Buying and Selling
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What is the ruling on a partnership for fruit farming if one partner provides the capital and the other manages, with the profit divided equally or the latter receiving one-third, without bearing any loss? Is zakat due on the fruits or on the capital?
Is selling a motorcycle before the end of 2011—out of fear that its value would decrease in the new year—and the money earned from it, unlawful? And what must the seller do if it is unlawful?
Is giving a portion of the profits from the forbidden cigarette trade in charity permissible, and is there another legitimate way to earn a living given the difficult financial circumstances?
What is the ruling on dealing with a person whose money is usurious, suspicious, or stolen, in online commerce, and is it permissible to rely on him for purchasing goods and paying him their value despite his knowledge of the unlawfulness of his money?
Is it permissible for an Islamic preacher to exploit the giving of lessons in the mosque to promote his merchandise, and is it permissible for the officials to allow him to do so?
Is zakat obligatory on a sum of money deposited in a bank for the purpose of buying a house, and upon which a year has passed while it has reached the nisab? And is zakat obligatory on a small house that was bought for the purpose of living in it or benefiting from its increase in price?
Is it permissible to pay money to the tribal chief, which is collected for buying weapons and ammunition to slaughter sacrifices for the purpose of revenge, and what should an individual do if threatened or attacked for not paying?
Is buying and selling sheep, with the payment of 10 riyals for each head purchased in exchange for financing the transaction, Islamically permissible?
What is the ruling on a husband asking his wife for permission in all her actions and private finances?
Which lands, among numbers 1, 2, and 3, are subject to Zakat, provided a complete year has passed since their purchase and sale?
What is the ruling on seeking fame in matters that are not suspicious, and how can one differentiate between that and showing off, and is there any prohibition in it?
Is the accountant sinful for entering data for illegal trade visas via the same computer used for accounting programs, especially since he does not receive payment for this, and he has advised his sponsor without success? And is his salary considered unlawful due to suspicion regarding the sponsor's money?
Is it permissible to take a loan from Al Rajhi Bank in Jordan through a transaction of buying and then selling olive oil, knowing that the intention is to obtain money and not the oil?
How is the zakat calculated for an amount of 160,0 pounds, which is the proceeds from selling a machine that was bought for trade in January 2013 for 150,0 pounds, after its zakat was paid in July 2012, knowing that its sale took place in September 2013?
Is the issue of Murabaha to the one who orders the purchase, which some contemporary scholars consider impermissible, a matter of dispute? And what is the most preponderant opinion on it, along with the evidence?
What is the ruling on dealing with the company "ClickBank" which operates on an affiliate marketing system, and does the condition of "hand-to-hand" exchange in buying and selling apply to it?
What is the ruling on online currency trading through an Islamic account that adheres to the following controls: no usurious interest when holding positions overnight or on cash facilities, margin accounts without lending, and immediate قبض (seizure/possession) and immediate settlement?
Is it permissible to take financial compensation (a profit of 2-3 dinars) from the office when purchasing spare parts or devices for them, by buying them at a lower price than the market and then selling them to them at a higher price?
What is the ruling on the rapid buying and selling of shares on the same day or hour, given the ignorance of what goes on behind the scenes and how quickly shares are registered in one's name, and is it permissible to trade them over long periods, such as months, taking into account the impact of this on prices?
What is the ruling on dealing in the stock market, which involves forward online contracts on commodities and currencies, knowing that the profits are fixed and buying and selling are not done hand-to-hand?
Is it permissible to exploit expertise in foreign exchange markets with a margin system (leverage) to speculate on the currencies of countries hostile to Muslims, and to use the profits for charity (sadaqat) and struggle in the way of Allah (jihad fi sabilillah), without taking any personal financial return?
What is the story of Bahira the monk and his saying to the elders of Quraysh: "Indeed, when you approached from the Aqaba, there remained no tree or stone that did not prostrate, and they do not prostrate save to a prophet," and did the monk see the stone and the tree prostrating to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and how did he know that they prostrated to him?
Is it permissible or forbidden to buy shares from the stock market for the required financing amount, then take a paper proving that and present it to the bank for the purchase process to be completed and for the bank to give the customer the amount of money, and for the bank to then dispose of the shares by selling and buying them?
Is money earned from buying building permits at a nominal price, then obtaining worker visas based on them and selling these visas at prices lower than the market rate, permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)?