Buying and Selling
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What is the ruling on participating in buying a certain stock or currency and profiting from it, if there is an agreement to buy it at a specific time with the aim of raising its price, and then selling it after its rise?
What is the ruling on investing friends' money in installment-based trade with a fixed profit from the capital, and how can it be corrected if it is unlawful?
Is zakat due on lands owned by a real estate development company, which undergo long development stages (leveling, road paving, extending utilities) and take years, and is this annually or only upon their sale, knowing that the profit margin is not large?
Is it permissible for me to trade in products I do not own, by displaying pictures of goods from Chinese websites at a different price, and when a customer orders, I purchase them for him and then resell them? And is it permissible for me to take the discounted amount from foreign websites for which I act as an intermediary, or must I return it to the buyer?
What is the ruling on manufacturing goods identical to samples bearing a registered and protected trademark, but which is not international and only known in its country? And is it permissible to manufacture them if the trademark is unprotected but has been promoted by others?
When is zakat due on a residential plot of land that you own but do not live in, and which you did not offer for sale until last Eid al-Fitr: is it upon selling it or upon the passing of a full year (hawl) on it?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to ask a non-Muslim to transfer a sum of money to him via the bank, and is this considered an act of loyalty to disbelievers or entrusting matters to them?
Is the remaining amount from selling a medicine at a price higher than the company's price permissible, and is that considered usury and trade?
Is it permissible to buy sweets to celebrate what is called Christmas, in response to the parents' request, while only consuming the sweets and not participating in the celebration?
Is zakat obligatory on saved money designated for building, after it was previously subject to zakat, then the saving stopped for the purpose of buying land and building on it, then saving resumed along with borrowing money for building?
Is it permissible for a woman observing her iddah to go out during the day for recreation? What is the ruling on her going out for a stroll without feeling distressed? Does the ruling differ based on the proximity or time of the place? Is it permissible for her to consume saffron and rosewater, and to use shampoo containing olive oil?
Is it permissible to obtain a loan from the Banque Saudi Fransi using the Tawarruq system—purchasing a metal and selling it to the client—given that the bank has stated the system conforms to Islamic Sharia, while one of the شيخs indicated an issue with the buying and selling process?
What is the Shariah evidence relied upon by the Fiqh Council of North America to determine that the criterion for cooperation in sin and aggression is direct involvement, and that indirect involvement is permissible? Is there a preference among Fiqh Councils, and are the decisions of the Jeddah Fiqh Council more authoritative to follow?
What is the ruling on buying and selling foreign currencies on the global stock market by monitoring price fluctuations via a computer screen?
What is the ruling on my brother evading taxes and selling clothes in a grocery store for less than the market price? And is it permissible for me to buy from him?
Is corresponding with a righteous man via the Internet, for the purpose of inviting to Allah and exchanging information, considered something religiously impermissible for which one may be punished, even if the relationship is purely fraternal?
"Is Zakat obligatory on someone who catches fish every three days and sells it immediately? "
Is it permissible to purchase milk from milk banks if the amount of milk is equivalent to four or fewer nursings, in order to avoid the commingling of lineages, knowing that suckling does not prohibit except with five nursings?
Is it permissible to sell counterfeit clothing that was purchased before knowing the ruling of prohibition in order to recover its value, and is it permissible to buy counterfeit brands prevalent in the markets?
What is the ruling on buying cats for breeding?
Are transactions involving the buying and selling of currencies via phone on the stock exchange permissible, with profit or loss calculated, if the exchange acts as an agent for the money changer?
Is Zakat due on medicines and supplies present in a pharmacy if a year has passed on them?
Is it permissible to equalize advance payments of Zakat in dollars and to evaluate the company's assets in dollars at the end of the year, in order to avoid the inflation occurring in the value of the Syrian Pound?
Is buying products that support Israel considered an apostasy from the religion of God at the present time?