Honesty in Trade
358 questions
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah concerning selling a used laptop while concealing its defects, knowing that the selling price is lower than the market price, in addition to giving the buyer extra items that were not agreed upon, with the buyer wishing to annul the sale after discovering the defects, and the seller having already spent the sale price?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the professional who estimates their true fees, which the client deems excessive compared to market prices, in light of the presence of professional colleagues who reduce their fees and take the difference by inflating expenses? And is the action of the second professional considered deception? And what should the first professional do in light of this problem?
Is it permissible to agree with another craftsman to carry out a work previously agreed upon with a first craftsman, if the second will complete the work at the same price and in a shorter time?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a female student's refusal to complete her university studies abroad due to gender mixing, her failure to fulfill her obligation to the university that sponsored her, and her inability to pay the penalty clause resulting from the termination of the contract?
Is it permissible to leave work at 2 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. to avoid music, knowing that the salary will not be reduced? And is this considered theft and injustice, or is there no obedience to a creature in disobedience to the Creator?
Is there any religious suspicion in the work of a company that recruits female nurses from outside the country and covers all their expenses, then contracts with entities for their employment?
Is it permissible for vineyard owners to stipulate experience for grape-harvesting laborers, and is it permissible for someone in need of work to claim to possess it?
Is it permissible to subscribe to optional social security to provide for the needs of individuals, especially in old age and inability to work, given the state's failure to care for them, and does this contradict reliance upon Allah?
Is it permissible for an employee who lives with his parents and uses public transportation at his own expense to receive a transportation allowance designated for living in his distant apartment, knowing that the company provides transportation in the area where his parents live, but he does not use it?
Is it permissible to enter medical measurements and patient data approximately or based on previous measurements in order to obtain an additional portion of the salary, knowing that this action does not harm the patient and that not entering them does not cause a penalty other than not obtaining this portion of the salary?
What is the ruling on breaking a part that was originally worn out during repair, and is it obligatory to inform the customer of this, and am I sinful if the supervisor tells him that the part is defective while I remain silent?
Is it permissible for the second party to establish a second company (Company-2) with a fourth party, without informing the first or third party, provided that the necessary laborers and engineers are added to the second company, and utilized by the first company, in exchange for the second party bearing all governmental expenses and employee costs for the second company, and the fourth party receiving 3% of the revenues from installation works carried out by the first company, thereby leading to the first and third parties not benefiting from the operational installation work profits?
What is the ruling on an employee signing in and out on his official day off—such as Friday—without working, and being paid for it, with the knowledge of his manager, for the purpose of improving his financial situation, given that company regulations allow this?
Is it permissible to sell services such as design, writing, and programming, the details of which are not known except upon the client's request, and then contract with a third party to complete them for a lower price, knowing that payment is not made until after the service is delivered and the client approves it?
Is my dealing with the owner of a small company, who gives me money in exchange for signing an employment contract without me actually working, permissible or forbidden? And is the money received forbidden, knowing that the company owner cannot find technicians due to the harsh working conditions, and that the major company's requirement is impractical?
Is it permissible to work for delivery applications in violation of the vehicle's type and model conditions, and is the money earned from that unlawful?
Are villa and land owners who refrain from paying the agreed-upon maintenance fees to the General Assembly considered sinful?
Is money taken for the use of an uncultivated agricultural land contract to market others' crops permissible (halal)?
Is it permissible to take an additional percentage of the profit without the brothers' knowledge, in exchange for guaranteeing the capital, knowing that the remaining profit is satisfactory for them?
Who bears the losses if those in charge of the company refuse to liquidate my account and give me the capital I previously requested, and is it permissible to supplicate against them for withholding my money?
Is it permissible for a father to fictitiously divorce the mother in court without the intention of divorce, in order to obtain government facilities and a loan to build a house, given that they have a large family and the goal is to improve living conditions?
Is it forbidden to acquire money or work in any other way—such as gifts from parents or employment—if one of the conditions for the university scholarship is not to acquire any other financial income?
Is it permissible to work in an Islamic bank that deals with a usurious bank, knowing that part of the tasks involves developing software for recording usurious interests, and does the ruling on aiding in usury apply to this job?
Is it forbidden to acquire discounted goods using automated programs, given a condition that stipulates against the use of external programs? And what are the consequences of violating this condition?