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(F 394) People in a neighborhood in Khan Younis crowded around a communal food kitchen. Amid the pushing and jostling, a boiling pot of food toppled over onto a ten-year-old boy, leading to his death. The boy’s guardians requested compensation (blood money) from those present, holding them responsible for causing his death. However, the people refused to pay, arguing that the pushing occurred due to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. In such cases, who is responsible for paying the blood money?
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(F 393) A man died at approximately ninety years of age, leaving behind one son and five daughters. All of them are married except for two daughters, whom Allāh did not decree to marry yet. They used to live with him in his house, which he owned. He gifted this house—where he lived with them—to these two daughters and officially registered it in their names. This house is valued at three million dollars, which amounts to seventy-five percent of the total value of his estate. After that, the man passed away—may Allāh have mercy on him—and now the remaining heirs are asking: Has this gifted house become exclusively the property of the two daughters, excluding the rest of the heirs? Did the deceased father sin by doing this? And do the two daughters bear any sin for accepting their father’s gift? If he did sin by gifting his house to two of his daughters without including the rest of the heirs, what can the heirs do to remove this sin from him?
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(F 392) What is the Islamic ruling on purchasing items from large stores like Walmart and similar outlets with the intention of using the item for a short period and then returning it within the allowed return period to receive a full refund? An example would be buying a suit or accessory to attend an event, then returning it afterward. Many people do this, and the policies of stores like Walmart allow full refunds.
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(F 391) Question regarding inheritance distribution in America: Is there any Shar῾ī (Islamically religious) responsibility upon the deceased if the American court rules to divide the inheritance according to American law? And how can the deceased be absolved of the religious obligation? Please advise, may Allāh bless you.
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(F 390) A friend asked me to give a five-star review on Google for his store, but I have neither visited the place nor used its services. However, I asked some people who have been there, and they told me it is an excellent store. Is this impermissible?
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(F 389) A married man whose wife is unable to conceive marries a second wife with the intention of having a child via implantation, without consummating the marriage with her—in other words, he marries her solely to use her womb for the implantation of a fertilized egg, combining his sperm with the egg of his first wife. The second wife then carries the fertilized egg of her co-wife and the husband, and gives birth to a child for them.The question: To whom is the child attributed? To the one who provided the egg, or to the one who bore the child in her womb? And is this marriage valid?
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(F 388) What is the ruling on trading in marijuana—buying and selling it—considering that it is legal by courts and used for medical treatment?
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(F 387) After the success of the blessed Syrian revolution and the liberation of the oppressed from prisons, new jurisprudential issues have emerged due to the long absence of detainees and the strong presumption by their families that they had been killed.What is the ruling if a detainee’s wife remarries and his estate is divided as inheritance, but then—years later—Allāh grants him release?Does the ruling change if the tyrannical regime’s agents falsely confirmed his death, or if the family only presumed his death without certainty?
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(F 386) What is the ruling on postponing the payment of Zakāh on wealth indefinitely until the war on Gaza ends and financial transfers and aid are allowed to flow smoothly? The intention here is to assist those in greater need. It should be noted that the amount of Zakāh can be separated from the rest of the Zakāh payer’s funds.
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(F 385) As you know, there is a banking crisis in Lebanon, and I have money in Lebanese banks on which I would normally be obligated to pay Zakāh. However, I cannot withdraw the money freely—only under the conditions set by the banks. For example, one bank allows me to withdraw only $300 per month, and another $400 per month. Am I still required to pay Zakāh?
