Honesty in Trade
321 questions
Is it permissible to deal with a factory that takes a 10% commission from the marble installation fee, or a factory that increases the original installation price and takes the increase?
How can a manager deal with employee misconduct in a way that pleases Allah without it being perceived as weakness?
Is it permissible for the union to demand an additional fourteenth salary, even though it is not stipulated in the employment contracts?
Is eligibility for commission restricted to whoever exerted effort in reconciling the seller and the buyer until the sale was concluded, or merely to whoever pointed to the land or its owner?
Is it permissible for a contracted female teacher, who was divorced before traveling for work, to continue receiving the salary of a married woman—which is higher than that of a divorced woman—on the grounds that her official documents still indicate that she is married? And if it is not permissible, is it then permissible for her to give the difference in salary as charity in her home country, knowing that she is a mother of two children for whom she is responsible?
Is the questioner obligated to do anything regarding her not summoning the hospital's rapid response team for emergencies, despite the poor condition of some patients, which resulted in their transfer to the intensive care unit, and in one case, she does not know the fate of the patient?
Is it permissible to take a small amount of money from the partnership workshop where I work morning and evening without pay?
Is it permissible to dispose of money obtained from a government job that involves no actual work, and is it permissible to give it to a needy family or donate it to a mosque?
Is it permissible to train in Islamic banks – for a period of 3 or 6 months – and obtain a training certificate, even though I prefer not to work in them because they might deal with usury?
Am I entitled to demand the salary initially agreed upon, which was 9000 Riyals, and to be compensated for the previous period, considering the second agreement null and void?
Can money earned from a job that involves negligence and a lack of sufficient care—due to distress and a desire to leave it—be purified by giving charity from it?
What is the ruling on commercial franchise contracts that include a one-time lump-sum payment for the trade name, training, and mixtures, in addition to paying a percentage of sales (not profits) regardless of the store's profitability?
Are paid computer software maintenance contracts after the expiration of the free warranty—which are imposed on the sales manager due to prevailing custom and customer demand—considered to be of the category "what has become widespread affliction" (ma 'ammat bihi al-balwa) or a "gharar" (uncertainty) sale? What is the ruling on the commission received from these contracts, and is it obligatory to donate it as charity if it is unlawful?
What is the ruling on the work of a government manager who is sometimes compelled to write or sign usurious contracts or bring in usurious loans?
Is it permissible to sign on behalf of a colleague on the attendance or departure register when he is absent from work?
Is it permissible to deduct a portion of a domestic worker's salary (2000 Riyals) if she refuses to complete the agreed-upon two-year period, knowing that the cost of her recruitment was (5000 Riyals) for two years and she has only worked for one year?
What is the ruling on taking a commission for brokering work, and is there a rule to differentiate it from bribery or gifts to employees, and does profit become unlawful if the project was obtained through a gift or a bribe?
What is the ruling on money received by a teacher who does not perform her work and relies on others to cover for her?
What is the ruling on a scholarship student not returning to his country after the completion of his studies, knowing that he received his salary from the university throughout the scholarship period?
Is it permissible for the muezzin to make the call to prayer and then leave to pray in another nearby mosque, while the imam remains in the mosque to lead the prayer, and are his previous salaries considered lawful?
Is it permissible for an employee to work overtime at another company, given that they signed a contract with their primary company that stipulates not working with any additional company?
Is it permissible for engineers who did not actively participate in the completion of a project, but whose names were registered to complete the required number, to receive a portion of the financial allocations designated for the project?
Is it permissible to consider the additional amount paid to the domestic worker, above her agreed-upon contractual salary, as compensation for her entitled vacation month's salary, especially given that she has not received prior days off?
Is it permissible to create a distribution percentage for data at work instead of analyzing it with 100% accuracy, if that does not negatively affect the company?