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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 7 of 43
- Mufti Online25 Jan 2024
Using paper currency
Is using paper currency In accordance with sharia and is it permissible? Hence the world trade currency is not based of any tangible asset such as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2024
Lying to a courier company
I have ordered online. The courier delivered the item to the security or maid. I then asked the sender where is my items as it was not delivered to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jan 2024
Muslim selling medication for erectile dysfunction
Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell medication for erectile dysfunction in men or an enhancement drug?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jan 2024
Zakaat payable on stock items for sale
The zakaat payable on stock items for sale is it on the market price, cost price or sale price?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jan 2024Roman Urdu
Credit card charges interest me shumaar hoga
Me Qatar me job pe hon. Me aik bank ka credit card use kar raha hon. Me interest lagne se pehle pehle saray dues de deta hon islye koi interest nahi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jan 2024
Earning through online login rewards
There is a site who give 0.35$ every day to it's verified users who login every day. It's like daily login rewards. Verified users are those who…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood15 Jan 2024
Liquidating one’s business to escape creditors
My father’s business is financially struggling as has consequently incurred a number of debts. If he changes the business name, and liquidates the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood13 Jan 2024
Selling USD at a rate higher than the bank rate
Is hawala business is allowed, for example, if I sell dollars and add a 60 cent mark up on the rate, is this allowed ?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - MUBZ12 Jan 2024
Selling Animate Objects
Assalamualaykum Mufti We intend selling a product called Sand Art. It is a peel off card with a sticky surfaces where different colors of sand is…
- Ibn Masood9 Jan 2024
Deceiving customers at till point
The shop has a computer system whereby the selling pricing is captured and set on the computer. Sometimes the salesperson manually increases the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online8 Jan 2024
Selling a stolen phone
I bought a phone to sell from someone but when they came to sell it while I'm paying them they say the phone is on contract and they have a way of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Jan 2024
Farming insects to feed other animals
I work by farming insects to feed other animals such as salmon and others. Does killing those insects in order to sell them as animal feed count as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood4 Jan 2024
Prices must be stipulated before concluding a sale
A Muslim owned coffee shop and bakery also sells frozen samoosas, pies, and a host of pastries. None of their products are marked with the selling…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online2 Jan 2024
Selling bookmarks and jewellery from home
I will be starting a small business from home. It's a small business and it is where I make resin keychains, bookmarks and jewellery and I sell…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood20 Dec 2023
Selling data higher than the service provider’s stipulated price
Someone is selling data. Is it allowed for someone else to sell the same data at a higher price? Example, If person A was selling 100GB MTN data for…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2023
Selling Gift Hampers
Assaulamu alaikum warahmatullah. I would like to ask a question with regards to my home business. I make and sell small gift Hampers. Some with…
Zaakir Ismail - Ibn Masood3 Dec 2023
Checkers sixty60 program vs. a motor-plan
With regards to something like what Checkers introduced, whereby one pays R99 as part of their membership program, and as part of being a member one…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Buying a car with a logo which resembles a cross
Is it permissible to buy cars or trucks etc. made by chevrolet as their logo is somewhat of a plus sign which may look like a cross (Christian…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Receiving the normal price of an item when returning an item instead of the discounted price
If a person sells a certain item and a discount was given to the customer and thereafter the customer wants to exchange the item or be refunded for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Doubting whether items for sale are stolen
Is it permissible to buy extremely cheap items on ebay/facebook marketplace, if one feels that it’s stolen but is not 100% sure?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood28 Nov 2023
Selling Vape
Is it permissible to sell Vape?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood28 Nov 2023
Selling a PlayStation
Is it ok to resell a PlayStation that I bought on sale?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online27 Nov 2023
Selling a car as a loophole to acquire a loan
I have a question regarding interest. I have a financial issue in my business. I need around 5 million to complete my running order. A friend of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood23 Nov 2023
Returning a used item
Please advise on the following: I purchased a watch from a company. I wore it twice and then decided I did not like it and I want to return it. The…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood21 Nov 2023
Repairing TV’s
Is it permissible to repair TV’s if you work as an electrician?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood20 Nov 2023
Returning lost items
1. During a market day, someone’s insulation tape got packed with my things and I don’t know how to find them. What do I do with it? 2. I bought a…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood19 Nov 2023
Purchasing pirated content
Is it permissible to buy/download pirated content such as courses to learn business or beneficial skills for work?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Camperdown18 Nov 2023
Selling a Dead animal
Am I allowed to sell an animal which died on my farm to a person who will feed it to his dogs?
Shaheed Rashid Shaikh - Mufti Online15 Nov 2023
Selling a share in a property at a higher price
I had 2 clients, client A, who wished to buy a property. The client had an agreement with the seller to purchase a property being sold for R900 000.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2023
Charging an admin or handling fee when a customer cancels the lay-by
I often sell goods on lay-by. It is becoming more frequent that the buyer cancels the lay-by after having paid part of the agreed amount. I then…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2023
Printing company printing orders with 'Christmas' messages
I currently run a printing business where I print tissue paper for businesses. This will have their logo printed onto it so they can use this for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2023
Charging a customer to give a quote on items
Is it permissible to charge a customer just for a quote on the items they want? I know some people who are charging R50 to give a customer a quote…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Nov 2023
Selling a child's blanket with the inscription "Allahuma bismika Amooto wa Ahyaa"
Is it permissible to sell a child's blanket which will have some decorations, a name on it (e.g. Zain) and with it will be "Allahuma bismika Amooto…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2023
Selling cigarettes
I live with my grandparents and they have a shop which sell mostly biscuits & they also sell cigarattes! (According to some sholars in my country…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2023
Selling goods without possession
Under the subject matter of “Sunnats”, we learnt that a person cannot sell items which are not in their possession. Nowadays, many home-businesses…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online1 Nov 2023
Sales person processing an order with silhouettes of animals
I work as a sales processed in a bed factory. My work is halasl but one aspect is concerning me: I recieve requests from customers to make bed…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood25 Oct 2023
Selling shorts
If a person owns a clothing store, is he allowed to sell shorts that are above the knees?
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood25 Oct 2023
Selling a cricket match ticket to a non-Muslim
I won tickets to a cricket match after entering a quiz. Can I sell it to a non-Muslim and use the money earned from the sale for myself?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online22 Oct 2023
Purchasing silver Kruger Rands online
Around 5 months ago, I had purchased two 1oz Silver Kruger Rands online from a website. I paid them the full amount due and a few days later they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown20 Oct 2023
Is it permissible to purchase someone’s house in a distress sale?
Assalamualaykum. Muhtaram Mufti Saheb, Is it permissible to purchase someone’s house in a distress sale, when the seller is only selling out of dire…
Shaheed Rashid Shaikh
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