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Buying, Selling & Trade
1,711 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Buying, Selling & Trade, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Buying, Selling & Trade fatawa — page 17 of 43
- Mufti Online18 Feb 2020
Purchasing on account without knowledge of the price of the items
Many customers buy groceries from my store on account and pay me at the end of the month. Will the sale be valid as the customers often don’t know…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2020
Purchasing on account and settling the account monthly
There is a small supermarket around the corner from where I live. When we need anything, we phone them and they deliver it to us. They send the bill…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2020
Pictures of animate object when selling clothes online
A person wants to run his clothing business through online retail platforms. To display the products, he will have to take photos of live human…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam17 Feb 2020
Can I asked a retired military soldier to buy groceries for me from their military canteen?
Assalamualaikum. My non muslim friend's father is a retired military soldier. They have a facilitiy of buying groceries from "Military Canteen".…
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir - Mufti Online17 Feb 2020
Seller asking for a higher price after concluding the deal
I bought a plot of land with terms of 18 months, but due to some reason, I could not pay the full amount on time. The seller is now saying that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam13 Feb 2020
Registered trademarks and brand names - Can i sell replicas & mention it to customers that they are replicas?
I am planning to sell the products which are exactly replicas of international brands, is it Haraam of me to sell such products ? Since they are…
Akhyar Uddin - Mufti Online13 Feb 2020
Breeding and selling cats
Is one allowed to breed and sell cats?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Feb 2020
Designing and selling products with logos of other brands
1. Can I design products with logos of other brands and sell them online? Is that income halal for me? Especially if those brands are based in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Feb 2020
Selling products via Amazon
I own a business that sells camping gear. Is it permissible for me to sell my products via amazon.com? The Amazon company will handle the shipping…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Feb 2020
Receiving commission on the sale
A person gave his car to a car dealer to sell for him for R100 000. The agreement they made was that he will pay the car dealer 5% commission of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Feb 2020
Cheating in a sale
My neighbour wanted to buy a cooking pot for R100. I told her not to buy it as I will get one for her for just R70. She agreed because she was…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2020
Selling branded items with kufr connotations
I sell branded sneakers, bags, wallets, etc. I recently found out that Nike is haraam to wear. I did research on Versace as well and I found that it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Feb 2020
Early settlement discount
Please advise if the following type of transactions are valid, not valid or improper: A business has an agreement with a supplier to pay after 30…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2020
Buying and selling shares
Is buying and selling of halaal shares on the same day permissible in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2020
Voetstoets/Declaration of Indemnity from Faults
A person has an auto lot which sells cars. Before selling the cars, he informs the customers that he is selling the cars “voetstoets” i.e. the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Feb 2020
The reward for cancelling the sale of a regretful person
If a customer wishes to return an item that he purchased merely because he changed his mind and there was nothing wrong with the item, do I have to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Feb 2020
Handling charges on returned items
If someone buys a load of timber, and then comes back and says that the size is wrong and he needs a bigger size, can one charge a 10% handling fee…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Interest bearing student loan
I have been told that student finance is permissible even with the inclusion of interest. The Moulana has said that it has similar rulings to car…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Purchasing a car on interest
Person A has said that for a self employed person who has to declare his profits at the end of 1 year in the UK, it is jaaiz for him to purchase a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Commission based on different percentages
I have employed a salesman who will be paid a commission. The commission is percentage based, but there is a different percentage stipulated based…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2020
Selling Properties
Is it permissible to work as a property dealer and sell houses? Is this a halaal job?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2020
Selling sweets for a madrasah
I am standing at a stall in a madrasah and selling things for the madrasah such as sweets, etc. The items do not belong to me but to the madrasah.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2020
Cancellation of a transaction upon a specific time limit
I want to sell a piece of land. The total price is R1.5 million. The buyer will pay me a 33% deposit as an upfront payment and the rest within 6…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jan 2020
Selling ebooks on Amazon
I want to write an ebook and to publish on Amazon Kindle. When somebody buy my book I get paid. Firstly the owners of Amazon are non Muslim so can I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2020
Making and selling dolls without heads
Is it permissible for me to make dolls without heads and sell them for children to play with?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2020
Selling bricks which one does not own
If I don’t have stock in my business, can I sell the goods? For example, a client comes and purchases a load of bricks and wants it delivered to his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2020
Selling a DSTV decoder
Telkom offers a certain internet package where you receive a free DSTV Explorer decoder. If I take the package, can I sell the decoder and keep the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2020
Raising the price of an item due to the market value increasing
I bought a batch of stock at a certain price. Thereafter, the price of the stock items went up, causing the market value to increase. Can I raise my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2020
Selling educational toys with pictures of animate objects
Is it permissible to sell educational toys with pictures of animate objects on them? One example is a wooden puzzle that has a picture of an animal…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2020
Working out the price of the car after ascertaining how the client wishes to pay
I am a car dealer. I am not involved in finance. However, I accept different forms of payment, such as cash, EFT and via a card machine. Is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jan 2020
Selling books with pictures
1. I am a bookseller. Can I sell books that contain some pictures of animate objects? Most of the content of the books do not contain pictures of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2020
I wish to start a leather Business - How do i do a Musharakah transaction?
Assalamu Alaykum Mufti Sahib, i hope you are well and happy. I wish to start a leather Business. There are people who are ready to invest in my…
Shakib Alam - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Using the name of a franchise store
Is it permissible to purchase franchise rights? If not, can I still give my store the same name as the franchise store?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020Urdu
Investment me capital waapas karne ka shart
ایک کمپنی ہے آنلائن اسکا نام ہے مائنڈ کیپٹل اسکا کام ہے کرنسی ایکسچینج پھر کرنسی ایکسچینج کیلئے تو پیسہ چاھیے بہت زیادہ اب وہ مختلف کرنسی ایکسچینج…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Accepting card payments
I wish to inquire further regarding Mufti saabs ruling of installing atm machines on one's premises. Will the same ruling follow a card machine…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Company offering a discount to sell items to clients
I’m an architect. I design residential buildings for my clients and take design consultancy in return. Yesterday, a marketing team visited me. They…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Selling Calamari, Lobsters, Crayfish and Crabs
What is the ruling regarding restaurants that serve calamari, lobsters, crayfish and crabs? Although a Hanafi cannot eat these creatures, is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jan 2020
Selling clothing made from pigskin
Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell clothing made from pigskin e.g. gloves, shoes, etc.?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jan 2020
Fixing quantity and price at the time of sale
I went to a tailor to have a few kurtas sewn. My friend was supplying me with the fabric to sew the kurtas. However, the problem was that I didn't…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jan 2020
Selling soccer t-shirts
1. I want to sell t-shirts with different country flags on them for the upcoming Soccer World Cup. Will it be permissible to sell these t-shirts? 2.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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