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Buying, Selling & Trade

1,718 fatawa from 9 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 10 of 43

  1. Ibn Masood25 Mar 2023

    Kitchen utensils with Arabic calligraphy

    Is it permissible to use Arabic calligraphy kitchen items without verses of the Quraan Sharif?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  2. Ibn Masood22 Mar 2023

    Hardware store selling sand and stone that is not in one’s possession

    A certain family member of ours owns a hardware store. He supplies items such as sand, crusher run, ready-mixed concrete etc. However, he does not…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  3. Azaadville7 Mar 2023

    Charging A Fee To Return An Item

    If a customer purchased ten pieces of timber and only used eight and wished to return the balance can we charge him a 10% return fee. Can we force…

  4. Azaadville3 Mar 2023

    Receiving Extra When Returning An Item

    I bought a sale item from a chain store. I misplaced the sale document. I went to return the item. The store’s procedure is that if you return the…

  5. Azaadville27 Feb 2023

    Selling Hair Extensions

    What is the ruling on the selling of synthetic hair extensions and products?

  6. Mufti Online26 Feb 2023

    Money earned through breeding and selling dogs

    I breed and sell security dogs. Is it permissible for me to use the money of that dogs as normal?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online26 Feb 2023

    Exchanging money of different currencies

    My father has exchanged money, but it was not simultaneous. So, the transaction was haraam. But what about the money? My father has exchanged 10,000…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  8. Ibn Masood23 Feb 2023

    Selling ‘Bad debts’

    I used my credit card and unfortunately, was unable to repay. I have now incurred interest and legal fees etc. I have the money to repay it, but my…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  9. Azaadville21 Feb 2023

    Selling Fireworks

    Is it permissible to sell fireworks?

  10. Mufti Online18 Feb 2023

    Calculating zakaat on trading stock

    1. Is zakaah payable on trading stocks? 2. How do you calculate it?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Ibn Masood15 Feb 2023

    Selling cigarettes

    1. Is the selling of cigarettes prohibited or Haraam? Can Mufti Saheb please explain in detail, the difference between prohibited and Haraam. 2. Is…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  12. Mufti Online12 Feb 2023

    Smoking and income from selling cigarettes

    1. Is it makrooh to smoke cigarettes? Is taubah necessary? 2. Can one work for a cigarette company? 3. Can a Madrasah accept donations from a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  13. Mufti Online11 Feb 2023

    Investing in Crypto currency

    I wanted to know if Crypto Mining is halaal? Are we allowed to invest in it? If we earn money from mining, is the money above what we invested halaal?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Ask Imaam11 Jan 2023

    Selling a car which one is unsure of

    As Salaamu Alaikum Respected Mufti, Few years ago, we had purchased few cars, we used these cars for some time and to our surprise one of these cars…

    Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan
  15. Mufti Online10 Jan 2023

    Husband selling a house that belongs to the wife

    In our culture, there is a tradition where before marriage, parents give their daughters a house named on her name and husband lives with her in…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  16. Mufti Online10 Jan 2023

    Selling half niqaabs

    Is it permissible to sell half niqaabs where eyebrows and forehead are exposed just to encourage sisters in their journey of covering the face ?…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online26 Dec 2022

    Taking an interest bearing loan

    I live in Europe and I need some money and there is no one to help me. The bank is ready to give me a loan but they want it back with interest. For…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  18. Mufti Online21 Dec 2022

    Trading in crypto currencies, normal currencies and trading in stocks

    I want to ask you about the permissibility of trading, in crypto currencies, normal currencies and trading in stocks, in Islam.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Azaadville10 Dec 2022

    Purchasing The Items Of A Na-Baaligh (Immature) Child

    My na-baaligh son received some qurbani meat. It should be worth R200. Can we buy it from him for R50?

