Buying and Selling
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Is zakat obligatory on money saved in the bank and on the amount with which I purchased a car, and is the completion of a full year (hawl) a condition for paying zakat on them both?
Is buying and selling shares in an electricity company through Arab Bank permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), given that the bank takes a sum of money in exchange for its brokerage?
Do the heirs of a grandmother demand only the value of the original inheritance, or also a percentage of the profit generated by the trade in which this inheritance was invested since 1964, after the death of the grandmother's brother who seized the inheritance?
What should a person do if the world has become too confined for him and he cannot find work despite his search and his possession of a degree, leading him to hate this worldly life?
What is the ruling concerning a husband's money that is spent from his son's earnings from selling drugs, and what should the wife do about this matter?
What are the points from the inheritance of the deceased father on which Zakat is obligatory, how is it calculated, when is its Hawl determined, what is the ruling on delaying its disbursement, and is it permissible for the legal guardian to dispose of it himself?
What is the ruling on trading in ornamental birds, cats, dogs, and birds of prey?
Is it permissible to purchase a house in installments from a real estate company that sells houses under construction, given that it stipulates the involvement of an insurance company as a third party in the financing process and supervision of construction, with a fixed and predetermined profit margin from the outset, and fixed monthly installments that do not change even in the event of late payment?
Did Sheikh Al-Albani issue a fatwa that Zakat is not obligatory upon the merchant regarding the capital with which he trades?
How can one avoid and get rid of the usurious interests resulting from selling shares that were purchased through an Islamic bank, knowing that the main underwriter is a usurious bank, and what is the method for calculating and discharging these interests according to scholars?
Is it considered usury for one person to take money from another to trade with it, on the condition that the original amount be returned to him with an agreed-upon increase (for example: taking 400 and returning 450), knowing that the owner of the money is not a partner in the profits or losses? And what is the ruling on the creditor and the debtor in this case?
What is the ruling on investing other people's money for a certain percentage in exchange for bearing 70% of the loss and splitting the profits equally, or by paying a fixed monthly amount for a specified period then retrieving the capital with profit, and what is the legitimate method for murabaha and office fees for buying and selling shares for others?
What is the ruling on usury if it is as follows: The bank buys a commodity for 8,0, then the customer sells it to another merchant in coordination with the bank and for a commission to the merchant, then the customer pays the bank 10,0 in installments, for the purpose of buying a house that contains a mosque?
Is writing fictional, non-Islamic horror stories about jinn and haunted houses forbidden (haram), and is the money earned from selling them forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on seeking help from foreign workers?
Does informing another broker of a higher price offer for a plot of land for sale constitute "buying over one's brother's sale" if no contracts have been written yet, and must the first party be informed of the second offer?
What is the duty of a mature son if his father's money is mixed with suspicion of haram (such as bribery and reducing specifications in work), and is it permissible for him to use this money for his studies and his lawful trade?
What is the explanation of the hadith: "If you engage in 'inah transactions, and hold onto the tails of cows, and are content with agriculture, and abandon jihad, Allah will inflict humiliation upon you which He will not remove until you return to your religion"?
Is it permissible to sell the leftover biscuits from students at school that are about to expire, and deposit the money into the school's treasury, and would the one who bought them be sinful?
Is it permissible to take a bank loan to buy a residence (a house or an apartment) for the purpose of living in it, not for trade or profit?
Is it permissible for a bookstore owner to sell a small device that contains an Atari game (video game)?
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Is it permissible to purchase an "undetermined land receipt" regarding its location and area, and to benefit from it through a Sharia-compliant agency (wikala shar'iyya) to dispose of the land later while it remains in the seller's name, and is Zakat obligatory on this receipt?
What is the ruling on reading and owning self-help books that contain exercises for skill development?