Buying and Selling
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Does the delay in settling stock trades to two days (T+2) affect the validity of the lawful قبض (seizure/possession) in buying and selling stocks, knowing that the purchased securities can be sold or the seller can obtain the purchasing power immediately after the execution of the trade without waiting for settlement?
Is it permissible to hang advertisements and promotional materials inside or outside the mosque?
Is it permissible for a sister to sell her share of the inheritance to her brothers, and is it considered unlawful for the brothers to ask her to sell her share if she procrastinates in selling and prefers to receive the rent?
Is currency speculation through the bank, by converting local currency to dollars and then back again after a period to profit from the difference in buying and selling prices, permissible and does it fulfill the requirement of "qabḍ" (possession)? And what is the correct method for trading currencies if this transaction is invalid?
Is it permissible for someone who paid the zakat on trade goods as zakat on money to re-evaluate their merchandise for past years and pay the difference, taking into consideration the difficulty of evaluating sold goods? And how are goods evaluated for merchants who sell wholesale and retail, given that wholesale sales are infrequent? What is the method for paying the zakat on trade goods in the first year?
Is it considered a sin for an engineer to take a commission on raw materials and labor without informing the apartment owner, or is it permissible as a form of trade, knowing that the apartment owner approved the costs presented at each stage of the finishing work?
How is the zakat on merchandise calculated: is it based on the purchase price or the retail selling price?
To what extent is it permissible to purchase shares in Telecom Egypt, and is it permissible to generally buy and sell shares, or is it permissible only to invest in them?
Does selling plates that I buy wholesale from a grape leaf vendor, and then retail them at his stand, make the money earned lawful or unlawful, and will my repentance be accepted if it is unlawful?
What is the ruling on profits earned from a trade in a shop rented from a Sufi-Quburi group, knowing that some scholars have issued fatwas against the permissibility of renting and the necessity of terminating the contract?
Is the system of leasing cows permissible, which is based on one person buying a cow and giving it to another to care for it, then it is sold and the profits are divided between them, with the owner bearing the expenses of treatment and the caregiver bearing the expenses of feeding, and in the event of the cow's death there is no compensation, and in the event that the selling price is less than the purchase price, the owner bears the loss and compensates the caregiver? And is it permissible to take a loan from an Islamic bank for the purpose of building a house or starting a commercial project?
What is the ruling on an I'tikaf retreatant calling a restaurant to order food, or using food delivery applications that list meal prices, or using a laptop for stock trading? Does this fall under the prohibition of buying and selling in the mosque?
What is the ruling on a seller demanding an increase over the price paid in advance by the buyer, after a delay in delivery and a change in prices, and what is the ruling on selling construction materials where the price is paid in advance and delivery takes place after months or years?
Is purchasing items in Dirhams, then settling their value later in Egyptian Pounds at a price different from the price on the day of purchase, given the existence of a difference between the buying and selling rates in banks, considered usury (riba)? And is delaying payment of part of the amount a sin?
What is the ruling on buying a Tahoe car that has the Chevrolet emblem in the shape of a cross?
Should the brother responsible for the the heirs' money, who lost it in stocks, return all the money?
Has the Hadith about the trade embargo on Iraq, Syria, and Egypt already occurred, or is it the current apparent situation?
What is the ruling on buying diamonds from the Internet if it is for the purpose of wearing them and not for trading, and does it fall under the same ruling as gold and silver regarding the impermissibility of selling or buying them online?
Why was Abu Talhah's Islam accepted but Muhajir Umm Qais's Hijrah not, even though the motive for the act of worship (Islam and Hijrah) was for the sake of marriage in both cases?
Is it permissible to profit from investing in land and real estate?
What is the ruling on a father selling half of the land granted by the state, knowing that he does not own it and that its sale is not legal, and does the buyer have any right to it, and does the father incur sin for selling what he does not own?
What is the ruling on telecommunications companies' offers that add a free balance similar to the charged balance?
Is zakat obligatory on electricity company shares purchased for the purpose of selling them for profit, knowing that they have not yet reached the purchase price, and how is zakat calculated on them?
Is Zakat obligatory on the the value of dollar-denominated sukuk and their profits, knowing that they have not been disbursed?