Buying and Selling
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Is the profit resulting from selling products as a commercial intermediary, by setting the price for the buyer after adding a profit to the factory price, and receiving part or all of the amount before production and delivery (which is done upon request), and after presenting a sample to the buyer, permissible (halal)?
Does the building contractor who owns one-third of the building upon its completion fall under the category of a manufacturer (sāniʿ)? And does the one who commissions the manufacturing, such as an owner who brings in a contractor to build for him, fall under the category of a manufacturer? And what about the one who commissions manufacturing in areas other than construction, specifically regarding the sale of a commodity that has not yet been taken possession of?
What is the ruling on using a program whose producing company is Israeli or whose programmer is Israeli?
What is the ruling on a seller stipulating a specific number of items per customer, especially during discount periods? Is it permissible for the customer to exceed this number, and what is the ruling on what they purchased? Does the ruling differ if the cashier or branch manager approves, or due to a large family?
Is it permissible to sell used gold and have its price determined by the goldsmith, then buy new gold from him for an equal or different value? Is this considered permissible (halal) or usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on imported goods for which merchants paid bribes to bring them in? Is it permissible to purchase them if other goods that were not brought in by bribery are available? And what is the ruling if this type of goods cannot be brought in except by bribery?
What is the ruling on selling books at a price higher than that stipulated on their covers, while effacing the original price and placing a sticker with a higher price?
What is the ruling on buying from Chinese merchants in light of China's stance on Muslims in Syria and its people, and is it permissible to set the price of products sold online without knowing local market prices?
How sound is the statement that it is forbidden to grant leverage if it is agreed upon as a loan, but permissible if it is conditioned upon mortgaging the asset being traded, while it is impermissible for the trader to pay commissions on financing or overnighting trades?
Is Zakat obligatory on a sum of 13,0 Libyan Dinars that was paid for the purchase of two cars approximately one year ago, and how much is the value of the Zakat if it is obligatory?
Is it permissible to agree with a partner to deduct usurious profits from the capital, and to pay the remaining amount in installments as a long-term loan, taking into account currency fluctuations and the fact that the money belongs to others?
Is it permissible to dispose of money earned from selling subscriptions to religiously prohibited television channels in installments, by investing it in a permissible business, and not returning it to the channel owners due to their forbidden content?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to partner with a polytheist in business if all the polytheist's money comes from usury and this partnership is in lawful goods?
Is it permissible to utilize the money of my mentally ill brother—which is deposited in my name in the bank as a trust—for the purpose of investing it in the sheep trade, while taking a percentage of the profits in return for the effort?
Is it considered a sin to obey my employer in lying to customers for fear of losing my job?
What is the ruling on profiting from buying and selling computer spare parts to companies or friends with the intention of trading? And what is the expiation for it if it is unlawful?
How can a man repent who accumulated his wealth from illicit sources and developed it through usury and unlawful trade over sixty years, especially given that some of those he dealt with have died and he does not know many of the rightful owners of the money?
How is profit divided between two partners if one contributes capital and the other effort?
What is the ruling on working for a company that relies on recruiting members and promoting licensed natural nutritional supplements, without requiring a fee for joining, and the product is the basis of the trade?
What is the ruling on taking 5,0 dirhams and returning 10,0 dirhams after two months, and what is the ruling on lending an amount equivalent to 5 grams of gold with the condition of returning the equivalent value of the gold at the time of repayment, and do the two transactions differ in ruling despite the single outcome? And how can money be lent while ensuring the return of the same value?
What is the ruling on missing Friday Prayer for work, knowing that it is a day when provision abounds, and is it permissible to work for a day or part of a Friday and leave it for other days?
What is the ruling on a group of buyers agreeing to distribute fish among themselves in sequence, setting a specific purchase price for the fisherman, and preventing other buyers from entering the bidding, and what is the ruling on participating in or violating this agreement?
To what extent is the hadith authentic: “Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, and salt for salt,” and that the exchange be hand-to-hand (ha’ bi ha’), and what is the ruling on buying and selling these items according to Sharia?
Is zakat obligatory on land that the mother bought with the intention of building, then left for sale after the son bought a better plot of land?