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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.
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 12 of 43
- Ibn Masood22 Jun 2022
Selling the same products as neighbour
I bake and sell from home. My neighbour also sells similar products to what I sell. She wants to know as to why I am selling products similar to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville22 Jun 2022
Selling Haraam Items
What is the ruling of selling haraam items eg. biscuits etc, not alcohol and haram meat.
- Azaadville15 Jun 2022
Charging A Membership Fee To Become An Agent
Zaid has a factory which manufactures cosmetics. Many costumers want to become his agents. He charges them a membership fee so that they can become…
- Ibn Masood13 Jun 2022
Selling items comprising of LGBTQ colours
I sell items from home, and recently someone brought to my attention that it is not advisable to sell items that are multi-coloured, as it is a…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville13 Jun 2022
Transfer Costs
If a house or a car is sold who should bear the transfer costs?
- Azaadville11 Jun 2022
An Agent Taking An Agreed Commission On An Unstipulated Selling Price
A asks B to sell an item for him. He doesn’t mention how much he should sell it for. They agree that whatever amount it is sold for, B will get a…
- Azaadville11 Jun 2022
An Agent Keeping Anything Above The Agreed Sale Amount
A asks B to sell a phone for him for R5000 and says that if you sell it for more than R5000, then the extra amount is yours. Is this permissible? If…
- Azaadville11 Jun 2022
Commission On Sales
A asks B to sell his house for him for $100,000. B says that at $100,000, I’ll take a 5% commission. If I sell it for more than $100,000 then I’ll…
- Azaadville10 Jun 2022
Cancelling A Transaction If The Buyer Does Not Pay
Zaid sold an item to Amar and said that if you do not pay me by the end of this month then our transaction is cancelled. Is this permissible?
- Azaadville10 Jun 2022
Selling An Item Placed As A Mortgage
Zaid took a loan from Amar. Amar asked Zaid to give him his phone as mortgage. It’s been 3 months and Zaid still hasn’t paid back the loan. Can Amar…
- Azaadville9 Jun 2022
Selling A Business Which Has Outstanding And Receivable Debts
Zaid sold a business to Amar including whatever he owed someone and whatever anyone owed him. He said that Amar should pay the debts and whoever was…
- Azaadville9 Jun 2022
Goodwill
Zaid sold his shop with all the stock and goodwill to Amar. Is this correct?
- Azaadville9 Jun 2022
Buying Or Selling An Item With A Warranty
Is it permissible to buy or sell an item with a guarantee?
- Azaadville6 Jun 2022
Using A Credit Card
Can I use a credit card?
- Azaadville3 Jun 2022
Selling A Share In A Partnership Without Informing The Partner
Can one partner sell his share in a business without the consent of the other partner?
- Ibn Masood2 Jun 2022
Utilizing funds refunded by an online company
A person ordered an item online. On receiving the item, the customer noticed that the item was defective and therefore applied for a refund. It was…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville2 Jun 2022
Sale Of Synthetic Hair
I would like to know regarding the sale of hair pieces which are synthetic. Is it permissible to sell it, as I was informed that it is haraam ?
- Azaadville1 Jun 2022
Selling Material And Haberdashery Used In Traditional Church Garments
A business is involved in the retail of material and haberdashery items and other related products. The material sold is used mainly for the…
- Azaadville31 May 2022
Making An Advancement Payment And Taking Goods Gradually Thereafter
Is it permissible to make an Advance payment to a supermarket and then take goods slowly as need arises?
- Mufti Online28 May 2022
Carrying out a credit transaction without the presence of witnesses
I am in business of steel and rubber trade in which I used to give material on credit without any witnesses. Recently I heard a speech of a scholar…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood28 May 2022
Selling goods ordered by a customer
The Masjid committee asked my father to order some paint for the parking. My father ordered it but they haven’t taken it as yet. A period of 5 years…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville25 May 2022
Consignment Sale
Is it permissible to sell goods on consignment? What transaction is this in shari’at?
- Azaadville25 May 2022
A Tailor Not Following Instructions
If a tailor doesn’t do the work according to the instructions given to him, do i have to pay him? If I had already paid him, and then I come to know…
- Ibn Masood20 May 2022
Cancelling the sale of a property
A person purchased a house. He paid a small amount upfront to the seller towards the purchase of the property. However, after finalizing the deal…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood19 May 2022
Selling a motor vehicle ‘As Is’ or ‘Voetstoets.’
Zaid intends selling his vehicle to Amr. Before concluding the transaction, he tells Amr, “If there is any defect in the vehicle then I will not be…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville16 May 2022
Retaining A Percentage Of A Deposit
A person starts an online course. The course is for 5 weeks. Those who want to take part are asked to deposit R1000 in his account for the course.…
- Azaadville16 May 2022
Deposit On A Hotel Booking
. A person is a hotel owner. When a reservation is made by a certain customer, he asks them to pay a deposit. If the customer stays in the hotel,…
- Azaadville14 May 2022
A Seller Withholding An Item Until Full Payment Is Received
If the buyer does not pay in full, when may the seller retain an item? In cash transactions or credit also?
- Mufti Online12 May 2022
Buying stock from a Muslim who sells lotto tickets
A Muslim shop owner buys stock i.e. cigarettes, cold drink, etc. from another Muslim but the person they are buying stock from is selling lotto…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood11 May 2022
Profit accrued from sale of a property purchased through an interest bearing loan
If someone buys a property or business on the basis of interest, will the increased value of the property/business also be Haraam? For example, a…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville11 May 2022
Permissibility Of Transportation Of Certain Items In A Transportation Business
We wish to start a transport company. We need to know the following: May we transport musical instruments. Our intention is not for promoting music…
- Azaadville9 May 2022
Lay-By
Is lay-by permissible and how does it work?
- Azaadville14 Apr 2022
Price Dispute Between Supplier And Store Owner
I had a customer that requested pricing on a specific product(labels). My staff reached out to my supplier for a price which was received verbally…
- Mufti Online12 Mar 2022
Accountant taking out a portion of his wealth and giving it to the poor for recording interest transactions
If I work in an accounting environment where interest and insurance etc. will be recorded and calculated, will the tax I pay on my salary be enough…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville12 Mar 2022
Interest Funds To Pay Labourers
Can one use interest money to pay one’s domestics or labourers and through what avenues can one get rid of it?
- Ibn Masood1 Mar 2022
School fees discounted if paid early and in full
A school offers the following options for payment of fees. The first option is, where the fees of R11 600.00 are paid in full by the 28th of…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville1 Mar 2022
Conducting A Transaction Before Possessing The Item
What is the ruling regarding بيع قبل القبض conducting a transaction before possessing the item? Can the transaction be rectified if it is incorrect,…
- Azaadville27 Feb 2022
Selling A Property Currently Being Leased Out
Can you sell a property currently being rented out. Who will the rental go to?
- Ibn Masood26 Feb 2022
Customer not picking up goods that were made to specification
A customer ordered a garment that was to be made to a certain specification. The customer then paid a deposit and left, but never returned. What do…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online20 Feb 2022
Accepting money to cancel an offer one made to purchase a property
I have a signed an offer to purchase a property. The process of transfer has not yet started. Someone now wants to buy the property and he is…
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