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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.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Buying, Selling & Trade fatawa — page 5 of 43
- Mufti Online27 Oct 2024
Butcher charging the customer for the tray and plastic when weighing the meat
I own a butcher shop. When we weigh the meat, we weigh it with the plastic and the tray, and we charge him accordingly. Is this fine?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Oct 2024
Selling musical instruments
I am in the business of selling sound equipment like speakers, mixers, and amplifiers. To remain competitive. I feel the need to offer a wider range…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville25 Oct 2024
Buying Gold Coins And Taking Possession Thereof At A Later Time
As far as gold is concerned, does the gold have to be paid for and received in one sitting? The gold price fluctuates by the minute. We have to book…
- Mufti Online24 Oct 2024
Selling various products via Whatsapp or a website
1. I sell products from my business website. My supplier has 200 products. I stock 100 items but list all 200 items on the website stating…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2024
Selling an item to an intoxicated person
I get many customers who are either semi-drunk or completely intoxicated. Will it be permissible to sell to them?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville22 Oct 2024
A Representative To Purchase Charging More Than The Cost
People ask me to purchase vehicles for them. After sourcing a suitable vehicle, I negotiate with the seller. I will then charge the buyer who…
- Azaadville21 Oct 2024
Earning A Commission On Referrals
I refer customers to car dealers and in return they pay me a commission for the referrals. I am only paid the commission if the client referred…
- Mufti Online17 Oct 2024
Selling an item to someone not knowing whether they will use it for something impermissible
1. Would it be halal for me to sell gold to a cash for gold place because there is a high chance they will sell this gold to a refiner, scrap gold…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Oct 2024
Taking one's food from the hotel breakfast to the hotel room
Please clarify the following: We have booked and paid for a hotel breakfast. Is it permissible to take food items to my room that I am unable to eat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Oct 2024
Forex trading
Is forex trading permissible?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2024
Trading gold on the forex stock market
I want to know if trading gold on the forex stock market is allowed? From my understanding... You are buying shares of gold that is in a gold…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Sep 2024
Trading on a crypto exchange group
I have a question about a certain crypto exchange group called “mega”. Basically it’s a group that trades in a platform called “2139 exchange”. Me…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Sep 2024
Profit earned from a business that was opened with stolen money
I wasn’t really religious growing up so I made severe mistakes. I made a business that’s doing great alhamdulilah. However, I stole money from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Sep 2024
Businessman preventing two people from transacting a sale on his property
Could mufti advise on the following: Person A owns a Cash n Carry, person B and person C both are his customer's and purchase from him. At the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2024
Earning through giving good reviews on a website
I need clarification on giving good paid reviews to a website. The previous week one individual from UK reached me on WhatsApp to start working on a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2024
Selling customized products made on order
If a person does not own any products, he cannot sell them according to the hadith. But what will be the ruling for customized products which are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood9 Sep 2024
Transaction Concluded on eBay
I sold an item on eBay that I thought was working perfectly fine. The buyer asked me if it works and I said that it does. He needed a new one, but…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online8 Sep 2024
Online trading
Regarding online trading, be it a commodity or currency, it is been said that it's not permissible based on both exchanges being deferred and if 1…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2024
Permissibility of "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals
I wanted to know the Share'ee ruling on "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals that many merchants offer in their stores. For example, buy 1 case of water, get 1…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2024
Trading gold on the forex market
I have recently heard of a new venture many of our Muslims are going into, it is the trading of gold on the forex market. I wanted to find out if it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Aug 2024
A Salam Transaction (a Forward Sale)
What is a salam transaction and the Shar’ee ruling that relates to it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Fixing and selling TV's
I have a furniture and appliance store where we sell and fix furniture and appliances. Can I fix and sell TV's? Would the money be permissible to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Designing and selling colouring books
Is designing and selling colouring books halal provided that there's no animate objects and no haraam elements in it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Selling products that have animate pictures on the packaging
If a shop owner purchases items with murat (animate pictures) and/or female pictures on the packaging, sells these products and advertises them,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Joining a buying group that charges a monthly fee
Please advise regarding below: There is a group/consortium that allows you to join them for an admin fee of R1000 a month. The benefit of joining…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Using pirated software
If a person used to use pirated software of Microsoft packages such as Word and PowerPoint and he used to use Adobe pirated software which he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown14 Aug 2024
What is considered as a defect in trade?
What is considered as a defect in buying/selling?
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online8 Aug 2024
Woman selling halaal food to a café that sells haraam food
Can I sell my food which is Halaal at a cafe that sells haraam food e.g hamburgers etc.? I won't be there selling the food but I'll leave my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood8 Aug 2024
Buying Wheel Caps From Vendors
Vendors/hawkers sell second-hand wheel caps, which are presumably obtained from the roadside where it has fallen off from cars (the owners do not…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood6 Aug 2024
Charging A Fee When Swiping A Card
Small-scale businesses accept bank cards as a method of payment. However they have a minimum of R30 or R50 spend in order to swipe. I visited a…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online4 Aug 2024
Charging handling fees on items returned
Is it Islamically permissible to: 1. To charge a general 15% handling fee for all returns for admin & transportation costs. Example, the seller is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville2 Aug 2024
Selling An Item Kept As Amaanat To The Person Keeping The Amaanat
Does the person keeping an Amaanat with someone have to re-take possession of the item if he wants to sell the item to the person keeping the Amaanat?
- Mufti Online1 Aug 2024
Selling products that contain CBD
Is it permissible to sell products e.g., oils and salts that contain CBD?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jul 2024
Taking an interest bearing loan
I took a loan on interest and I know very well that it is haraam in Islam, but now there is no way except this option. I have to get married and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jul 2024
Forex Trading
Is forex trading halal or haram in islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville23 Jul 2024
An Accountant Recording Previous Interest Transactions
Is it permissible for a charted accountant to record transactions involving interest?
- Ask Imaam20 Jul 2024
Is this permissible to purchase a car on Leasing (their is an interest involved)
Question 1: Is this permissible to purchase a car on Leasing (their is an interest involved). My friend is going out of country and wanted me to…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - MUBZ17 Jul 2024
Selling Software to a Diverse Client Base
1. We sell computer software. 2. We sell Point of Sales and ERP systems. (ERP stands for enterprise resource planning. It’s a software system that…
- Ibn Masood12 Jul 2024
Miscellaneous Questions On Trade
QUESTION: I advertised a used item on a group (I did mention that it was used, etc). A person messaged me to purchase the item. I informed them that…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville9 Jul 2024
Earning A Commission For Finding A Buyer
Someone had land to sell in India. My aunty told the land owner that she has a buyer, but she wants a a commission on the sale. The seller agreed.…
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