Buying and Selling
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Is zakat obligatory on a house that the father bought with the intention of preserving money and making a profit, then his intention changed for it to become a dwelling for his son, with the son being uncertain about his residence in it due to the possibility of selling it and buying another, and if it is obligatory, then upon whom is it obligatory and what is its amount?
Is it permissible to produce a book or a disc containing encyclopedic information drawn from personal experiences, websites, and manufacturing companies, with citation, translation, and utilization of images and video clips, and perhaps arranging the ideas in a manner similar to what already exists?
What is the ruling on buying a car through Al-Oula Financing Company in Qatar?
What is the ruling on selling or buying cats, and does the prohibition on the price of a feline (ath-thaman as-sinawr) apply only to wild cats or also to domestic ones?
Is it permissible, from an Islamic perspective, to trade currencies online (Forex) using a new product that avoids the aforementioned Sharia prohibitions, such as margin trading, selling what one does not own, overnight fees (interest on holding positions), and combining sales and loans, by relying on the client trading with their own money only without leverage, and with the guarantee of constructive possession (Qabd Hukmi)?
Is a son considered sinful if he travels for work without the absolute consent of his divorced parents, knowing that they emotionally manipulate him and contribute to his misery?
Does the selling and renting of music tapes and movies—excluding pornographic ones—render the money earned from them unlawful, and is zakat permissible on it?
Is it permissible to make a model of the Kaaba and place it in a school for display only, without circumambulating it?
Is it permissible to participate in a business venture where the capital is from me and the work is from a partner, with the agreement that I bear any loss in exchange for splitting the profit equally?
What is the ruling on placing pictures of beautiful women on commercial products for the purpose of beautifying them and increasing their sales?
Is it permissible for me to take a 10% commission from a reduced price for components that I find for my company, knowing that my work is not related to buying and selling?
Is buying a house through the bank by the bank selling it to me and then me buying it back from the bank in installments with interest for a period of 30 years, halal or haram?
What is the Shariah ruling on some Islamic banks entering international stock markets?
"How is Zakat calculated on land prepared for trade if its prices change during the year? "
What should I do about involuntarily consuming food and drink derived from usurious money? Should I cut ties with my father and leave home, knowing that my father lives off usurious profits from money he inherited from my grandfather, and he cannot invest it in trade for fear of losing it? I am a student unable to work, and my mother is ill and unable to work, and I have tried advising them both without success?
Is it obligatory to verify the legitimacy of a shop's activity—whether its owner is a disbeliever or not—before designing a paid sign for it, or providing application systems with information, given that the legitimacy of its activity is unknown?
What is the ruling on buying and selling dogs?
What is meant by "trade carried out by mutual agreement" in the noble verse, "O you who have believed, do not consume your property among yourselves by unlawful means, but [only] unless it is trade carried out by mutual agreement among you"?
Is zakat due on lands designated for future sale to finance the construction of another property?
Are the one million dollars in my possession, acquired from selling a summarized book of another book that did not state its copyright was reserved, and then investing the profits in the electronics trade, halal or haram, or is part of it halal and part of it haram? And if there is a haram part in it, what is its amount?
Is the aforementioned transaction with Al Rajhi Bank permissible by Sharia, which involves buying palm oil from the stock market, then selling it to me and staggering the payments, along with my authorization to the bank to sell it? If it is not permissible, do I have to return the remaining amount to the bank, or is sincere repentance sufficient while using the money for building a house?
What is the ruling on developing surplus funds from the proceeds of an endowment (waqf) designated for the descendants of the endower, engaging in trade with it, and taking a percentage for its development, given that the reason for the surplus is the beneficiaries' current lack of need for the proceeds?
What is the ruling of Islam on a person and his family being away from his parents for many years in pursuit of livelihood outside his country, and does Islam specify a certain period of absence after which the person must return?
What is the ruling on buying and owning gold-plated playing cards (the deck) with the intention of collecting them as a hobby, and not for eating, wearing, or showing off, and is it obligatory to return them, sell them, or throw them away?