hajj money

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i m a property investor in uk. i use bank money to buy property as my business. as the property price goes up, i remortgage the property with another bank and take out my prophit margin from the bank without selling the property. now i want go to hajj with this money is it ok?

Submitted by jillul islam on Sun, 14/09/2008 - 03:44

The Answer

Dear Brother / Sister,

According to the three sects (Shafi, Hanefi and Maliki sects) performing hajj (pilgrimage) duty with ill-gotten gains is acceptable, but its merit will be less and s/he will be sinful. But according to Hanbali sect, one can not perform hajj duty with ill-gotten gains.

But, in a hadith passes in the books of the Islamic Canonical Law, the Prophet (PBUH) clearly states that Muslims in non-Muslim countries may receive interest. Muslims need to receive both the capital and the interest given as a result of this money.

Here is a known truth that a Muslim cannot receive interest from another Muslim even in a non-Muslim country.

Muslims working abroad deposit their money in the banks there. When they withdraw this money, they are given some amount of interest. Some do not receive this money considering it illicit whereas some receive the money saying that to receive interest from

Is it religiously allowed to buy a house with the mortgage system?

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