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Answered by Sh. Mustafa Umar1 min read
If you both get 0% interest credit cards to buy goods, it is not necessary that the debt be shared 50-50 or according to the official amount on each credit card. You can agree to transfer the debt (or pass the responsibility) to the other person according to any ratio that you both agree to.
You are not allowed to make a website for a company that primarily sells forbidden (haram) items because it directly helps facilitate, market, or execute forbidden transactions (such as selling intoxicants, interest-based transactions, or illegal items). If you developed general-purpose tools, infrastructure, or basic services that could be used for both permissible and impermissible purposes like general internet hosting or a specific website feature that was then sold to this company, then it would be fine.
Many Muslim scholars have discouraged Muslims from working in the defense industry because much of that technology is used to kill or harm innocent people through various destructive wars. However, the technology made by these companies also helps humanity by providing commercial airplanes, and by securing our country, etc. So it is not a black & white issue. If possible, it is best to stay only with a company that does not produce technology that will be used to harm people. The next best is to only work in a division of a defense company that is unlikely to be misused to harm innocent people.
Interest (riba) is forbidden in Islam. Interest refers to the additional money charged/paid on a loan. When you lease a car, you are renting it from the owner and pay a fee for that. It is allowed to pay a fee to rent something from the original owner. When you finance a car, you’re buying it, and the finance charge is the interest on the loan. In a lease, you’re renting, and the finance charge (known as the money facror) is a fee for using the vehicle and its depreciation. So, since the “interest” on a lease is not a fee for borrowing money, it is not really forbidden interest (riba) and is therefore allowed.
Giving blood or plasma is a charitable act since it usually goes to those who need it for medical reasons. You cannot sell blood or plasma because it is not a commodity that can be owned or sold. In the case of a genuine medical need, you can buy blood or plasma if there is no other option available, but still cannot sell it. You can accept a gift for giving blood, if you had no intent or expectation to get that gift.