Q: I got a business property that's vacant. There's a non Muslim who wished to rent it out for a supermarket and takeaway. He will be selling haraam meat in the takeaway. Can I let it out to him?
Q: In regards to the fitna of feminism arising, many our Muslim women have fallen for this wherein if you try to advise them that university and offices is not a place for a Muslim woman, their argument is that Hazrat Khadeejah (radhiyallahu anha) was a businesswoman. My question is:
I find that using Hazrat Khadeejah (radhiyallahu anha) as an example of why they want to work in the corporate sector saying she was a businesswoman, etc. is very disrespectful towards the mother of the Muslim women. How do I explain to them that using the Sahaabiyyaat as examples is very disrespectful?
Q: Please advise which of the following is permissible:
1. A person buys an asset and then sells it to a customer for a profit on terms. For example, he buys a truck for R2,000,000 and sells it for R4,000,000 fixed price over 5 years. Buyer is aware of this and is willing to pay the R4,000,000. Would this be permissible?
2. A person buys an asset and sells it to customer for the capital + profit earned on the asset during the agreed capital re-payment period. For example, he buys a truck for R2,000,000. Sells the truck for agreed R2,000,000 over 5 years + pays him the profit he makes while using that truck in his business over those 5 years. The profit varies based on the business he does each month and there is possibility of loss also. At the end of the 5 years the truck belongs to the buyer, and he stops sharing profit. The seller of the asset is made well aware of the risks. Would this be permissible?
Q: I am a UI/UX designer based in Bangladesh. UI/UX means the apps we see on mobile and the websites we see on the web. I design those interfaces, and then a developer codes them so that people like you and me can use or view them. That’s what I do for a living. The design I create doesn’t go directly to the users or the public — it is first developed by a developer, and only after that does it go live for users to see or use.
I wanted to seek your guidance regarding what kind of design work is considered Halal or Haram in my field. As a designer, I sometimes receive project offers from different industries, and I want to make sure my work remains within Islamic boundaries.
For example:
1. If I design a medical website, can I include an image of a doctor or model who is not wearing hijab but is dressed modestly? Is that permissible?
2. What types of projects are allowed for me as a Muslim designer? For instance:
• Can I design apps or websites related to music (for example, ticket booking apps for concerts)?
• Can I design gaming websites or apps? or let me what to avoid.
3. Can I design a website for another religion? For example, if I need to create a Christmas-themed website or include elements that represent other faiths — would that be permissible for me as a Muslim designer?
4. In my work, I sometimes use AI tools that generate images or videos. Is it permissible to generate human or animal images using AI?
5. Related to that, is it permissible if I train AI using my own photos and then generate images of myself in different clothes or poses for design or presentation purposes? I want to ensure my income and work remain Halal, In shaa Allah, and I would truly appreciate your advice and guidance on these matters.
Q: I would like to know if buying a box with the contents being unknown permissible or not. Example there are 5 closed boxes you cannot open before buying but the estimated value is R100 each. It can be worth more, it can be less. If the estimated value is R100 and it's on an auction platform, the bid can land upto R800 example or can cost you R100.
Is this permissible to buy?
Please note that each box will have something and none will be empty but it can be something with very low value.
Q: Is the following permitted:
1. Charging power bank from hotel socket so one will save some electricity from one's own house
2. Ironing multiple clothes not to be worn during hotel stay but saving house electricity
3. Taking back home all the hotel amenities given for drinking like tea, shower products, etc.
4. Taking leftover items to one's room from the buffet
Q: After the Eid Salaah at the Eidgaah, I could not find my crocs. However, I found the exact same crocs after everyone left. I took it. Is it permissible for me to keep it?
Q: Is it permissible to renegotiate a business deal that one had previously agreed to but had not considered the consequences thoroughly?
Q: A pharmacy takes orders, and then delivers the medication along with the invoice. At times the price of the items in the order is known to both the pharmacy and the seller.
1. At times the purchaser just orders certain items, and receives the goods with the invoice. The price was not known till receiving the goods. With small items that they keep in stock, there is no issue with returns.
1.1. Is this sale correct?
1.2. If there was no issue with the item, but the purchaser is not happy with the price (since he only saw the price upon delivery), then what should he do?
2. At times the pharmacy does not stock a certain item and has to order it. Again, the buyer sometimes doesn't know the price till he recieves the order. The pharmacy cannot take returns on specially ordered items.
2.1. Is this sale correct without knowing the price before ordering?
2.2 If the purchaser is not happy with the price (since he only saw the price upon delivery), what should be done? The pharmacy is not happy to take returns since they specially arranged for this item at their delivery cost etc.
2.3 What type of sale is this classified as?
3. The pharmacy supplied a medication/cream etc. that is close to expiry, expiring within 2 weeks. The buyer will not use that much of the item to complete it within that time period. Is the buyer entitled to return the item based on the expiry date? If the pharmacy says there's no issue with using the item past its delivery date, does this statement absolve them of taking the item back?
Q: I have an issue on which I need Islamic guidance. I was working in a company, and according to the company’s contract, if any employee leaves the job before completing two years, then he must pay the company two months’ salary.
My intention was not to leave the company, but due to mental stress and false accusations against me, I was forced to resign even though I did not want to.
My question is that according to Shariah, is it obligatory on me to pay this amount? I did not leave the job by my own will or by deceiving the company, rather I was forced to resign due to the false allegations and inappropriate behavior.