Explaining Islam in Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ‎)

Inheritance Shares

Question Does it imply, based on the fact that the Quran gives HALF of the inheritance to the single daughter, that a single Son should inherit the WHOLE based on the 1:2 proportion between female and male? If this be the case then what will be the shares of the parents when there is only […]

Giving Zaka’h to Wives and Other Blood Relatives

Question Can I give Zaka’h to close relatives i.e. parents, wife, brother, sister, children, etc? Answer Quoting from Moiz Amjad: Zaka’h, according to the Qur’an (Al-Tawbah 9:60), should/can be spent on the following heads: Fuqaraa and Masakeen i.e. for the poor and the needy; `aamileen `alaihaa i.e. on the people appointed for the collection and […]

Paying Charity

Question How to pay charity from the amount of income? I have recieved the fees of Rs.1500 from a tution that I give to a student, I want to know that how much amount from Rs.1500 can I pay as charity to poors?  Is this amount sufficient enough for charity or the amount should be […]

PLS Accounts

Question Sir, This question might have been asked and answered before in your web site. My query is that if i keep my money in PLS account in say any Bank without any intention of getting interest or riba, just because I have to have an account with the banks where my salary would be […]

Will and the Distribution of Shares

Question Please let me know if I have understood the law of inheritance and distributed in my case the proper shares for my heirs. I have two sons, a wife, and both parents living. In the following sequence, Pay all my loans completely Execute my will. As a will, I plan to leave behind my […]

Selecting a Career

Question I am a senior in Pakistan. I want to pursue a career in Actuarial sciences, but i m not sure if it is Islamic or not. It has to do with calculating probabilities and assessing risks. But since everything is in Allah’s power what’s the point of doing so. Also I want to ask […]

Regarding Loan Agreements

Question According to the Qur’an 2: 282 we should write make a signed loan agreement whenever we lend money to someone. Suppose if my friend asks me some money, may be very little amount, do you think that it will be feasible for me to write down the loan agreement each time I give him […]

How Much Do I Have to Give?

Question I have some money at a current account. I have being told that if a year passes and the moey is still there (the fixed amount), i need to give zakah on it. Shiek my question is how much percentage do i need to take out in every one hundred pound or even every […]

Inheritance of Property

Question Assalam-u-alikum, A person died, leaving behind a wife and a daughter (married). He also have 4 brother who are married. How will be the property will be divided. I read from different places, half of the property will belong to daughter, 1/8 to the wife and remaining will be distributed to closed male relation […]

Apportionment of Inheritance

Question I would like to ask that how much should be the share of sons, daughters and married daughters out of a persons assets. What are the proper apportionment methods according to Islam. Jazakallah Answer According to the shares of relatives allotted by the Qur’an, the share of one’s children is to be apportioned in […]