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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 5 of 43

  1. Mufti Online2 Nov 2024

    Shop policy allowing exchanges and not refunds

    If I go to a shop and ask for a refund, if the shop doesn't give me the money back but rather allows me to take something to that value, is it…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Mufti Online2 Nov 2024

    Selling one's PlayStation

    When I was young I had a play station. Now I am studying in Aalim class. I don't use it anymore. Can I sell my play station?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Azaadville31 Oct 2024

    Selling Items Related To Non-Mulsim Celebrations/Festivals

    Is it permissible to sell gifts and promotional items for non-Muslim occasions?

  4. Azaadville31 Oct 2024

    Applying Mehndi On A Non-Muslim At The Time Of Diwali

    If a lady applies mehndi as an occupation, will it be permissible for her to apply on non-Muslim woman for Diwali?

  5. Azaadville30 Oct 2024

    Selling Dolls Without Eyes

    Will it be permissible to sell dolls which have the shape of a bunny, but does not have any physical (eyes etc.) or bodily (fingers etc.) features…

  6. Azaadville28 Oct 2024

    Using Riba (Interest) To Settle Levies

    I would like to know if Riba (interest funds) can be used to avert of taxes such as petrol levies and RAF levies ?

  7. Mufti Online27 Oct 2024

    Selling an unclaimed collateral to retrieve one's money

    A year ago, I had a customer who wished to purchase an item for R1200. He only had R800. So he opted to leave his spare wheel with me. I told him…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  8. Mufti Online27 Oct 2024

    Butcher charging the customer for the tray and plastic when weighing the meat

    I own a butcher shop. When we weigh the meat, we weigh it with the plastic and the tray, and we charge him accordingly. Is this fine?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  9. Mufti Online27 Oct 2024

    Selling musical instruments

    I am in the business of selling sound equipment like speakers, mixers, and amplifiers. To remain competitive. I feel the need to offer a wider range…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  10. Azaadville25 Oct 2024

    Buying Gold Coins And Taking Possession Thereof At A Later Time

    As far as gold is concerned, does the gold have to be paid for and received in one sitting? The gold price fluctuates by the minute. We have to book…

  11. Mufti Online24 Oct 2024

    Selling various products via Whatsapp or a website

    1. I sell products from my business website. My supplier has 200 products. I stock 100 items but list all 200 items on the website stating…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  12. Mufti Online24 Oct 2024

    Selling an item to an intoxicated person

    I get many customers who are either semi-drunk or completely intoxicated. Will it be permissible to sell to them?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Azaadville22 Oct 2024

    A Representative To Purchase Charging More Than The Cost

    People ask me to purchase vehicles for them. After sourcing a suitable vehicle, I negotiate with the seller. I will then charge the buyer who…

  14. Azaadville21 Oct 2024

    Earning A Commission On Referrals

    I refer customers to car dealers and in return they pay me a commission for the referrals. I am only paid the commission if the client referred…

  15. Mufti Online17 Oct 2024

    Selling an item to someone not knowing whether they will use it for something impermissible

    1. Would it be halal for me to sell gold to a cash for gold place because there is a high chance they will sell this gold to a refiner, scrap gold…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  16. Mufti Online13 Oct 2024

    Taking one's food from the hotel breakfast to the hotel room

    Please clarify the following: We have booked and paid for a hotel breakfast. Is it permissible to take food items to my room that I am unable to eat…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online13 Oct 2024

    Forex trading

    Is forex trading permissible?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online17 Sep 2024

    Trading gold on the forex stock market

    I want to know if trading gold on the forex stock market is allowed? From my understanding... You are buying shares of gold that is in a gold…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online15 Sep 2024

    Trading on a crypto exchange group

    I have a question about a certain crypto exchange group called “mega”. Basically it’s a group that trades in a platform called “2139 exchange”. Me…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  20. Mufti Online15 Sep 2024

