Buying and Selling
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Is it permissible to deal with an apostate from the religion of Islam and with homosexuals in the context of working at a car maintenance center in Germany?
What is the obligatory zakat on a plot of land that a husband bought for the purpose of preserving wealth and increasing its value, preparatory to selling it and using its price to build a private home for himself and his offspring? Is the zakat calculated on its purchase price or on its value after the passing of a full year (hawl)?
Is zakat obligatory on land that was purchased with the intention of investment, and a Hawl (one year) has passed on it, but market stagnation has led to its price not increasing, causing its owner to leave it for the future?
Are the taxes imposed on tobacco permissible in Islamic law, and does stating their impermissibility entail the impermissibility of the salaries of state employees, and what is the ruling on prohibiting the sale of tobacco?
Is it permissible to take out a personal loan from a bank to buy a car, instead of buying a car in installments from the bank, so that the installments suit my financial capabilities?
Is it obligatory to inform the buyer of the original room price and the amount added to it? Is it obligatory to inform him that I am a merchant who adds to the price? Is it a condition to pay the hotel for the room before collecting its price from the buyer? Is raising the room price permissible when effort is exerted to obtain it during peak times? Is that considered exploitation? Is it permissible to trade in rooms even though it is not my specialization?
Would the money I receive be considered unlawful if my brother sold my apartment to an agent, and this agent sold it to someone whose money I am not sure is lawful?
Does selling "Dream Park" subsidized tickets, which the father of a colleague obtains by virtue of his job, at a higher price to "switchboards" that then sell them to people at a slightly lower price than the amusement park itself, make this money unlawful?
Is Zakat obligatory on a plot of land that was purchased for the purpose of sale, and its full value has been paid, but it has not been actually received due to the incomplete preparation of the مخطط (master plan/layout), especially given the buyer's ordinary financial circumstances?
Does deferred debt prevent Zakat from being due on saved amounts that exceed the installment of the debt due in the year of Zakat, especially if these amounts represent part of the value of an asset whose ownership increases with increased payments, and which carries an element of growth or trade?
Is Zakat obligatory on a house that was purchased with the intention of dwelling, but then its owner hesitated between selling it or living in it due to the cramped nature of his old dwelling?
Is the technical analysis of stocks, which studies the past price of a stock to predict its future price and determine times for buying and selling, considered a form of prognostication?
Does the buyer of a cultivated land receive the same reward as its original planter, which is that he has the reward of whoever eats from it until the Day of Resurrection, even though he did not do the planting himself?
Is selling and buying remote computer control software (which may be used for hacking) permissible, and is it permissible for a programmer to sell a program that allows the buyer to use it for hacking or for overt control?
Is land purchased for the purpose of contributing to an institution and acquiring a share of its capital considered among the trade goods upon which zakat is obligatory?
Is placing milk in the mosque considered selling within it, even though the agreement, contract, and handover of money occur outside the mosque?
Is it permissible for me to trade with money entrusted to me, while guaranteeing the principal in case of loss, and obtaining a percentage of the profits while returning the remainder to the original capital?
What is the ruling on purchasing from housing associations affiliated with syndicates that first pay the apartment's share of the land, then determine the remaining amount based on the cost of construction, finishing, and floor, and assign the apartment by public lottery?
Is it permissible to give instructions and advice on buying and selling in currency and metal markets for a monthly fee, knowing that the trader operates on a margin system?
Is Zakat obligatory on money obtained from selling a car that was purchased for the purpose of trade and profit, at its usual annual due date, or upon purchasing the car, or upon selling it?
What is the ruling on selling haram insurance shares (Alinma Tokio Marine Company) at a loss, then buying mixed shares with the same amount, and what should I do now?
Is it permissible to trade gold via Forex, especially with the 40-hour delay in receiving the price due to banking procedures, and the assurance that there are no usurious or non-usurious interests, with a small percentage taken for buying and selling, and does this differ from trading through a bank?
What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) prohibition "that a city dweller sell for a Bedouin, even if he is his brother by father and mother," and why is this prohibition, and how does it apply to city dwellers, and does it mean that the people of a country do not sell to another country? And what is the meaning of the prohibition of receiving (Talaqqi), and of a city dweller buying for a Bedouin, and of a man outbidding his brother's bargain, and of Najash (collusive bidding) and Tasriya (tying up a she-camel's udder), and why is each of these prohibited?
Is it permissible for a man to market the goods of a factory, agree on a price for them, then confirm the order with the factory after finding a buyer, and pay the factory's price after receiving the amount from the buyer?