Hundreds of Muslim and Jewish volunteers came together for a day of friendship at the new Golders Green Islamic center in the London Borough of Barnet as part of fifteen interfaith events that took place for the Muslim community’s annual Sadaqa day, Jewish News reported. Julie Siddiqi, who founded Sadaqa Day in 2015, praised the support …

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: 1- Interest is forbidden in Islam. Scholars have given many fatwas that interest money paid by banks should be withdrawn and given to some charitable purposes. One should …

Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: You should give priority to paying off your debts over optional charities. So, you may pay your wife deferred dowry …

Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: 1- If you can identify anyone of those people, you can restore him what you have taken from him. 2- …

Is it allowed to donate sadaqah (charity) to non-Muslims in dire need who are fighting for life because of illness?

My father passed away, but unfortunately he did not pay zakah for a reason or another. Should we as his heirs pay the zakah that was due on my father?

Wa`alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.  In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.  All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: Zakah is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is a religious obligation with given characteristics, qualification, intention, recipients, etc. …

Can I collect zakah money from my all relatives and give the money to one of my relatives who is a cancer patient and she needs money for better treatment and everyday cost?

Is it OK to invest zakah money?

Can I deduce my debt from my zakah?