    Profit earned from a business that was opened with stolen money

    I wasn’t really religious growing up so I made severe mistakes. I made a business that’s doing great alhamdulilah. However, I stole money from…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  21. Mufti Online10 Sep 2024

    Businessman preventing two people from transacting a sale on his property

    Could mufti advise on the following: Person A owns a Cash n Carry, person B and person C both are his customer's and purchase from him. At the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  22. Mufti Online9 Sep 2024

    Earning through giving good reviews on a website

    I need clarification on giving good paid reviews to a website. The previous week one individual from UK reached me on WhatsApp to start working on a…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Mufti Online9 Sep 2024

    Selling customized products made on order

    If a person does not own any products, he cannot sell them according to the hadith. But what will be the ruling for customized products which are…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  24. Ibn Masood9 Sep 2024

    Transaction Concluded on eBay

    I sold an item on eBay that I thought was working perfectly fine. The buyer asked me if it works and I said that it does. He needed a new one, but…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
  25. Mufti Online8 Sep 2024

    Online trading

    Regarding online trading, be it a commodity or currency, it is been said that it's not permissible based on both exchanges being deferred and if 1…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online4 Sep 2024

    Permissibility of "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals

    I wanted to know the Share'ee ruling on "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals that many merchants offer in their stores. For example, buy 1 case of water, get 1…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online2 Sep 2024

    Trading gold on the forex market

    I have recently heard of a new venture many of our Muslims are going into, it is the trading of gold on the forex market. I wanted to find out if it…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  28. Mufti Online31 Aug 2024

    A Salam Transaction (a Forward Sale)

    What is a salam transaction and the Shar’ee ruling that relates to it?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  29. Mufti Online22 Aug 2024

    Fixing and selling TV's

    I have a furniture and appliance store where we sell and fix furniture and appliances. Can I fix and sell TV's? Would the money be permissible to…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Mufti Online22 Aug 2024

    Designing and selling colouring books

    Is designing and selling colouring books halal provided that there's no animate objects and no haraam elements in it?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  31. Mufti Online22 Aug 2024

    Selling products that have animate pictures on the packaging

    If a shop owner purchases items with murat (animate pictures) and/or female pictures on the packaging, sells these products and advertises them,…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  32. Mufti Online18 Aug 2024

    Joining a buying group that charges a monthly fee

    Please advise regarding below: There is a group/consortium that allows you to join them for an admin fee of R1000 a month. The benefit of joining…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  33. Mufti Online18 Aug 2024

    Using pirated software

    If a person used to use pirated software of Microsoft packages such as Word and PowerPoint and he used to use Adobe pirated software which he…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Camperdown14 Aug 2024

    What is considered as a defect in trade?

    What is considered as a defect in buying/selling?

    Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir
  35. Mufti Online8 Aug 2024

    Woman selling halaal food to a café that sells haraam food

    Can I sell my food which is Halaal at a cafe that sells haraam food e.g hamburgers etc.? I won't be there selling the food but I'll leave my…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Ibn Masood8 Aug 2024

    Buying Wheel Caps From Vendors

    Vendors/hawkers sell second-hand wheel caps, which are presumably obtained from the roadside where it has fallen off from cars (the owners do not…

    Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
  37. Ibn Masood6 Aug 2024

    Charging A Fee When Swiping A Card

    Small-scale businesses accept bank cards as a method of payment. However they have a minimum of R30 or R50 spend in order to swipe. I visited a…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
  38. Mufti Online4 Aug 2024

    Charging handling fees on items returned

    Is it Islamically permissible to: 1. To charge a general 15% handling fee for all returns for admin & transportation costs. Example, the seller is…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  39. Azaadville2 Aug 2024

    Selling An Item Kept As Amaanat To The Person Keeping The Amaanat

    Does the person keeping an Amaanat with someone have to re-take possession of the item if he wants to sell the item to the person keeping the Amaanat?

  40. Mufti Online1 Aug 2024

    Selling products that contain CBD

    Is it permissible to sell products e.g., oils and salts that contain CBD?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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