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Buying, Selling & Trade
1,714 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 3 of 43
- Mufti Online19 Nov 2025
Selling tickets to attend maktab jalsahs
Recently we see maktab jalsahs being held and you have to purchase a ticket to attend. Is this allowed? Before we use to go to jalsahs without…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC18 Nov 2025
Seeking Debt Counselling
With regards to your query regarding the permissibility of seeking debt counseling, please be advised: Our understanding of the process of debt…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online13 Nov 2025
The minimum time period of a salam transaction in the Hanafi mazhab
I had learnt in madrasah that among the conditions for the permissibility of a salam transaction is that the period of time from the date of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2025
Being forced to take out insurance when buying a car on installments
There is car company and they are selling their cars in the following manner: I pay a certain amount of the total and they give me the car but they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood11 Nov 2025
Selling Items Before Acquisition
What is the ruling regarding the sale of goods online? I do not own any stock nor do I have it in my possession, but the supplier does have it on…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville7 Nov 2025
A Supplier Selling An Item To Different Clients At Different Prices
I am a supplier and I tell the people I can beat any price. I have customer 1 who gets a product supplied at R250 so I sell it to him at R240, and I…
- Mufti Online29 Oct 2025
A permissible and impermissible form of transacting
Please advise which of the following is permissible: 1. A person buys an asset and then sells it to a customer for a profit on terms. For example,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Oct 2025
Trading in gold online without taking physical possession
I traded with gold online without knowing that I have to take physical possession and because it's online you cannot take physical possession of it.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood1 Oct 2025
Unpriced Items In Retail Stores
Is the practice of not marking items for sale with prices on them, permissible in Shari’ah?
Mufti Abrar Ahmad Motala - Mufti Online26 Sep 2025
Buying a closed box whose contents are unknown
I would like to know if buying a box with the contents being unknown permissible or not. Example there are 5 closed boxes you cannot open before…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Sep 2025
Renegotiating a business deal
Is it permissible to renegotiate a business deal that one had previously agreed to but had not considered the consequences thoroughly?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Sep 2025
Confirming the sale upon delivery of the items
A pharmacy takes orders, and then delivers the medication along with the invoice. At times the price of the items in the order is known to both the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Sep 2025
Manufacturing and selling coffins
1. Are we allowed to manufacture coffin boxes? 2. Are we allowed to sell coffin boxes?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2025
Earning through Amazon Affiliate Marketing
Amazon Affiliate Marketing is part of the Amazon Associates Program. It allows you to promote Amazon products through your unique affiliate links.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood18 Sep 2025
Trading With Forex
Is trading with Forex or Meta Trader using a broker permissible?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - MUBZ18 Sep 2025
The Application of Khiyār al-Ruʾyah for Online Sales
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I humbly request your guidance and a detailed, evidence-based response regarding the following scenario: Our…
- Ibn Masood3 Sep 2025
Kraal Manure
Is it permissible to sell kraal manure?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Purchaser demanding a refund one month after purchase
I advertised a hunting scope on an online platform. In the description I wrote the name and the condition of the scope been fair condition. An…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville26 Aug 2025
Payflex (Revised Fatwa)
What is the ruling with regards to Payflex? About Payflex: Payflex is an innovative eCommerce payment solution that can help online retailers make…
- Mufti Online24 Aug 2025
Informing the customers regarding the approximate thickness of the commodity
I wanted to find out a fatwa regarding weights and measures in my business. We are steel traders. We buy steel a certain thickness say 0.2mm but the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Aug 2025
Is it permissible to use leverage to trade?
Salaam I asked a question earlier but just need to change it a bit I wanted to know if it is permissible to buy shares in the following way. Example…
Zaakir Ismail - Mufti Online16 Aug 2025
Purchasing a vehicle with a warranty
I wish to purchase a second hand vehicle from a dealer. All vehicles are sold with warranty. Vehicle is selling for 100k. However, it is mentioned…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood15 Aug 2025
Online Transactions
I use a particular website to advertise my preloved/unwanted clothing and other items, etc. Upon purchasing an item, the buyer is required to pay…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online14 Aug 2025
Confirming with the supplier the payment term for early payment discount
I was receiving a 2.5% early payment discount. I contacted my Sales Representative and explained regarding the 2,5% discount not being allowed for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Bypassing the estate agent when purchasing a property
Is it permissible to bypass an estate agent in purchasing a property? Example, I see a property for sale on their website/see their board outside…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Selling a leather jacket made from pig skin
If a person owned a leather jacket and found out it was made from pig skin, can that jacket be sold to a non-Muslim and the funds be used to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood3 Aug 2025
Digital Marketing
Is digital marketing permissible? This could be on behalf of other companies, or the sale of courses whereby people can sign up to learn the art of…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood3 Aug 2025
Selling Milk Without Cream
A business sells fresh farm milk. Is it permissible for them to boil the milk, remove the cream, and then sell the milk? Or, can they remove the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online31 Jul 2025
Taking a non-refundable deposit to special order an item for a customer
In some businesses it is common practice to special order an item for a customer, when it is not in stock, by taking a non-refundable deposit, e.g.,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Selling collectable cards and video games
Is it permissible to sell collectable cards, such as soccer cards, Pokémon, etc. Also video games disks, etc.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Selling scented candles and other scented products
1. I wanted to open a candle making business where I make scented candles and candles using resin and epoxy with pearls and stones for decoration.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood22 Jul 2025
Alcohol-Based Perfumes
Is it permissible to own a perfume store which stocks perfumes that are alcohol-based and not Itr. Is there any Hadith which mentions Barakah in…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online19 Jul 2025
Selling extended warranty included in the sale amount
I have seen previous questions, about whether purchasing extended warranties which are a separate line item at the time of purchasing a product, are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jul 2025
Preparing an accounting system for someone selling insurance policies
My friend’s father earns commission on selling insurance policies. I have been asked to prepare an accounting system to record all the income and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville15 Jul 2025
Selling Dogs And Birds
Is it permissible to sell dogs and birds?
- Mufti Online14 Jul 2025
Charging the customer a fee for paying by card due to bank charges
I run a business where I offer a service to clients. Some pay in cash and others pay by card. The bank charges me a commission for every transaction…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jul 2025
Stores rounding off the price when selling the product
Some stores mark products at a certain price but round off the amount. For example, the item is marked at R12.99 or R12.95, but they then round off…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2025
Dealing In Foreign Exchange
Is it permissable to purchase Dollars in exchange for Rands on credit? If it is permitted, on what rate is the person paying in Rands liable to pay?…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online7 Jul 2025
Khiyaarur ruyat (the option of buying or returning an item) for defective items on online purchases
I humbly request your guidance and a detailed, evidence-based response regarding the following scenario: Our business sells pharmaceutical machines…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2025
Earnings of a person selling Christmas trees and related products
My brother sells Christmas trees, Christmas related products on which happy Christmas is written and he paid my education fee. Will my income be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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