Buying and Selling
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Does the proposed formula—a 20% increase or decrease from the amount invested in trade to avoid usury—still fall within the realm of usury? And what is the correct method for that?
Is it permissible to trade in fuels (such as gasoline and diesel) that are prohibited by the state, especially if it is with a forged license and leads to imprisonment and fines on charges of fraud and smuggling, and is it permissible to direct its proceeds towards the interests of Muslims, such as building mosques and giving zakat?
What is the ruling on the money given by the father to his youngest son to trade with, this money being from the wealth of his siblings working abroad, so as to make him wealthy and employed like them?
What is the ruling on a doctor taking 40% of the profits of hearing aid engineers—in addition to their original profit—in exchange for them selling hearing aids to patients, and what is the ruling on working in a center that accepts this commission, knowing that the doctor waives his share only?
Is it permissible to work with the "previously prohibited" financial leverage and dispose of the money generated from it to buy a house or educate younger siblings?
What is the ruling on money acquired from investing funds taken from an employer clandestinely, and does returning the stolen money make its profits permissible?
Is buying a product at a certain price and selling it to another party at a higher price considered permissible or usury?
Is zakat due on a shop bought for trade at the end of each year (hawl), or upon its sale?
What is the ruling on dealing with a man who agreed with a chicken farm owner that he would give him money to buy feed in large quantities at a price of 6,0 EGP per ton, and the farm owner would then sell it to himself at a price of 6,500 EGP, after which the profit would be divided equally, with the owner of the money being absent from the buying and selling operations?
Is zakat obligatory on land that was purchased with the intention of building on it, then selling it to buy another piece of land for residence due to unforeseen circumstances?
What is incumbent upon me after using non-genuine Windows to flash my phone, knowing that the computer I used for flashing was also running a non-genuine version of Windows, and I was not the one who installed it? And is formatting the phone alone sufficient to atone for this action?
Is it permissible to agree with a shop owner that he takes a percentage of the profit instead of the monthly rent, given that the capital for the clothing trade business is provided by another party?
What is the ruling on purchasing leftover food from a bakery via an application, without knowing the specific contents of the bag, and is this considered gharar (excessive uncertainty)?
What is the ruling on taking an unstable sum of money from an in-law who works as a money changer and is given money to pay employees' salaries, and who determines the percentage of profit himself?
Is it permissible to purchase usurious items by description without seeing them, with mutual possession in the contract session, such as buying described gold and silver and receiving them later in the same session after paying the price?
Is it permissible to enter into a partnership where the first party fully funds the project, and the second party – who works in the project – pays their share of the capital from their future profits?
Is what the mother did by selling and buying a portion of her property to her two daughters equally, and documenting it in the real estate registry, considered impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)? And does that affect the inheritance of her other sisters after her death? And will she be held accountable for it?
What is the ruling on investing in a project that will be established after capital has been raised, such as Islamic Sukuk, and what are the conditions for Islamic Sukuk?
What is the ruling on trade that relies on displaying clothing designs in an online store, where the customer makes a purchase, and then an external platform undertakes to print the design on the product and send it directly to the customer, given that the price of the product is immediately deducted from the seller's account, while the purchase price reaches him later?
What is the ruling on contracting with hotels to supply flowers and design gardens, and is this considered assisting in the spread of evils, given that these hotels serve alcoholic beverages?
Is it permissible for the seller to increase the price of a commodity when deferring payment compared to cash payment, and what is the ruling on this in light of usurious transactions?
Is it permissible to trade on a website that allows trading in gold and oil, whether with real money or for free, and stipulates following their accounts for free trading, and provides Islamic accounts that waive rollover fees and position holding fees, and allow the use of leverage?
Is the sin of usury in sales transactions similar to that of usury in loan transactions?
What is the ruling on buying and selling goods that have not been received or inspected, but rather left in the warehouses of the original seller and transferred by a bill of sale and receipt?