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Rent, Leases & Ijarah
1,369 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Rent, Leases & Ijarah, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Rent, Leases & Ijarah fatawa — page 8 of 35
- Mufti Online20 Jan 2020
Leftover material after sewing a garment
A person does sewing as a business. 1. Can they ask permission from their customers to throw away the very tiny scraps of their fabric. eg. from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jan 2020
Restaurants earning money through arranging birthday parties
I have often heard that celebrating birthdays is strictly prohibited and haraam in Islam. What is the ruling regarding the owners of hotels and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Jan 2020
What is the difference between rent and interest?
Assalamualaikum I want to know the difference between rent and interest? Why one is halal and the other haram?
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Mufti Online16 Jan 2020
Manner of charging students for tuition
I am starting a business providing tuition to students. Can I charge them per month to be paid at the beginning of the month at a fixed fee, say…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Dec 2019
Phone Contracts
What is the position of a phone contract in Islam? Is it regarded as a sale or ijaarah (hire) as one is buying a phone and also paying for minutes,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Dec 2019
As landlord, can I use the security deposit for my personal use during the term of the lease?
We have an office complex where our tenants pay us as landlords one month’s rental as security deposit which is kept by us until the term of the…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2019
What is the difference between rent and interest?
Assalamualaikum I want to know the difference between rent and interest? Why one is halal and the other haram?
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ask Imaam6 Dec 2019
Is it permissible to rent/lease a flat?
Assalamo Alikum Shaik, I am present in Saudi Arabia as a employer but I want to go back to India. I want to take a flat on lease for two or more…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2019
Please can you kindly provide us with a guidance in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah?
Please can you kindly provide us with a guidance in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah in relation to the ownership of a property and thus the…
Mahmood Suliman - Ask Imaam13 Nov 2019
Am i excused to pay mortgage as my rent is higher than the amount of mortgage?
Dear Mufti Sahab, Am I excused to pay mortgage for my house instead of paying rent when the amount of rent is higher than the amount of mortgage…
Akhyar Uddin - Mufti Online14 Oct 2019
Not paying fees due to tutor not keeping to the contract
I have a contract with a teacher. She said that she will teach me 5 days a week (20 days in a month) for 1 hour on video call and I have to give her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Oct 2019
Is it permissible to rent out a hall for parties?
I am planning to build a marriage hall for income purposes which will be used for marriage functions , birthday parties, engagement etc Is it…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online9 Oct 2019
Earnings of an insurance broker
My father works in an insurance company which is being run by Muslims and follows Muslim laws. He himself is an insurance agent who does insurance…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019
Earning by taking ID photos
I am currently employed by taking ID photos of people that want to make ID documents or want to renew their drivers licence. Am I commiting a sin? I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Oct 2019
Taking less than the agreed upon price
I rent out cars to tourists and sometimes while doing currency conversion, I take lesser than the agreed price as they don't have change or coins…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2019
Online advertising
Please clarify the following for me: Generally, companies run through advertising and it thus plays a major part of many businesses. Therefore: 1.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Sep 2019
Taking advance rent before renting out an apartment
I am going to rent my apartment. Someone handling the property told me that the tenant will give 2 months advance rent and security deposit. 1. Is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2019
Working as a software developer in a gaming company
I want to know if it is permissible to work in the gaming industry according to Islamic law. The gaming company in question has many popular games…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Sep 2019
Muslim cashier scanning haraam items
I am working at a retail store as a cashier. The store also sells beer and pork and other meats... I only scan the item. Is my income haram? I also…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2019
Earning through advertising for people on websites
Will it be permissible for me to earn through advertising for people on my website? I will display people's ads on my website and the ads do not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Sep 2019
Earning through redirecting people to ad websites
1. Is it permissible for me to earn money through redirecting people to ad websites? When they click on a link on my website, they will first be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2019
Doctors making patients wait
It has become the habit with doctors that the time of the appointment made is hardly ever upheld. Despite an appointment having been made for a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Paying for a service
I work in a hospital in the UK and applied for a parking permit - I have to pay every month to park my car at the hospital. When my wage came, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Earning through designing logos
I am a freelancer. Can I earn money by making logos? Is logo designing halaal or haraam and earnings from it is halaal or haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Designing a bible app
I am a mobile application developer. I have been working on a bible mobile app for years. For a couple of days I am feeling that being a Muslim I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Sep 2019
Paying per hour and changing work hours
We at a school employ teachers who are paid per hour. Working hours are fixed by the administration. Can their working hours be reduced in the next…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Aug 2019
Working in a glass manufacturing business that sells bottles to wine companies
After two months of unemployments, I found a job which manufactures glass bottles from scratch, literally from sand. Then they manufacture different…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Aug 2019
Getting a certificate to earn a promotion
If a person has done a diploma in a particular field and has a good work experience but for promotion and growth of the company, they ask for a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
Adding fake experience in a job application
I lost my dad so I am the responsible person at my home and I recently graduated in mechanical engineering and the job market for freshemen is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019Roman Urdu
Doosre wariseen ko rent dena
Hamare walid sahib 2010 main intiqal furma gayi thee. 2013 main court ne wariseen nominate kar di thee. Hum 2 bhai 2 behne aur walida. Hum ne koyi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
Employee doing private work during work hours
What is the Islamic ruling on an employee that does remunerative private work during his working hours for his employer? Are these earnings, both…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
Bus controller keeping bus fare for himself
Sometimes I travel by a particular bus and the bus controller doesn't give the fare to the owner of the bus as he is supposed to, rather he keeps it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Buy and leaseback contracts
I want to ask about buy and leaseback in Islam. Is it allowed? There is this company selling shops in a mall with this buy and leaseback contracts…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Aug 2019
Working as a timetable planner for a rail freight company
Is working as a timetable planner within a rail freight company permissible? I’m not sure if they handle haraam goods. The company is GB Rail…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Aug 2019
Slowing down one's electricity meter due to electricity being expensive
I am using government electricity. The government charges on electricity are very unfair since the area where I stay is a bit of a rich people area.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Aug 2019
Doing research on banking and the financial sector
Is it permissible in Islam to research banking and financial sector? I am currently researching how bank management and governance structures…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2019
Working for a company that propagates Christianity
As Muslims, are we allowed to work for a company that propagates Christianity? The job involves operating broadcasting equipment used to propagate…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam17 Jul 2019
Standard Bank Finance Lease Vehicle
As salaamu alaykum Standard bank offers a finance lease vehicle finance where at the end you may return the car, take ownership or extend the lease.…
- Ask Imaam16 Jul 2019
Request for delayed payment in ijaarah contract
I had a business agreement with someone who agreed to introduce a buyer for a commission. In the meeting i told him that i will pay his commission…
Mudassir Benish - Mufti Online1 Jul 2019
Leasing one's property to a conventional bank
Is it permissible to lease one’s property to a conventional bank?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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