Having shares in the Islaamic Bank Question: The Islaamic Bank has shares for sale and the value of each share is one hundred and ten US dollars ($110). And that which we have understood is that the bank in question does not trade in ribaa and that the money from the sale of the shares will be […]

Having shares in the Saudi-American Bank Question: Advise us, may Allaah increase you in knowledge, about the ruling of having shares in the Saudi-American Bank. Is it ribaa, since it trades in interest and is based upon interest, as we know? Response: The Saudi-American Bank and other banks, if they are based upon ribaa and trade inribaa, then […]

Ruling concerning selling cigarettes and not smoking Question: I am a trader and buy cigarettes and for my trade, is this permissible for me, knowing that I do not smoke the cigarettes? Also, I have a television (in the shop) where the youth gather and watch football matches and soap operas and (as a result) […]

Ruling concerning farming tobacco and its profits Question: What is the Islaamic ruling regarding farming tobacco and the money earned by the farmers from selling it? Response: It is not permissible to farm tobacco, or to sell it and nor to smoke it because it is haraam in many ways: due to its harmful effects […]

Ruling concerning selling cigarettes, and praying having just smoked Question: What is the Sharee’ah ruling regarding one who sells all types of cigarettes? I smoke and when I hear the mu.adhdhin, I enter the masjid. (So) is it obligatory upon me to repeat mywudhoo. or is it enough to just rinse my mouth, and I know that smoking causes various […]

Ruling concerning trading in cigarettes and giving in charity from its profits Question: What is the ruling about trading in cigarettes and the like. Is it permissible to give in charity and perform Hajj or (other) noble acts using the profits of this trade? Response: It is not permissible to trade in cigarettes and all that is haraam. […]

Trading in cigarettes Question: What is the Islaamic ruling regarding one who trades in cigarettes which are sold under licence from the cigarette company? Response: Smoking is haraam, growing tobacco is haraam, and trading in it is haraam, because of the great harm which it causes. And it was narrated in the hadeeth: ((There should be no causing harm […]

The ruling regarding using a credit card Question: There are banks which provide their customers with a card called “Visa”. This (card) then permits them (customers) to withdraw cash from the bank, even if they do not have sufficient funds in their account at the time. After a (specified) period of time, the customer is […]