Honesty in Trade
321 questions
I want to know, what is the suitable permissible work for a Muslim?
Are the common practices in Egypt of using images, statues, and symbols of ancient pharaonic deities, which were worshipped instead of Allah, permissible as emblems and logos for institutions, companies, and educational establishments, as well as in beautifying public squares, advertising antiquities, and using their names? What are the legitimate controls for this if it is permissible? Is it permissible to retain them given the great difficulty, costs, and damages resulting from changing them, and does this fall under the general affliction, especially since there is no direct doctrinal harm? What is the ruling for someone who works in publishing and contracts with an institution whose logo represents an ancient deity?
What is the ruling on the action of a real estate broker who oversteps the original agreement with another broker to obtain the full sales commission from the property owner?
Is it permissible to search for another job and leave the current one, despite the existence of a penalty clause in the contract that stipulates paying a sum to the company if one leaves the job before the end of the term?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on the proposed marketing contracts for a marketing institution, which include different forms of payment, such as: payment for each person guided to the products; payment for marketing to a specific number of people with the option of partial payment if the target number is not met; and payment for direct and indirect marketing, considering those invited by a person as indirect marketing for them?
Is it permissible to take one's right from an institution without its knowledge, given that the questioner works as an accountant in a charitable institution whose salaries have not been updated for 8 years, and which adjusts the salaries of other employees based on favoritism?
Is working in the maintenance and operation of machinery in a government bakery that sells subsidized flour leftover from scale shortages considered participation in sin, and what should be done to avoid the father's boycott if one leaves the job?
Does the partner's acknowledgment, whether verbal or written, of shared ownership of the forum between him and the questioner, entail legal ownership for the questioner? And what is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the breach of the agreement concluded between them?
What is the ruling on money not paid to a worker during the factory's shutdown period? Is it considered an expired debt that can be claimed for its purchasing power? Is it permissible for the employer to cancel the agreement with only one worker? What is the ruling on the money owed up to the date of cancellation if that is permissible?
Is it permissible for employees to sign a clearance absolving the employer from any claims to end-of-service benefits, given that the salary in the contract is divided into a portion for salary and a portion calculated from end-of-service benefits, and the employer's desire to apply the Islamic ruling?
What is the ruling on a contract signed by an employee under duress after its term was amended without his knowledge or consent, and is he entitled to complete 15 years and claim retirement, and what is the ruling on rescinding this contract with a medical report or otherwise?
Is the employee entitled to the delayed annual bonus, which was approved but not disbursed due to financial circumstances, considering it a debt owed by the company, or is he not entitled to it because he resigned from work before its disbursement, and given that the prevailing custom in the company and similar companies dictates that the bonus is only disbursed to an employee who remains with the company as an incentive to stay?
Is it permissible for a brother to withdraw from a partnership and cease working on a website after agreeing to complete it, or is he obligated to fulfill his promise, knowing that his withdrawal would cause harm to his partner?
Are there any misgivings regarding the work of a notary public, especially in their dealings with banks?
Is it permissible to practice a profession I learned by circumventing the admission requirements of a vocational institute?
Is it permissible to divide work, so that each employee works 4 hours instead of 8, even though the hospital director does not allow it?
Is the company entitled to keep the difference between the bank exchange rate and the other rate (black market) when converting employees' salaries into their currency?
Is it permissible for a company to deduct a portion of an employee's salary if they do not achieve a certain level of sales, given that this condition was not part of the original employment contract?
Is it permissible to travel from Saudi Arabia to Egypt for one day to take an exam for a government job, without the employer's knowledge, and only with the direct manager's knowledge, for fear of refusal?
What is the Shar'i criterion for obtaining lawful employment in a Western country, taking into consideration the prevalence of doubtful and Sharia-prohibited matters in the available jobs, and the inability to easily leave a job?
Is working for a contracting company that delivers natural gas to homes—a company whose owner contracts with citizens either in cash or in installments through a usurious bank—considered unlawful or a form of cooperation in usury, knowing that the company does not interfere with the client's method of contracting with the owner company? And is there any sin upon me if one of the employees incites citizens to contract in installments without my knowledge?
Is there any religious doubt in the work of the notary public who authenticates mortgage contracts (mortgaging real estate in exchange for a bank loan)?
What is the scholarly opinion regarding teachers' salaries during the summer vacation?
Will the head of the department be sinful if he lessens the tasks for collaborators who desire very little work, knowing that their contracts stipulate a specific number of hours and they receive a monthly salary for it?