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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 34 of 43

  1. Mufti Online29 Jul 2015

    Becoming an agent for selling a liquor licence

    One of my friends, who is not a Muslim, asked me to help him sell a liquor license through which I will get a commission. Is it permissible for me…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Mufti Online28 Jul 2015

    Honouring one's promise

    Please advise if this was a valid transaction and if the buyer did anything wrong? A product was on sale, the buyer contacted the seller, a special…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Jamiat KZN4 Jun 2015

    Is selling cigarettes permissible?

    Is it permissible for a Muslim to become the distributor for selling cigarettes? He will be the agent who is responsible to sell throughout the…

    Mufti Zaid Mohammed Shelia
  4. Mufti Online3 Jun 2015

    Selling items which are not declared

    I buy burqas from south africa to sell it back in my country. Not in a shop but personally. Now the law at the airport in my country is that if we…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  5. Mufti Online3 Jun 2015

    Incomplete sale

    Mohammed and Abdul Kader own a business property on a 50/50 basis. Mohammed offers to sell 50% of his portion of the property to Abdul Kader for R1…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Mufti Online2 Jun 2015

    Opening a hukkah parlor

    My friend wanted to start a business of hukkah parlor. Is it permissible or not?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online1 Jun 2015

    Permissibility of a Credit Sale

    I sometimes need to buy something but don’t have the cash on me. Can I buy the goods on credit? If yes, are there any conditions to adhere to?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Mufti Online27 May 2015

    The ruling pertaining to things which are halaal and haraam

    Please advise if the sale of the following is permissible and the income halaal: 1. Recipe books that contain some recipes with haraam items listed…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  9. Mufti Online25 May 2015

    Pet food

    I have a supermarket and I am a retailer of basic food and groceries. I would like to know if it is permissible for me to sell any pet food (dogs…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  10. Mufti Online19 May 2015

    Advertising an item that one does not have possession off

    1. Say I place advertisements for commodities that I do not have possession of. The advert will not mention that I do not currently possess such…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Mufti Online12 May 2015

    Taking an extra amount over and above the loan

    My cousin needs to buy transportation for his business and needs money. He said he will give a fixed small amount of money every month from his…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  12. Mufti Online10 May 2015

    Referring to qualified Ulamaa for each transaction

    What are the rules and guidelines that have to be followed for a bank to be Shari’ah compliant? When dealing with the bank, how do we judge whether…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Mufti Online28 Apr 2015

    Copyright

    A layperson says that even though copyright is haraam, it is nevertheless unethical and against Islamic spirit to copy and freely distribute…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Ask Imaam21 Apr 2015

    Buying a Medical Insurance policy

    Please enlighten me on my query on buying medical insurance. I reside in India where cost of medical treatment (medicine, hospitalization, cost of…

    Ismail Desai
  15. Mufti Online21 Apr 2015

    Writing articles

    Can I write articles and sell it by taking it from the web and books?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online18 Apr 2015

    Reviewing videos on YouTube

    I want to make videos on YouTube in which I review children’s toys. My face will not be visible in the video. All you will see in the video is my…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online1 Apr 2015

    Easter eggs

    Is it permissible to sell easter eggs and make them for easter in Islam?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  18. Mufti Online1 Apr 2015

    Selling coffins

    1) Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell coffins to: a. Muslims? b. Non-muslims? 2) The following categories of Muqtadis are present for a Jamaat…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online31 Mar 2015

    Leaving out business transactions at the time of Jumuah

    I would like to know whether the command of leaving bay at the time of jumuah will also apply to ladies who do business over BBM etc?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Mufti Online31 Mar 2015

    Drop Shipping

    Is the trading concept of 'Drop Shipping' permissible? If yes, please provide some tips/advice on the correct methods to use as a Muslim trader.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Mufti Online31 Mar 2015

    Returning an Item

    I purchased an item from a certain Muslim business man. I no longer require the item. I produced my slip as required. I was refused a refund but was…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  22. Mufti Online31 Mar 2015

    Purchasing from Hindus

    I live in India and here Hindus have very different traditions like in front of the shops they smash some kind of fruits and lemons and coconuts and…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Mufti Online25 Mar 2015

    Sewing a short sleeve dress for a customer

    Is it permissible for me to sew a dress with short sleeves for a female customer, even though it is possible that she will wear it in front of non…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  24. Ask Imaam20 Mar 2015

    Interest free transaction

    I am planning to buy a brand new car (Honda) from the Honda dealership. The dealer has agreed to sell me the new car for $33,000. I would be paying…

    Asim Patel
  25. Mufti Online18 Mar 2015Roman Urdu

    Insurance

    Kya LIC insurance karana jaiz he? Bikes, rikshaw or dukan ka hota he usse jaiz kyu qarar diya he?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online11 Mar 2015

    Purchasing a soft copy of a document

    I wish to purchase a set of notes from a company. Once I make payment via EFT, they will send me these notes via email. There is thus no physical…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online11 Mar 2015

    Extended warranty on equipment

    I intend purchasing some equipment. The normal price of the equipment is R180 000 and a warranty is given for two years. The company offers an…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  28. Mufti Online10 Mar 2015

    Selling cigarettes

    Is it ok to sell cigarettes?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  29. Mufti Online10 Mar 2015

    Buying and selling shares

    Is it haraam to buy and sell shares in the stock market?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Ask Imaam27 Feb 2015

    Binary trade

    I wish to refer my previous question which was not answered. However the question relates to binary trade. By reading your response on Fatwa 30915…

    Fahad Abdul Wahab
  31. Ask Imaam26 Feb 2015

    Selling other peoples articles and designing click adds.

    can i write articles and sell it. by taking it from the web and others ideas ,books? also can i earn by subscribing to paid advertisements where in…

    Ismail Dawoodjee
  32. Mufti Online26 Feb 2015

    Using a credit card

    I have some money invested that are easily redeemable and have a credit card as well. When I become cash strapped I resort to the Credit card due to…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online26 Feb 2015

    Selling a commodity that one does not own

    Can I buy an item and pay for it when the seller does not have possession of it yet? Only after payment is made, the seller orders the product from…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Mufti Online18 Feb 2015

    Selling a photo with faces of people online

    A certain person attended a soccer match at a big stadium. During the match, he took photos, and then sold one of the photos. There are figures of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  35. Mufti Online12 Feb 2015

    The ruling pertaining to things which are halaal and haraam

    Please advise if the sale of the following is permissible and the income halaal: (1) Secular textbooks on topics like engineering, mathematics,…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  36. Mufti Online11 Feb 2015

    Online shopping

    What is the ruling on buying products online where one only sees the picture of the product? Also will it be permissible to sell one's products…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  37. Mufti Online9 Feb 2015

    Selling a car that has been financed by the bank

    I bought a car in India by bank finance 8 month ago. Now I realised that it is haram and I have no money to pay off the loan at once and now I want…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  38. Mufti Online8 Feb 2015

    Selling cigarettes

    Is the business of selling cigarettes haraam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  39. Jamiat KZN21 Jan 2015

    My question is about the keeping and selling of dogs?

    1) I live in a part of the uk it is quiet there is a town nearby but it is not a city and recently a shop got robbed I was thinking maybe it is best…

    Saeed Ncane
  40. Mufti Online7 Jan 2015

    Clothing accounts

    I want to know if having clothing accounts like truworths, miladys and so on is haraam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

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