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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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Mufti Online1,102Ask Imaam275Ibn Masood160Azaadville150MUBZ9Jamiat KZN8Camperdown7MJC6Miftahul Falaah1

Buying, Selling & Trade fatawa — page 11 of 43

  1. Mufti Online1 Nov 2022

    Selling chickens by weight

    My question is regarding weighing. I work in a shop where halaal meat is sold. They sometimes put offers on. For example, 3lb weight chicken breast…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Mufti Online23 Oct 2022

    Earning via boosting game accounts

    I have been earning via boosting game accounts which is basically leveling them up to a certain level and then selling it to customers. However, the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  3. Ibn Masood20 Oct 2022

    Claiming a refund due to finding the item cheaper elsewhere

    A few days ago, I purchased an item online. The item arrived, I opened it, and used it. Today, I discovered the same item available at another store…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  4. Mufti Online12 Oct 2022

    Difference between a person who takes out a mortgage and makes taubah and a person who didn't take out a mortgage at all

    If someone gets a mortgage for a house and then does taubah, he still benefits by keeping the property and also being forgiven. How is this fair…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  5. Ibn Masood11 Oct 2022

    Pay Flex

    Is Payflex permissible? The link to their website is attached…https://payflex.co.za/merchant-hub/merchant-services/how-does-payflex-help/

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  6. Mufti Online9 Oct 2022

    Bank fees on international transactions

    I want to ask that if this debit card is halaal which is charging 1.5 % fees on international transactions and they charge 23.44 Pakistani Rupees…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  7. Ibn Masood5 Oct 2022

    Purchasing a stolen vehicle

    I purchased a vehicle from a certain person (Zaid). After taking possession of the vehicle we found out that the car was stolen so I returned the…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  8. Azaadville29 Sep 2022

    Letting Premises To A Butchery Selling Haraam Meat

    We bought a property which had a lease in place with a butchery that sells non halaal products. The lease is expiring soon, can we still keep the…

  9. Azaadville27 Sep 2022

    Smoking, Buying Selling Shisha

    What is the ruling on buying and selling shisha. Also what is the ruling on smoking Shisha?

  10. Azaadville23 Sep 2022

    A Car Dealership Charging Commission On A Sale

    Is it permissible for me to give a car dealer my car to sell. I tell him I want R50 000.00 for it. He will put it on his stand and try to find a…

  11. Azaadville22 Sep 2022

    An Accountant Negotiating Interest Transactions

    I’m an accountant in a Transport & Freight company. My job is to do all accounting and financing works. Sometimes I have to deal with the interest.…

  12. Jamiat KZN22 Sep 2022

    Buy Back Conditions in Transactions

    My friend needs cash immediately. He wants to sell his car to me for Half a Million Rand on condition that I sell the car back to him after one…

    Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
  13. Ibn Masood21 Sep 2022

    Monetising ‘You-Tube’ videos

    Is it permissible to monetise videos on YouTube? The videos do not contain any Haraam content.

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  14. Azaadville10 Sep 2022

    Differing Cash And Installment Sale Prices

    I would like to know if it will be permissible to buy an item where the seller says that if you pay me cash I will sell to you at e.g. 2000 while if…

  15. Ibn Masood9 Sep 2022

    Buying and Selling e-books and digital images

    Can Mufti please explain the reason for an item to be tangible in order to sell it? Please provide proofs or references? Does that mean if something…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  16. Ibn Masood7 Sep 2022

    Property wholesaling

    I would like to know if property wholesaling is permissible? If it is not permissible, then what would I have to do, or change, that will make it…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  17. Mufti Online1 Sep 2022

    Selling pig feed

    Are we allowed to sell pig feed?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Ibn Masood30 Aug 2022

    Supplier directly supplying retail outlets

    Can my supplier, who operates an abattoir, sell to me (the distributor) at a certain price, while at the same time supply to retail customers in the…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  19. Ibn Masood27 Aug 2022

    Consuming and selling dead fish

    I have a pond full of fish which I sell. Last month, I did not harvest my fish on time due to which more than a hundred fish died. These fish died…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  20. Mufti Online18 Aug 2022

