Business & Finance · Subtopic

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.

Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.

By Darul Ifta

Mufti Online1,098Ask Imaam275Ibn Masood160Azaadville148MUBZ9Jamiat KZN8Camperdown7MJC6

Buying, Selling & Trade fatawa — page 21 of 43

  1. Mufti Online26 Jan 2019

    Restaurant charging the customer a plate sharing fee

    In some restaurants, if a person orders a dish and wishes to share it with someone else at his table (e.g. a husband and wife order a dish and both…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Mufti Online26 Jan 2019

    Istisnaa sale

    Can you work for a shop which shows their clients samples of blinds and thereafter they acquire it for them? I don't think the shop owners…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Mufti Online26 Jan 2019

    Restraint of trade agreement

    I would like to know if a restraint of trade agreement is permissible in an Islamic sale. Example: I am selling my cellphone business to Zaid. In…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  4. Ask Imaam20 Jan 2019

    Can I develop a software for a ticket selling company?

    Assalamu alaikum, I am working as a software developer in an outsourcing software company. We develop various types of software as per client's…

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  5. Mufti Online20 Jan 2019

    Selling one's share of a business at a higher price

    I own a 50 % share in a barbershop business and my partner wants to buy my share out. My portion cost me R30 000 18 months ago when we started the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Mufti Online16 Jan 2019

    Taking percentage based commission

    I urgently need to know something before I fall into haraam dealings. Please tell me if my method of charging commission is permissible: I have an…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online16 Jan 2019

    Selling human hair

    A fertlizer called amino acid is prepared from the hair of humans, dog or any other animal. So we are planning to buy hair from salons and then sell…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Mufti Online15 Jan 2019

    Bank charging a transaction fee for purchasing with a debit card

    Whenever I buy something from outside of the UK with my debit card, my bank takes a purchase/transaction fee. I dont mind this. Is this allowed?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  9. Ask Imaam14 Jan 2019

    Selling bottled water; du’aa to make things easy

    Assalam o Alaikum, My friend asked me to involve my brother in a business with him. He wants to open a RO plant (water treating plant) in which…

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  10. Ask Imaam5 Jan 2019

    Selling alcohol

    As-salamu-alaikum, I am thinking of opening up a restaurant, I have been advised that it is not impermissible to sell alcohol provided the income…

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  11. Ask Imaam26 Dec 2018

    Is it permissible to trade in the FOREX market?

    Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, My question: Is it permissible to trade in the FOREX market? Basically I'm really confused. I have…

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  12. Mufti Online24 Dec 2018Roman Urdu

    Kiya bank charges sood he?

    Me 1 shopping mall me cashier ki job krta hun. Company ki policy ha k credit card ya debit card pr extra charges leny jo me follow b kr rha hun. Kia…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Mufti Online23 Dec 2018

    Sales rep earning a commission through referring a customer to another company

    I work at a sales position in a company. Is it halal for me to pass on a lead I got from a connection, to some other supplier which I cannot fulfil…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Mufti Online18 Dec 2018

    Working in a bank & government pension

    My father is 68 years old now. He was working as a manager at a government bank for more than 40 years. When he was in his 20's he joined the bank…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  15. Mufti Online18 Dec 2018

    Using an ATM card

    Allied bank is giving an ATM card in which we can deposit money from any city and can get money from anywhere with using this card from the branch…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online18 Dec 2018

    Working in a company where the credit price is more than cash price

    I want to work in an electronics company that provides products on loan (12 months installments) And they take more money than the actual prize of…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online17 Dec 2018

    Earning money through deceiving people

    My husband works for a private company. They give fuel tanks for rent to foreigners. When the fuel in the foreigner's tanks gets dirty and it is of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online16 Dec 2018

    Advertising for businesses and companies

    I want to put up some advertising boards in my town and get shops and companies to advetise on and charge them. Is this permissible? Secondly, I…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online9 Dec 2018

    Buying granite from a cinema

    My husband wanted to buy the granite for our house but instead of buying it from a showroom he is buying it from the cinema theatre, just because it…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  20. Mufti Online4 Dec 2018

