Question: Our eminent Ameer, may Allah preserve him and forgive his sins, Assalamu Alaykum wa Ramatullahi wa Barakatuhu Someone opened an interest-based bank account in one of the nowadays existing (usurious) banks and later realized that riba [interest] was added to his account. We know that Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the explicit part of … Continue reading Q&A: Disposing of Riba [Interest] Money
Q&A: Concerning Riba [Interest] Based Money
The Answer to the QuestionConcerning Riba [Interest] Based MoneyTo: Ibrahim Abu Fathi(Translated) Question: Our eminent Ameer, may Allah preserve him and forgive his sins, Assalamu Alaykum wa Ramatullahi wa Barakatuhu Someone opened an interest-based bank account in one of the nowadays existing (usurious) banks and later realized that riba [interest] was added to his account. … Continue reading Q&A: Concerning Riba [Interest] Based Money
Zakat on Trade Money
Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I have a question about zakat. First, I’ll tell you the situation; I make profit on selling apartments. For example, I bought an apartment for 30,000 and sold it for 35,000, after one year I’ve made 20,000 profit. I had last year 100,000 and now I have 120,000; on which amount do … Continue reading Zakat on Trade Money
Regarding Conferences, Protests and Seminars, and Has Hizb ut Tahrir Changed Its Method?
Question A. Om Okasha “Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Our noble Sheikh, Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah:I ask Allah to help you on the great effort you spend for the service of Islam and Muslims, and I ask Allah to crown these efforts with the declaration of the establishment of Khilafah on your hands … Continue reading Regarding Conferences, Protests and Seminars, and Has Hizb ut Tahrir Changed Its Method?
Debunking 10 Myths amongst the Ummah
The Muslim Ummah has gone through a tumultuous period ever since the destruction of the Khilafah. But matters did not end there. Our lands were dismembered, agent rulers were brought power, the Ummah was divided by new borders and chaos and anarchy ensued. Many, in attempting to understand this complex reality arrived to a variety … Continue reading Debunking 10 Myths amongst the Ummah
Q&A: Collection of the Holy Qur’an, The Seven Recitations and Tafsir of the Ayah: “While Allah created you and that which you do”
The following is a draft translation of a collection of Questions asked to the Scholar Shekh Ata'a Abu Rashta. Questions: Dear Brother, Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu 1. In the book Ash-Shaksiyah 3 (Islamic Personality Volume III), under the topic "The First Evidence – The Book", under the point "Fourth" it says: "The research on it … Continue reading Q&A: Collection of the Holy Qur’an, The Seven Recitations and Tafsir of the Ayah: “While Allah created you and that which you do”
Q&A: The meaning (making my own Ijtihad) According to the Scholars and Mujtahideen
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: The book The System of Islam states: [Thirdly: If there is an opinion which is intended to unify the Muslims for their own good, then it is allowed for the Mujtahid to leave the result of his Ijtihad, and to take the judgment that intends to unify the Muslims, as … Continue reading Q&A: The meaning (making my own Ijtihad) According to the Scholars and Mujtahideen
Answers to Economic Questions Related to Gold
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Questions: Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabrakatahu: Honorable Scholar Ata' Bin Khalil, may Allah sustain you and provide for you; Economic questions related to gold: What are the factors affecting the price of gold? Why did the price of gold fall since the end of last year? To what is the sudden decline, … Continue reading Answers to Economic Questions Related to Gold
Q&A: A State that Orbits another State
Question: In the book, Political Concepts on page 24 in the official English edition dated 1425 AH 2005 CE, on the subject of the international situation we find: "... As regarding the state that revolves in the orbit of another one, it is the one that is linked in its foreign policy with another state … Continue reading Q&A: A State that Orbits another State
Q&A: Extent of State Involvement in Economics and Taxes
As-Salaamu Alaikum to our honourable Sheikh may Allah keep you safe and sound. I want to know the extent of the involvement of the Islamic State's authority in economics as a whole and then the extent of its authority in the enforcement of taxes (Daraa'ib). How are taxes regulated in general according to the Fiqhi understanding? … Continue reading Q&A: Extent of State Involvement in Economics and Taxes