Buying and Selling
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What should he do with the money he has from selling a phone he bought from a foreign website, after recovering the full purchase price from the seller, knowing that he used a personal discount voucher when buying it?
Is the financier entitled to claim the full capital back after the expiry of the agreed-upon period in the investment contract, and is the partner's refusal to sell the invested asset before the end of the period considered negligence that necessitates him bearing part of the loss?
Is zakat (the tithe) obligatory on vegetables and fruits prepared for personal use?
Is it permissible to sell the current equipment and divide the proceeds between the partner and the heirs of his deceased brother, or for the partner to buy some of the equipment for himself and give its value to the heirs when the partnership is dissolved?
What is the ruling on buying a taxi by installments through a bank, where the bank buys and owns the car, then sells it to me at a higher price on an installment basis?
Is it permissible to study and teach futures contracts in global stock markets, and to use them in a doctoral dissertation on preventing financial risks in oil markets?
Is zakat obligatory on a plot of land purchased for the purpose of building and selling apartments, knowing that construction has not yet begun? And if it is obligatory, should it be paid on the day of Arafat, as the questioner is accustomed to, or after six months, on the date the money was collected?
What is the ruling on men gathering in the mosque to drink tea, eat sweets, and discuss worldly matters after the Eid prayer?
Is it permissible to work with the company's clients after leaving it, in violation of the contract which stipulates not to work with them for 5 years, and is the money earned from such work unlawful, and what should I do if I have already started working and received salaries?
Is it permissible to borrow money from a Christian friend and return the amount with a profit determined by the borrower?
Is it permissible to deal with an Islamic bank in Germany that purchases a house in partnership with the buyer (65% for the bank and 35% for the buyer), and then the bank sells its share to the buyer through Murabaha for a fixed amount over ten years, and in case of default, the interest is not raised but rather the case is referred to government authorities?
How is the zakat calculated for a house bought with the intention of selling it, then inhabited and rented out before its sale, and the zakat for a plot of land bought with the intention of selling it, then planned for building apartments on it for sale? What is the ruling on postponing zakat payment in this case due to the need for money? And is it permissible for the wife to dispose of zakat money without her husband's permission, given his control over the finances?
Is purchasing school textbooks, with the library offering the opportunity to resell them at a lower price after the end of the semester, or renting them for a fixed non-refundable amount, considered usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on trading and keeping animals used for ornamental or hobby purposes, such as ornamental birds, reptiles, and predators?
Is it permissible for me to give my mother the one thousand riyals that were returned to me, knowing that my father paid it for my housing insurance, and he does not remember it, and my mother is asking for it on the grounds of his financial neglect towards her and the children, despite his ownership of sufficient wealth?
Is it permissible for the mother to approve of her son's disposal of his sisters' money and their house without their consent, especially after he had previously refused to host them in his house, and is the money set aside for Hajj a promise that must be fulfilled?
Is it permissible to sell by installment with an increase up to a specified term, taking into consideration the mutual consent of both parties, based on the Almighty's saying: (O you who have believed, do not consume your property among yourselves in falsehood, but [instead] let there be a trade [carried out] by mutual consent among you), and what if banks were to deal in gold and silver in the same manner of selling by installment with an increase?
Is zakat obligatory on the profits or on the principal of Islamic sukuk purchased three years ago?
Is the zakat on trade goods calculated at cost price or at selling price?
What is the ruling on advertising in mosques for competitions, lectures, or religious seminars sponsored by companies or private schools?
In the event of selling a supermarket, its fixtures, and its goods, is the sale price to be divided according to the same agreed-upon profit-sharing ratios? How is zakat calculated, and are the fixed assets appraised and added to the profits of the last month after deducting debts?
Is the owner of a website that provides recommendations for buying and selling currencies via Forex accountable for the sin of his recommendations being used by traders who do not avoid Sharia prohibitions, even though he advises against them?
Is it permissible to use a Facebook account that was purchased from another person who no longer uses it, or must it be returned to the seller or closed, after attempts to contact its owner were unsuccessful?
Is the short-term (a few minutes) buying and selling of mixed stocks permissible, given that profit comes from changes in the stock price, and that buying stocks reduces companies’ need for interest-based borrowing? And if it is assumed that usury is involved in the profit, does donating the usurious amount to charitable causes clear one’s conscience?