    Having holiday sales

    Is it permissible for businesses to have holiday sales that are not related to Black Friday or Christmas?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  21. Mufti Online4 Dec 2018

    The Shar’ee implications of being associated with a riba-based institute

    Why is it impermissible in Shari’ah to take interest-bearing loans from the bank?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  22. Mufti Online2 Dec 2018

    Accepting a referral bonus

    Is referal bonus amount haram or halal? I have a payment app that gives me Rs 51 as a referal bonus.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Mufti Online2 Dec 2018

    Black Friday sales

    Regarding Black Friday, I understand that it is to do with the kuffaar, however is it permissible for one to take advantage of the sales?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  24. Mufti Online25 Nov 2018

    Selling currency at a higher rate

    I have an amount of US Dollars which I purchased at R13.50 to a Dollar. Can I sell the Dollars at a higher price than what I paid for? The US Dollar…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  25. Mufti Online22 Nov 2018

    Online Forex Trading

    Is Forex trading allowed in Islam?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online18 Nov 2018

    Should one take and a loan from a bank to buy a house or continue paying rent?

    I am residing in a rented house for the last 3 years and my monthly rent is being paid to a private owner by my organization. In future, I will…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online15 Nov 2018Roman Urdu

    Agar bank main paise achanak se aa jaye to kiya kare?

    Agar bank main paise achanak se aa jaye aur bank wapis bi na le tu kya wo paise halal hain ya haram?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Mufti Online14 Nov 2018Roman Urdu

    Bank se madad lena muhtaaji ki haalat me

    Meri bhabhi bewa hu gayi unki 2 betian na unka koi baap hai na bhai na beta, unki maa bhi bewa gain unke pas wo rehna chahti gain air hum se pehle…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  29. Mufti Online14 Nov 2018

    Money earned from selling alcohol

    If a person earned money through selling alcohol, can he use the money e.g. for funeral costs?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  30. Mufti Online13 Nov 2018

    Breeding horses

    Is a horse breeding business allowed in Islam?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  31. Mufti Online13 Nov 2018

    Owning a pet store

    Is it permissible to own a pet store in Islam?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  32. Mufti Online13 Nov 2018

    Taking loans on interest in India

    From my understanding, scholars in India at one point gave a fatwa that it is permissible to take loans on interest, mainy because they were living…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online12 Nov 2018

    Payment made in advance for goods that are not yet produced

    I have certain customers who pay via EFT and prefer to make monthly payments in advance. Since they are purchasing milk and eggs from me, often I…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Mufti Online12 Nov 2018

    Selling something that is non-existent at the time of the sale

    I sell eggs and I keep my stock at my parents’ shop. Once, a staff member from my parents’ shop had taken from my stock which is kept separately and…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  35. Mufti Online12 Nov 2018

    Giving a discount to the purchaser after the sale is concluded

    My parents take products which they pay for later. 1. Sometimes they pay a few rands extra out of love. Is this fine? 2. Sometimes, I wish to give…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Mufti Online7 Nov 2018

    Bitcoin

    Is investing in Bitcoins halaal or haram?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  37. Ask Imaam5 Nov 2018

    What is the ruling on selling and buying machine slaughtered chickens?

    A.w.w wanted to know what is the ruling on selling machine slaughtered chickens? Can you sell and buy them? And if yes is the income and profit…

    Rabiul Islam
  38. Mufti Online30 Oct 2018

    Selling alcohol

    If a person does not drink alcohol but he sells it, will Allah Ta'ala accept his salaah?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  39. Ask Imaam27 Oct 2018

    Paying transaction fee with the interest received from the ICICI bank

    Dear Mufti shahab, Assalam Alaikum, I would like to know that can i compensate the transaction charges of any bank from the interest amount got from…

    Mirza Mahmood Baig
  40. Mufti Online25 Oct 2018

    Selling samples

    I am a Muslim and a doctor. In our country, Medical Representatives (all pharmaceutical companies) visit us with some physician samples daily and we…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

Read-only index of fatawa already published by South African Darul Iftas, each linked to its original. Not a fatwa service — for your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta.