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  • Dealer buys cars from the bank and then sells them at higher price

    Assalam o alaikum I am planning to finance a car without interest, I went to a dealer few days ago and he told me that what they do for us Muslims is that they buy from bank and sell us for a higher price (that essentially includes the interest which dealer pays to bank and they add it up to the total price), now does Islam allows us to get involved.. More

  • He allows customers to bring alcohol and consume it in his restaurant

    my friend's husband has a halal restaurant where they allow people to bring their own alcohol but do not sell alcohol. can i accept gifts or food from them? .. More

  • Taking one's paid-for order without waiting for the shop worker

    aslam o alaikum!! Today I went to shop to buy something to eat. I went to a worker and she gave me a slip on which it was written that what I had to buy and I also gave her the required money. Then I went to the other ones to get that thing but inspite of asking it again and again no one listened. a girl who was standing nearby said me to take that.. More

  • Honesty brings about blessing

    In the Name of Allaah The Most Merciful, The Ever-Merciful. As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum, What is the ruling on selling imitation auto spare parts which are packaged in the boxes of genuine spare parts? Of course, we buy them and sell them to shops at the price of imitation items. We do not know whether some of those shop owners sell them as genuine or not... More

  • Rescinding a sale with a Muslim who is not happy with his transaction

    I am a woman who lives abroad. There was a woman who wished to buy an expensive electric device from me. She bought it at half its real price and she was the one who determined the price. After taking the device to her home and wanting to turn it on, she discovered that there was no proper electric current at her home, which is 220 volts. So, she asked.. More

  • A sale with a price-affecting condition

    I want to buy a car for 40,000 pounds. I will pay 20,000 in advance and the rest, based on the company's conditions, will be deposited in the bank and the remaining installments will be paid from the revenues. Is this transaction considered Riba? Thank you... More

  • Allaah permits trade

    I have a sum of money which I would like to invest. Is it permissible for me to trade with this money so that whenever a commodity is demanded from me I buy it and then sell it either in cash or installments after adding my profit? May Allaah Reward you. .. More

  • Selling to the purchase-ordering party with the aim of possession or Tawarruq

    I want to buy a car through an Islamic bank, but I heard about the difference in opinions among the scholars in this respect. Some consider it prohibited, others consider it lawful, and so on. When I was visiting the Holy Mosque in Makkah, a Shaykh was giving a lecture and he said that this transaction is unanimously considered impermissible by Shaykhs.. More

  • The ruling on disposing of the properties of others

    There are refrigerators in the rooms of most hotels which include bottled water, drinks, and biscuits. Taking any of these items means buying it, but they are sold at a very expensive price. Is it permissible to take something from the refrigerator and then buy a similar thing from the market (at a cheaper price) and put it instead of the thing that.. More

  • In principle, people are free from liabilities

    Five years ago, I bought an apartment in an apartment block which has a body of apartment block owners. When I moved into the apartment, I was surprised by the body asking me to pay 200 pounds for some ongoing maintenance works. Therefore, I paid the sum immediately. Meanwhile, I was also asked to pay another 150 pounds for the maintenance works which.. More

  • Price increase in selling by installments has no maximum

    Is it permissible to buy and sell in installments, taking into consideration that such a transaction increases the commodity’s price in different rates? Are there specific conditions for selling by installments; such as the type of the commodity, the amount of the installments, the rate of increase, time interval, and so on? Please advise. May Allaah.. More

  • Buying computer warranty

    As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum, I bought a computer from a shop that provides a three-year warranty if the buyer pays 250 USD in addition to the price of the computer. This warranty guarantees everything in the computer, whereby, in case of any problem, the shop should either fix it or replace the broken part with a new one. It should be known that there are.. More

  • Not dealing in foreign currency is rewarded when there is good intention

    I work in an Arabian Gulf State. Is it permissible to buy the US dollars in order to deposit it in one of my country’s banks or exchange it there or exchange it with Euros? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling? Please advise. May Allaah Reward you... More

  • Promoting goods through photos of indecently-dressed women

    Assalamu aleykum! I'm working in e-shop. Can you explain me please, is it permissible to change a name of a good if its present name is "Paradise" while i am not a director of the shop but only a manager? And is it permissible to put a photo of half-naked women wearing bathrobes or other clothes to advertise woman goods (bathrobes, gowns, dresses etc.)?.. More