  20. Mufti Online9 Dec 2022

    Selling an item for a higher price on credit

    For money issues, I sold my car to my friend for 5 million and on the same day, I want to take back my car from him for easy installments. But he is…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  21. Mufti Online27 Nov 2022

    Accepting the invitation of a person whose source of income is by selling drugs

    I have a family person who is unemployed and sells drugs to support his family. Can we go over and have supper by him? Is the food haraam?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  22. Mufti Online23 Nov 2022

    Selling women's western clothing

    I am a young mom and don't work because of my little one. My husband isn't earning much so I recently started a business from home to at least…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Ibn Masood23 Nov 2022

    Using photos, videos and music to advertise on social media

    1. Many businesses are using social media to advertise. They use photos and vidoes of people and also music to advertise. Is it correct to say it is…

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  24. Ibn Masood23 Nov 2022

    Purchasing goods on ‘white Friday’

    Are we allowed to buy anything on “White Friday” if there are goods on special?

  25. Mufti Online20 Nov 2022

    Seller keeping advanced payment after canceling a sale

    I have done an agreement for sale of property with a person and got X amount as advance payment. Remaining have to paid within 3 months. There was a…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Ibn Masood20 Nov 2022

    Business buy and sell agreement

    We have a situation where a father of two daughters passed away some years back, and the estate has since been wound up and distributed. As part of…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  27. Mufti Online16 Nov 2022

    Selling wigs, fake nails and fake eyelashes

    Can one sell wigs, fake nails and fake eyelashes?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Ibn Masood15 Nov 2022

    Buying and selling dog food

    Is it permissible to buy and sell dog food?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  29. Mufti Online14 Nov 2022

    Unilaterally canceling a sale

    If I purchase a car from someone but did not take possession of it till now from that individual and in his absence I say with intention that “I do…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Mufti Online14 Nov 2022

    Selling an item with the condition "If I sell it, I will pay for it, and if I don't sell it, I will return it."

    Will taking stock on the basis that if I sell it, I will pay for it, and if I don't sell it, I will return it (commonly known as consignment), be…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  31. Mufti Online14 Nov 2022

    Purchasing free range eggs from companies who are cruel to the chickens

    Since eggs can be bought from people who keep free range chickens, won't it be haraam to buy eggs from the shops who get the eggs from the big…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  32. Ibn Masood14 Nov 2022

    Black Friday Deals

    Is it permissible to have specials and advertise using the title of ‘black Friday?’ Plenty of our Muslim brothers and sisters are advertising under…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  33. Azaadville10 Nov 2022

    Selling Mother’s Day Gifts

    I want to know if I can only make and sell mothers day gifts for an income?

  34. Ibn Masood9 Nov 2022

    Selling You-tube videos and social media accounts

    Is it permissible to make money from YouTube and other social media channels by making videos and posting them, or by selling social media accounts?…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  35. Ibn Masood8 Nov 2022

    Purchasing pots at a discounted rate using stickers attained through bribery

    Last year I purchased some pots from SPAR using discount stickers. Spar gives these stickers to customers – 1 sticker for every R100 spent. When you…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  36. Azaadville7 Nov 2022

    Taking A Profit On Money Loaned

    I loaned money to someone . I drew up a contract stipulating how much he should pay .me back every month. We agreed on 12 months. At the end of…

  37. Ask Imaam6 Nov 2022

    Can a businessman, selling his business, charge a Goodwill fee?

    Assalamualikum Warahmatullah Maulana Can a businessman if he is selling his business can he charge a Goodwill fee? Example Stock etc 2 million…

    Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
  38. Ibn Masood5 Nov 2022

    Rainbow colours on clothing and other items

    Many children’s clothing, toys, stationery, bedding etc. have rainbow colours on them, which previously was not available. The Shaitaani ‘LGBTQIA’…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  39. Ibn Masood4 Nov 2022

    Equalness required when trading the same currency or gold

    1. I wanted to find out the ruling with regard to selling currency coins/ notes. Some people have R5 coins which look different from the normal R5…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  40. Azaadville3 Nov 2022

    An Estate Agent Assisting A Client To Arrange A Bond/Mortgage

    I would be grateful if you could assist me in my business on the issue of Riba and the following hadith: Jaabir (R.A) said: The Messenger of Allah…

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