ............................................................................... 197 Is it permissible to work for an NGO? ............................... 198 Living in a house bought through a loan from a bank ...... 199 Putting Jewellery on children's name ................................... 202 Is name giving ceremony permissible .................................. 204 An orphan using interest from his bank account ............... 208 Selling sea water ...................................................................... 210 Is sister's husband a mahram? Can one go to Hajj with him? ................................................................................................... 210 Topical Fluoride Therapy ...................................................... 212 Is punishment in the grave a reality? .................................... 213 Feel and behave like a family! ............................................... 221 Assisted Reproductive Technologies ................................... 224 First 10 days of Zil Hijjah ...................................................... 229 Is it necessary to pay out the share in Qurbani before Zabeeha? .................................................................................. 229 Does cutting one's hair in first 10 day of Dhul Hijja affect the Qurbani? ............................................................................ 230 Recently married and already my husband's behaviour is changing! .................................................................................. 231 Women travelling more than musafat e safar ..................... 234 6 Why are my duaas not accepted?.......................................... 236 Working at a gas station which sells alcohol ....................... 244 Sending someone for Haj if one has enough money for the Fardh Hajj ................................................................................ 247 Wearing Niqab during Hajj and giving Sadaqah ................ 248 Performing Hajj Badl for someone who has not done his Fardh Hajj as yet. .................................................................... 249 The person who is performing the Hajj-Badal will not be absolved of his Fardh Hajj since he is doing it on behalf of someone else. .. 250 Settlement discount on credit ............................................... 250 Swords of Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wasallam .................. 251 Hiring an Ahl e Hadeeth for muslim school girl ................ 258 Gog Magog and Dajjal ........................................................... 259 Should I desist from this intended marriage? ..................... 262 Shaykhul Hadith Hazrat Maulana Fazlul Rahman Sahib (db) at Darul Ifaa ............................................................................ 265 Wazeefa for having offspring. .............................................