Honesty in Trade
321 questions
Is it permissible to combine the travel allowance paid by the employer with the travel expenses covered by the host entity?
What is the ruling on working for a company that manufactures cardboard for alcohol companies, knowing that this is currently the available opportunity and the Muslim is married with children?
Is it permissible to pronounce the Name of Allah (Tasmiyah) and engage in remembrance (Dhikr) for one whose money, food, drink, means of transportation, or sacrificial animal (Uḍḥiyah) comes from unlawful earnings, considering that the remembrance of Allah is not permissible when committing a sin?
Is it permissible for a teacher to inform her students at school about her private project of teaching English at her home, knowing that she will only accept graduated students, and would accepting students who have not graduated be considered an exploitation of her work?
Am I allowed to drive a car designated for my father from his work, knowing that it belongs to the company and my father is permitted to use it however he wishes, without selling or renting it?
Is it permissible to take a sum of money from an employee, as agreed upon in the contract concluded between the two parties, in the event of him suddenly leaving work or not completing the period agreed upon in the contract?
Is it permissible to divide the days of attendance and work in a government job as a doctor if the direct supervisor agrees, knowing that the previous head of the department refused that, citing it as Haram?
Is a customer obligated to pay an increase in price after an agreement has been reached, and what is the ruling on the small increase I took?
What is the ruling on performing Umrah without official leave from work after a leave request has been denied?
What is the ruling on salaries and bonuses earned from a government job, given that the employee used to be late for work and waste time during working hours, and is it obligatory to compensate for that by spending the money on the poor and needy?
What is the ruling on working in an insurance company as a broker between companies that insure their employees with mandatory Takaful insurance, and receiving a commission from the insurance company on the contracts that are concluded, and is the money earned from this brokerage unlawful?
Is money earned from completing office work from home instead of the main workplace, after finishing field work early and saving travel time, permissible or forbidden?
Is the work of a broker in selling properties, such as hotels and lands that may later be used for impermissible matters, considered unlawful, and likewise, is their commission considered unlawful?
Is it permissible to give the entire first salary to one's father instead of donating it as charity, given the father's difficult financial situation, numerous debts, and obligations?
Is it permissible to work in the morning without the employer's permission, given a contractual clause that prohibits working for another party, and provided that the morning work does not affect the evening work?
Are profits earned from trading stocks during working hours considered unlawful, even though work performance is not affected by it?
Is it permissible to benefit from a contract obtained by paying a sum of money to a third party without the knowledge of the contracting company, and is it permissible to accept a personal sum of money from this third party, knowing that the company reduced the salary and canceled the due commission?
What is the ruling on working in computer systems programming that deals with usurious programs in large companies, given that these programs do not write usurious contracts nor bear witness to them, but rather provide preliminary information for making usurious decisions? And does the sin fall upon the manager or upon the unwilling workers?
Is it permissible for a woman to work as a notary public (ʿadūl ishdād) and for her money to be consumed?
What should I do about my brother who is late for work, and do you have any advice for me?
What is the ruling on a partner in effort being late for his daily work in a company, while he receives a salary and a percentage of the profits, without the other partners knowing about it, and is it permissible for another partner in effort to be late like him, by way of reciprocity?
What is the ruling on working as an engineer in a bank that deals with both usurious and Islamic transactions, knowing that the work is limited to engineering supervision of projects funded by the bank and has no direct relation to financial matters?
What is the ruling on dealing with a contract in which the seller undertakes to supply goods to the buyer after 15 days for an agreed-upon amount that the buyer pays 10 days after receiving them, with a penalty clause for the party who delays delivery or payment? And is it permissible to work as an accounting manager in a company that deals with such contracts if they are forbidden?
Is it permissible to agree to a group life insurance contract offered by the company to its employees, with the company paying its premiums, knowing that not agreeing deprives the employee of some benefits?