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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.
By Darul Ifta
Buying, Selling & Trade fatawa — page 8 of 43
- Azaadville19 Oct 2023
Selling Video Games
I have a friend who owns a few video games and intends on selling them at a nearby game shop who will buy them for a third of the price. He will not…
- Ibn Masood18 Oct 2023
Airtime-related query
1. Is it permissible to use the airtime advanced feature with an extra fee of the later payment option (for emergency & normal usage)? 2. Can one…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood18 Oct 2023
Selling coffins
Is it permissible to sell coffins?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville17 Oct 2023
Purchasing Items From A Child
My na-baaligh son received some qurbani meat. It should be worth R200. Can we buy it from him for R50?
- Ibn Masood13 Oct 2023
Selling a saree
I received a saree as a gift. However, I do not wear it. I’d like to know if it’s permissible for me to sell this saree and advertise it as a…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood13 Oct 2023
Buying a petrol station with a Lotto machine
A person is negotiating buying a petrol station, and part of the contract is that he has to sell Lotto tickets. If he is unable to remove this…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood9 Oct 2023
Rental based on sales of fuel
I’m interested in taking over a petrol station. However, the landlord does not want to take a fixed rental fee monthly. He wants to take a rental…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online6 Oct 2023
Buying a car that was named after a zodiac sign
Is it permissible to buy cars made by Ford as they have a car named “Taurus” which is the name of a zodiac sign. The company probably kept the name…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Oct 2023
Hiring a flea market or souk stall
Is it permissible to be a stallholder at fairs, flea markets, souks etc? What is the status of income earned from these places as a stall holder?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online30 Sep 2023
Islamic ruling on 'eft confirms your order' after a sale
I would like to know if the the rule in business 'eft confirms your order' is permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Sep 2023
Selling Agarbatti to stores
There are a large variety of assorted fragrances of Agarbatti. Some of the variants have dubious names like: - Hamba Tokoloshe - Good Luck - Money…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville30 Sep 2023
Accepting Credit Card Payments
I would like to know the ruling regarding credit cards. We have a business and most people nowadays prefer paying by card. We do not have this…
- Ibn Masood26 Sep 2023
Selling clothing with pictures on it
Is it permissible to sell material or clothing with prints of animate objects on them?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - MJC21 Sep 2023
Investing in Nasdaq100 and S&P500
1. We are unable to directly assess the nature of the individual companies listed within the Nasdaq100 or the S&P500. However, you can refer to…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online19 Sep 2023
Price change in an item that was ordered
A Muslim company confirmed the price of a product with me at R1800. They said stock will come in a few months. A few months later, the product comes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2023
Purchasing airtime advance
Is it permissible to take out airtime advance with networks such as Vodacom and MTN? Your account gets credited with airtime and you don't pay right…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Buyer unsuccessful in contacting the supplier to pay off his debt
I am inquiring in regards to business items I purchased from a supplier on a loan at a Business Expo. We had a mutual agreement to pay for the items…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Taking out and selling cellphone contracts
1. Is it permissible to take out a cell phone contract? 2. Is it permissible to sell cell phone contracts as a third party with a commission for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2023
Selling an old ring and purchasing a new ring
The day when I went to get a new ring, I told them if I can sell, I even asked if I want money I will get. So they wrote the amount of money for me…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC14 Sep 2023
How to deal with Education and Car loans
My advice regarding your debt is as follows: If you have the financial means to settle your debt, it is advisable to prioritize paying off the debt…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online11 Sep 2023
Earning through online ads
If I force people to click on the ad and then download the file and ad network don't really allow such activities, will my earnings be halaal or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood3 Sep 2023
Purchasing goods confiscated by the government
A Chinese person was conducting business in our country, and his goods were confiscated by the government. These goods are now being sold to the…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood30 Aug 2023
Incorrect goods supplied to purchaser
A buyer placed an order for 2000 bags of medium-sized onions. the buyer paid for his order but it appears that at the time of loading the delivery,…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online26 Aug 2023
Sale of different currencies
I am a collector and I collect banknotes from various countries. A few days ago, I bought a few foreign banknotes online from a website, I paid the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville24 Aug 2023
Cellphone Contracts
Is it permissible to take out a cell phone contract whereby one has to pay off the cellphone over a period of months?
- Camperdown24 Aug 2023
Can one exchange an old phone with a new phone?
Is it permissible to exchange an old model phone plus and additional sum of money in exchange of a new model phone?? Will this deal constitute…
Uthman ad-Dagestani - Mufti Online21 Aug 2023
Favouring a contractor who is one's friend after closing a tender
3 Companies were invited to construct a building. They were invited which would mean that they are all of equal stature. We were all in by the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Aug 2023
Earning by investing some money by liking and subscribing to different YouTube channels and uploading them to an app
There is an online app in which you get a daily job by investing some money by liking and subscribing to different YouTube channels and uploading…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville14 Aug 2023
Charging A Transaction Fee For EFT In Exchange For Cash
Zaid has R100 000 in his bank account. He tells his friend Amr to give him R100 000 in cash and in return he will EFT R100 000 into his bank…
- Ibn Masood13 Aug 2023
Earning commission on transactions concluded on a credit card
1. We are selling a device called “Shop2Shop”. It is a unit similar to a credit card machine where customers use it in their stores to swipe credit…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood9 Aug 2023
Selling a dog collar
I recently purchased a dog collar which I intended to use on my cat. Since the collar did not fit, and cannot be returned, I’d like to know if it…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online7 Aug 2023
Trading in different currencies
Zaid sent a parcel of GBP in cash to Bakr, with the intention of selling it to him for ZAR. Bakr inspected the notes, because some of them were old,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood31 Jul 2023
Requesting a refund for unused blocks
I gave a supplier the engineer’s drawing of the slab for a quote. They calculated how many blocks and lintel will be needed, and gave me a quote…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood31 Jul 2023
Existing member registering as a “new member” to receive discount
A certain franchise offers a promotion of 20% discount for new members. I already have an email account registered with them. Will it be permissible…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood31 Jul 2023
Charging a fee to load airtime
Zaid advertises that he’ll load airtime on a phone immediately for someone, to save them time. The person has to message Zaid, and Zaid will load…
- Mufti Online29 Jul 2023
Selling items that one does not have stock of
I sell clothing, shoes and bags as a way to earn an income. I advertise items, get orders, the customer pays then I buy the stuff from the supplier…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC29 Jul 2023
Using interest for traffic fines
The opinion that permits the payment of traffic fine with interest is based upon the contention that the levying of traffic fines is an injustice.…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Azaadville28 Jul 2023
Selling A Property Held As Surety
A person borrows 1 million Rand. He says that will pay back in 3 months, he gives his property worth 4 million Rand as surety. The person fails to…
- Ibn Masood27 Jul 2023
Bay-e-Salam
Please explain if the following manner of conducting business transactions is permissible: I don’t keep stock on hand. When customers wish to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood25 Jul 2023
Selling television sets for security purposes
Will it be permissible to sell a TV on condition that the customer uses it for CCTV purposes only? Will the transaction and money acquired be Halaal?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
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