Investments and Shares
200 questions
Is it permissible to sell shares of a company that deposits its money in a Riba-based bank to a relative who is aware of that, and how can one dispose of these shares?
Is trading in Emaar Properties stock, given that the company owns a non-Islamic bank representing 4% of its value, Islamically forbidden? And is it permissible to continue trading in it while donating 4% of the profits as charity? What about past profits if the trading was forbidden or involved an element of doubt?
What is the ruling on an investment portfolio that buys and sells shares in Islamic companies, grants profits every six months, and deducts 2% upon early withdrawal? And is it obligatory to investigate further into its field of work?
What is the ruling on subscribing to the Al-Raed Fund in Samba, and is it permissible to allocate 5% of the annual profits to purify the money, or is it not permissible to deal with it at all?
Is it permissible to invest someone else's money, deposited as a trust, in stocks, and if the stocks lose value, is it obligatory to guarantee only the principal, or must the owner of the money be informed of the loss?
What is the ruling on Islamic banks financing the purchase of shares with a profit margin taken on the entire purchase amount, such that the money is not handed over to the individual but rather to the brokerage firm, and is it permissible to sell the shares and dispose of the money thereafter?
What is the ruling on working for a financial brokerage firm that deals in stocks which one scholar deems unlawful, especially since sponsorship has been transferred to work for it, and what is the ruling on the money earned from it, and how should it and anything purchased with it be disposed of?
How does a man pay zakat if he has fluctuating money in the bank, goods, debts owed to him by others, and company shares, knowing that his balance may sometimes reach zero?
Is it permissible to hold shares of a company whose primary activity is halal, but which deposits a portion of its profits in interest-based banks or organizes competitions that involve an element of doubt, bearing in mind that these shares were granted as a bonus and were purchased by the parent company, which pledged to compensate for any loss in the first six months?
Is it recommended to participate in the shares of Saudi Telecom Company, and what is its ruling, knowing that the value of ten shares is 1777 Saudi riyals?
How is the ownership of stock dividends in a usurious bank calculated? And is it permissible for him to use the profits generated from these stocks for personal purposes (buying a car or household items), or for charitable purposes (building a mosque or a water well), or to pay off his outstanding debts (university expenses and government institutions)?
Is investing in the stock of a company whose activities are partly permissible and partly impermissible (such as brokerage in halal stocks, banks, consultations, and research, alongside brokerage in haram stocks) considered halal or haram?
Is it permissible to deal in the stock market if all conditions of permissible investment are met, knowing that the individual does not fabricate rumors that cause risk?
Is it permissible to subscribe to the described government savings fund, which invests a portion of its money in government securities, bonds, stocks, loans, real estate, and bank deposits?
What is the ruling on trading all stocks, and is it permissible to contribute to companies that have interest-bearing loans at a rate of less than five percent?
What is the ruling on speculation in the shares of companies (other than banks) whose primary activity is permissible, despite the presence of a small percentage of usury in their investments? And what is the ruling on participating in investment funds that the Bank's Sharia Supervisory Board has deemed permissible, such as Al-Ra'ed Fund, Al-Amanah Fund, and Riyad Bank Fund 2?
Is it permissible to back doubtful debts, whose collection is uncertain, with returns that are contrary to Sharia, and is this action correct, and what should we do with the profits that were distributed to us?
What is the ruling on speculation in the Saudi stock market by buying when prices fall and selling when they rise? And what are the companies, other than usurious banks, whose shares are permissible to buy, knowing that their activity is not among the prohibited activities, but they have usurious loans or impermissible investments?
What is the ruling on trading in commercial stocks other than bank stocks, and what is the ruling on stock funds that authorize the bank to buy and sell commercial company stocks, and what is the ruling on subscribing to Bank Albilad?
Is trading in the stock market with shares of usurious banks unlawful, and what should be done with the money earned from it, especially given that a portion has already been spent?
Is investing in Sharia-compliant investment funds that deal with Saudi stocks permissible or forbidden, especially if done through interest-based banks?
What is the ruling on calculating the principal before investing $1428 in a currency trading project through a broker, which later led to the transfer of $1350 to an e-gold account after losing some of the profits and the project’s cessation, and then investing the amount in prohibited "surfing" companies, and is it permissible to pay a commission of $100 from the unlawful money to recover the original $1428, or should the principal be calculated as $1350 after deducting transfer fees?
What is the ruling on investing in the shares of the telecommunications company that will be floated on the stock exchange, knowing that the company will offer employees a grant equivalent to two months of gross salary for investing in these shares under preferential conditions (15% reduction in share price, facilitated payment in the form of a soft bank loan, and a guarantee for the share price)? What is the ruling on the profits resulting therefrom, and is zakat obligatory on them? If this investment is impermissible, is it permissible to take the value of the exceptional grant?
Is it permissible to open an investment account in a usurious bank (such as Banque Saudi Fransi) for online trading of local shares, without having any other current dealings with the bank?