Haram Therefore, all forms of deceit and dishonesty in business are prohibited in Islam. There are a number of Quranic verses that relate to the prohibition of unethical business practices: It is considered haram for a father to deprive his children of an inheritance. It is also haram for a father to deprive the females or the children of a wife who is not favorable to him an inheritance. Additionally, it is haram for one relative to deprive another relative of his inheritance through tricks. In Islam, both gold adornments and silk cloths are prohibited for men to wear, but are
Haram considered "haram". A similar principle is that the sin of "haram" is not limited to the person who engages in the prohibited activity, but the sin also extends to others who support the person in the activity, whether it be material or moral support. The five categories of الأحكام الخمسة (al-ahkam al-khamsah) or the hierarchy of acts from permitted to non-permitted are: The two types of haram are: The religious term "haram", based on the Quran, is applied to: Linguistically, the root of the term haram [compare Ancient Hebrew "herem", meaning 'devoted to God', 'forbidden for profane use'] is used