    Recording interest transactions as part of one's work

    I have a contemporary business question to inquire about. Would it be permissible to apply for work at a company that deals with various financial…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  21. Ibn Masood16 Aug 2022

    Using a “student’s card” to qualify for discounted fare

    I live in Turkey where students pay half-fare for transport. I am not a university student but currently studying certain subjects. I don’t have a…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  22. Mufti Online10 Aug 2022

    Selling water to one's neighbours and tenants

    Is it permissible to sell water in the following scenario: you have a private meter for your municipal water and you sell this water to your…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Azaadville9 Aug 2022

    Selling A Piano

    A Muslim brother had bought a piano when he was heedless of the Din. Now that he is learning the Din, he wants to get rid of it. Is he allowed to…

  24. Ibn Masood8 Aug 2022

    Purchasing an archery set advertised on a TV programme

    I have been interested in archery for some time now, and wanted to know if it is permissible to purchase archery sets and equipment that is sold…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  25. Ibn Masood8 Aug 2022

    Status of corrupt conditions in a contract

    I am studying Ifta and currently analyzing the Haraam nature of Islamic banking. One of the main arguments used is, that promises may be made…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  26. Mufti Online6 Aug 2022

    Taking possession of an item before selling it

    I want to sell items (mostly food) via social media. e.g. tubs of biscuits, sweetmeats, pastries etc. I do not make these items nor keep any on hand…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online6 Aug 2022

    Befriending non-Muslims and buying haraam food for them

    At work with non-Muslims, my colleagues wanted to eat with me and I volunteered to buy the food. They asked me if it is ok if they get pepperoni…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  28. Azaadville5 Aug 2022

    Stipulating A Restraint Of Trade On A Supplier

    Is it permissible for a trader to inform a supplier that he deals to not give the same items to other traders in that immediate area as the…

  29. Mufti Online4 Aug 2022

    Selling books authored by Salafis

    1. Is it permitted to sell books authored by Salafis? This is specific regard to books on Hadith and Aqeedah. 2. What is the status of the income…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  30. Mufti Online28 Jul 2022

    Friend taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank on one's behalf

    I want to take an interest loan from a bank through a friend since the bank would only be willing to lend it to my friend and not myself because of…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  31. Ibn Masood28 Jul 2022

    Using and selling Himalayan-salt lamps

    I would like to query whether using or selling Himalayan Salt Rock lamps, is permissible? I have heard that these are linked to Buddhist traditions,…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  32. Ibn Masood28 Jul 2022

    Selling imitation rings

    Is it permissible to sell non-plated gold and silver rings or imitation rings?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  33. Mufti Online18 Jul 2022

    Copyright for images

    I am editing a kitaab where I have placed different titles in arabic (Alayhis salaam, Radi-Allahu-Anhu etc.) after the names of the Sahaabah,…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Azaadville14 Jul 2022

    Selling A Vehicle Registered In the Following Year

    It is common practice that a vehicle is purchased in November or December, and registered in the next year. This is done so that the car is sold for…

  35. Azaadville4 Jul 2022

    A Business Selling Cameras

    Is it permissible to have a business that sells cameras, camera equipment, laptops etc and provide a facility for people to print their photos?

  36. Ibn Masood2 Jul 2022

    Purchasing goods from one supplier only

    Kindly advise on the permissibility of two parties (i.e. buyer and seller) entering into an agreement whereby the purchaser agrees to purchase an…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  37. Azaadville1 Jul 2022

    A Printing Company Printing Images Of Animate Objects

    A group of us printers have recently asked each other in terms of us getting any sin for printing faces and eyes and animate objects on flyers,…

  38. Azaadville29 Jun 2022

    Remembering A Fault After Having Sold An Item

    If a car was sold and one fault was not mentioned due to the seller forgetting or not knowing and after the car is sold the fault comes to mind….…

  39. Azaadville28 Jun 2022

    Selling Haraam Meat to Non-Muslims

    Can you sell carrion or haraam meat to non-Muslims. If there is only doubt about it being haraam, what us the ruling?

  40. Mufti Online22 Jun 2022

    Making taubah for taking an interest loan

    If a person, who in ignorance, took out an interest loan, thereafter realized his sin, made sincere taubah and made a promise to Allah never to take…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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