Honesty in Trade
321 questions
What are all the types of partnership contracts for companies?
What is the ruling on a person who receives a monthly salary from the state but performs no work?
Is it permissible for a school principal to exempt a teacher from their lessons, thereby depriving students of them, especially physical education classes? And will the student be an adversary on the Day of Judgment to whoever deprived them of these classes, given that government school instructions do not permit this except by assigning a substitute teacher?
Is it permissible for the husband to benefit from the government housing allowance or its financial equivalent if he lives in his father's house, knowing that this affects the wife's income by depriving her of the housing allowance, and is the wife entitled to demand compensation from him for what is deducted from her salary because of this?
Does the aforementioned work in the online store—where goods of known description are displayed and their price is paid to the supplier for him to ship them to the customer under the seller's name, without the goods entering the seller's warehouses—fall under the category of "Bay' al-Salam" (forward sale), and if not, how can it be made to conform to the legitimate Islamic regulations for selling?
Is it permissible, from a Sharia perspective, for a project supervisor who directs project owners to specific companies and offices to overcome violations, to take a percentage of the profits earned by these companies, knowing that the prices offered are equal to or lower than market prices, and that the project owner is not obligated to deal with them? If this is not permissible, what is the ruling on the amounts he previously received under the pretext of brokerage, and what is the ruling on what resulted from contracts not related to actual supervision of the project?
Is the salary increase obtained through forging a job offer and defrauding the company unlawful (haram), and what is its expiation?
Does the partnership of two parties with only two assets, which jurists did not mention in the chapter on partnerships, fall under any type of partnership? And is it included in a limited partnership (sharikat al-inan)?
Is an employer entitled to prevent employees from working overtime outside the establishment, and should leave be paid if employees work during it?
Is a maintenance contract that includes a fixed number of visits (20 visits per month for one year) for repairing faults or for inspecting and preventive maintenance of the electrical network of buildings, with daily tasks specified by the client, and at a fixed wage per visit (10,0 pounds), considered legally valid or does it involve gharar (excessive uncertainty)? And what is the ruling on maintenance contracts that are limited to work only and specify the wage?
Will the owners of a company, who agreed to establish it but have not yet started working and have not signed contracts, be sinful if they exclude two partners because one of them fears dealing with them?
Is working as a revenue accountant in a real estate development company—whose work involves signing installment sale contracts and depositing post-dated checks in the bank—dubious or problematic in terms of Islamic law? And is increasing the price of a house when selling it by installment, as opposed to selling it for cash, permissible?
Is it permissible for guards to agree to one guard's rotating shift instead of two at night, knowing that the nature of the work allows for it and the area is safe?
Is it permissible for me to undertake a freelance contract for work from my employer, knowing that the work will be executed for less than the offers submitted, and if I am given a commission after completion, I will return it to the employer?
What is the ruling on money saved and spent from working on forging contracts in a lawyer's office? And how can one atone for that?
Is it permissible to lie to a foreign embassy to obtain an entry visa for the purpose of study and work, by agreement with someone to sponsor me nominally?
What is the ruling on an employee signing two contracts for a car purchased for him by the bank through murabahah, with different profit rates based on whether he continues in service or retires?
Are the options in Olymp Trade like Forex in how they work, and what is the reason for their prohibition?
Is money earned from overtime considered unlawful if the actual work hours are less than what is paid for, with the knowledge and approval of the direct supervisor?
Are the funds that the manager of the Quran project will obtain from his new project lawful or unlawful, after he left the academy due to a dispute and took the teachers and students with him willingly?
Is it permissible for an employee responsible for procurements to submit a bid in the name of a company he owns with his manager, then produce fake bids from other companies at higher prices, so that their bid wins the tender? Is the money resulting from this process lawful or unlawful? If the money is unlawful, what should be done with it? Is it permissible for employees of a non-profit organization to forge a fictitious purchase invoice and disburse a remaining amount from a grant designated for the needy to cover office expenses that were not spent, and then divide the amount among themselves? Is the money resulting from that lawful or unlawful? If it is unlawful, what should be done with it?
Is it permissible for a teacher to go on strike to improve his financial situation?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a traffic police officer overlooking violators who are in a weak financial state? Is that considered forgiveness and pardon, or a betrayal of trust?
Is the female pharmacist obliged to attend work daily, or can she alternate with her colleagues, given her concern that the salary may be suspicious?