Buying and Selling
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Is an agreement to sell two measures of straw for four measures of straw considered usury, given the difference in the price per measure between the time of sale and the harvest season?
Is it permissible to work in a store, part of which is leased out for selling pork and its derivatives, and is it permissible to lease out this part in the first place?
Is it permissible for a teacher to profit from selling summaries and reviews that she prepares for students?
What is the ruling on disposing of the salary of a grandmother who has lost her mind, and is it permissible to use it to meet the family's financial needs or for marriage, knowing the difficulty of repaying what has been spent from it previously?
What is the ruling on buying a house from an American bank that first purchases the property and then offers it to the buyer, showing the buyer the contract that was made between the bank and the property owner, bearing only the owner's signature, and informing him that its representative will sign later?
What is the meaning of the option of defect?
Is it permissible for a trade in which a third party pays a sum of money and obtains a variable profit, while the intermediary takes a fixed percentage of the third party's profits?
Am I entitled to claim compensation for the amounts I lost in an attempt to transfer the ownership of a residential plot of land that I purchased, due to the presence of numerous heirs and the seller's inability to complete the transfer?
Is it permissible to purchase a house through institutions that claim to operate according to Islamic formulas (murabaha), when the monthly installments are higher than those of usurious loans, or is it more preferable to deal with usurious banks, especially given the doubts surrounding the legitimacy of some of these institutions' transactions?
What is the ruling on buying a car at a price higher than the market price and delaying payment for 20 days, then selling it at a price lower than the market price for cash and immediately? And does this transaction fall under Bay' al-'Inah, and what is Bay' al-'Inah and the reason for its prohibition?
What is the legal ruling on a man carrying materials with the intention of trading them, believing them to be stimulants and narcotics, then it becomes clear after analysis that they are not?
Is it permissible to send a passport-sized photo to a company when applying for a job, knowing that I do not wear a niqab?
Does speculation become void if the owner of the capital does not attend the monthly distribution of the profit sent to him, and what is the ruling on Islamic banks that deposit profits into the customer's account without the customer attending the distribution?
What is the ruling on working for an insurance company, "Amanah for Cooperative Insurance," in an administrative position (human resources) that has no relation to buying or selling, especially since the company claims its adherence to the rulings and principles of Islamic Sharia? And does the ruling differ if the company does not actually adhere to that?
Is it permissible to apply al-Wala wal-Bara' (loyalty and disavowal) between a believing Muslim and a sinful Muslim, or between a sinful Muslim and a disbeliever of good morals?
What is the ruling regarding a customs officer who is presented with alcoholic goods that are declared permissible for entry, and is it permissible for him to complete the procedures for their release?
Is there any obligation upon the questioner for selling SABIC shares immediately after purchasing them in the year 1432 A.H. to avoid usury, based on the bank employee's advice that holding them would involve usury?
What is the ruling on selling apartments through the bank, with the bank paying the full amount to the seller, while guaranteeing the buyer who pays the apartment price in installments to the bank with an annual commission of 3% without a down payment? And what is the ruling on buying land or financing real estate with a guarantee of the project or the land through the bank?
Is it permissible for a bank to purchase air conditioners for a certain price and sell them to a client at a higher price, with the client not taking possession of the air conditioners but instead receiving the amount in cash, under the pretext that the bank purchased and sold the air conditioners? What is the ruling if it is usury?
Is Zakat obligatory on inherited or purchased lands not intended for trade, but rather prepared for housing, or for saving for children, or for future investment?
Is it permissible to trade in bee honey that has been fed only on sugar solutions, and is it permissible to sell honey that was purchased as authentic to customers with the same description without being completely sure of its authenticity?
Are recurring thoughts about swearing by divorce during buying and selling, and doubting the occurrence of divorce in the event of perjury due to phrases such as "I will not sell it for such and such" or "I will not buy it for such and such," mere whisperings (waswas)? And is the only solution to ignore them and not succumb to them?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to bring foreign traders who sell both lawful and unlawful products to participate in a trade exhibition, with the aim of helping the organizers set it up, in exchange for him receiving free spaces therein to use for his Islamic Da'wah?
Is zakat obligatory on a plot of land displayed for sale but not yet sold? And how is it to be paid if it is obligatory? And how can one confront the deviant Rafidha sect that targets teenagers and warn against them?