If I was offered money [intended] to assist me, and I am aware that its source is haraam, would it be permissible for me to take it?
Category: Transactions
Do not give more than a third of your wealth in charity
When I want to give in charity to my relatives and [those of] my friends who are in need – my mother opposes me in this, claiming that I am squandering my money without benefit, and that I should save my money for what will benefit me later.
My father takes all my salary
I am a young man who works, and I give my father my salary – even though my father always [verbally] abuses me, and accuses me of falling short in honouring him by hiding some of my salary and [instead] give it to my wife.
Muslims are bound by their contractual agreements
I have a restaurant and have employed a worker. I agreed with him that he would work for five hours every day.
Father died leaving behind debts
Our father died leaving behind many debts. He had a number of children – some of whom are poor, and others who are wealthy; so should the wealthy of his children pay off their father’s debts?
Settling debts
I have debts [amounting to] about 50,000 [Saudi] Riyals; so which supplication should be made to [aid the] fulfillment of the debts?
Donating haraam money to your family
Is it permissible for me to donate money, which I have acquired in a prohibited manner, to my family – since it is impossible for me to return it back to its owner?
Repenting from Ribaa
Reference: Fataawa Noor ‘alad-Darb – Question No.6293, Page 122, Volume 12 Question: Does repentance expiate [the sin of dealing with] ribaa? Response: Repentance expiates everything, and wipes away [the sin of] what has [since] passed – [whether it be] ribaa or other than it. However, regarding ribaa, Allaah (Ta’aala) says: {But if you repent, you may […]
He gave me back more money in change
A seller who makes a mistake in calculating [the total amount due] – unintentionally gives the buyer more or less change [than he is due]; [in this case] should he give [the buyer] the remainder [of the change] or [just] keep it?
Using haraam earnings for hajj, getting married or building a masjid
If a person had amassed immense wealth made up of trading in haraam, and then repented to Allaah [from that], is it then permissible for him to perform hajj using this wealth, or donate to charity from it, or [even] get married or build a masjid using it?