The investment certificates that are issued by Riba-based banks of all three types – Class A, B and C – are all prohibited. Certificates of Class A and Class B are prohibited because they are loans that are guaranteed with guaranteed interest. Certificates of Class C are in fact based on Riba and that it is included in the general principle which says that “Every loan that brings a benefit is Riba.”

It is permissible to invest in advertising websites if: 1- joining the website is for free; 2- the ads are for permissible things; 3- the participant should not use software or paying websites to give the impression that there are a lot of visitors; and 4- what you will gain should be known, so every click should be worth such and such. If you have to pay a dollar to join the website, then it is prohibited to join it.

The bankrupt is the one who has debts that are greater than the wealth he owns. If the creditors ask the court to establish conservatorship and divide among them the wealth that the debtor has, the judge must respond to that. If any debts remain unpaid, then they are still owed by the one who is bankrupt until Allah blesses him with wealth whereupon he must repay these outstanding debts.

It is not permissible for the worker who does business with the capital in a Mudarabah project to have a fixed monthly salary; he is not entitled to anything except the share agreed upon between him and the financier.

The appliances that the owners bring to you to fix are regarded as a trust that is left with you, and you must keep them and look after them until their owners come to collect them. However, if the owner of the appliance is later than usual in coming to collect his appliance after you have fixed it, and you have lost hope that he will return, or his leaving the appliance is detrimental to your business because you do not have much room, or because it is difficult to keep them and alike, in this case you have the right to sell these appliances at the market price, and take from that your fee as agreed upon with the customer, and set the rest of that money aside. Then if the owner comes along some day, you can give the remaining money back to him.

1. The actions of Hajj and `Umrah are among the things prescribed which is difficult to comprehend the wisdom behind them, and they were prescribed in this manner as a test to see to what extent people will obey their Lord, for Allah tests His slaves with whatever He wills. 2. The pilgrim who is doing Hajj or `Umrah should not leave any time during his Hajj or `Umrah to be wasted with that which is of no benefit; rather he should strive to remember Allah, may He be exalted, as much as he can, and honour the symbols of Allah as they should be honoured.

1. If there is no water in the city, and it is cut off from the houses and mosques, and bringing water from the fire station can only be done with great difficulty and hardship, or the amount of water brought to the fire station is not sufficient for household uses and for purification by doing Wudu and Ghusl, then there is nothing wrong with doing Tayammum. 2. But if water becomes unavailable or cut off, and bringing it from the fire station may cause hardship that is normal for people in such circumstances, then you must bring water for purifying yourselves, and it is not permissible to do Tayammum.

If someone causes water, oil or anything else to enter the urethra then it comes out, it is impure and invalidates Wudu. This applies if the water reaches the inside, in the sense that when it comes out it is regarded as coming out from the passage. But if it only reaches the opening of the penis, which is regarded as pure, and it does not go any deeper, then it has no impact.

There is nothing wrong with you selling back to the seller the dates that he owes you in return for Dinars, on condition that it is at the current market price. There is also nothing wrong with delaying payment in full or in part, because when selling the dates for Dinars, there is no stipulation that the exchange should take place on the spot, before parting.

The basic principle regarding the flesh of animals is that it is prohibited, not that animals are prohibited. The basic principle regarding live animals is that they are permissible, and the basic principle regarding the flesh of animals is that it is prohibited unless we know or think it most likely that they are permissible.