Honesty in Trade
321 questions
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on deducting a portion of an employee's salary monthly in exchange for their treatment at a private medical facility with which the company contracts, with the company paying the remaining portion, knowing that this serves a general interest for the employees?
Is a factory maintenance contract that includes fixed periodic maintenance and emergency corrective maintenance for a fixed monthly price, with an additional cost specified for emergency breakdowns after the agreed-upon number, Islamically permissible?
What is the ruling on earning a lot from little work without effort?
Is it considered a sin to allow the children of some individuals working under my management to perform work on behalf of their fathers, knowing that this is systematically forbidden and unknown to officials, and that the reason for my permission is in appreciation of their old age?
Is the aforementioned advertisement—which stipulates bringing 18 subscribers to obtain a free computer, and its owner claims to have acquired three devices by the same method—considered legitimate earning or does it fall under the category of forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible for a government employee to drink tea and coffee prepared at the expense of the Palestinian Authority during official working hours, given that the general manager has prohibited employees from entering the kitchen to prepare them, but this prohibition has not been adhered to?
What is the ruling on working fewer hours than officially designated in a government job, given that this does not affect the work, and is it permissible to donate the difference in working hours as charity?
Are the financial dues from the literacy program permissible, especially given the negligence of some conditions and the commitment to teaching the beneficiaries, and is it permissible to donate them, or to use them to cover the expenses of a sister's study abroad, especially with the father's need for this money?
Is it permissible for a female doctor to open a clinic using her degree and her partner's money, while employing other doctors, and what is the ruling on the agreed-upon salary and the clinic registered in her name? And does signing contracts with insurance companies—if they are unlawful—make her sinful, and is she accountable for the amounts she previously received if she stops dealing with them?
What is the ruling on trading in employment contracts issued from Italy, with both the buyer and seller knowing that the company owner does not genuinely wish to employ workers, but rather to trade in contracts, and that the worker aims to obtain residency? Is it permissible to sell the contract in interest-free installments? And what is the ruling on migrants residing without legal status purchasing these contracts?
What are the Quranic texts and honorable Prophetic traditions that indicate the regulation of the relationship between workers and their employers in Islam?
Is it permissible for a father to move from his job in a non-Islamic bank to another job with a lower salary in the sports field, knowing that he is aware of the impermissibility of his current work and has debts that he is paying off?
What is the ruling on temporary work for the Saudi Research and Publishing Company with the intention of not continuing due to current working conditions and discomfort?
What is the ruling on photographing private documents belonging to the Agricultural Development Bank at the request of a bank employee?
ما هو الحل لاسترداد نسبة المبيعات المتفق عليها في العقد والتي تتجاوز 5000 ريال سعودي، بعد مرور سنة على عدم استلامها وفشل الشكوى لمكتب العمل؟
What is the ruling on utilizing a house and utilities designated for the father's work (water and electricity) for the family to permanently reside in, and what is the ruling on the children benefiting from that, and do they incur sin if they were the originators of the idea? And is the contract considered valid if this house was obtained from the state?
Is the salary earned from working as a lawyer at Melody Company, which specializes in drafting artists' contracts and operating satellite channels such as "Melody Hits," "Melody Arabia," and "Melody Aflam," unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal)?
Is it permissible to retire based on an incorrect birth date (1945) in order to receive a pension, knowing that the change was made without my knowledge, but I approved the final amendment?
Is it permissible to receive a salary for four months – one month before childbirth and three months for maternity leave – without actually commencing work, and merely relying on colleagues' signatures, under the pretext that this is a right for women from the state in light of rising prices?
Is it permissible for an employee in the Directorate of Social Welfare, whose task is guidance and awareness, to continue in his work after being assigned to provide loans to needy families, which include a clause for deducting a 3% "legal interest" in advance, knowing that the administration justified this by stating that it is for inspection and service fees, and that the deducted amount is returned to whoever repays the loan before two years, and that these amounts are not included in the department's budget? And is his work considered assisting in usury?
Is it permissible for a notary public to authenticate usurious loan contracts if refusing to do so would expose him to suspension or dismissal from his governmental position?
Is it permissible to claim compensation for damages resulting from the delayed handover of a villa, or to annul the contract because the penalty clause is insufficient to cover the anticipated losses?
What is the ruling on the retirement salary for a muezzin who did not perform his duties throughout his period of employment, knowing that he is sinful for his dereliction of duty and consumes the pension unlawfully?
Is the money paid as compensation for damages permissible for me, or must it be donated to mosques?