Business and Dealings

Banks offering discounts when purchasing at certain outlets

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2018-07-18 07:38

Q: In Pakistan, different banks provide discount offers at different restaurants. E.g. Standard Chartered Bank provided 25% discount offer at Domino's Pizza in all outlets of Pakistan on 9th June, 2018. In some cases its up-to 50%, and sometime discount offered is for both debit and credit card. And few times the card category is restricted i.e. only Platinum and Gold Debit/Credit card holders can avail this offer. Is it halal or haram to avail the discount offer.

Eid gifts

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2018-07-18 07:28

Q: My family in the recent years have developed this habit of distributing eid gifts amongst the entire family. Whilst it is totally permissable and sunnah to exchange gifts, the family gathers together and each gift is opened and ooohs an ahhhs are shared.

My concern is this practice may mimic the Kuffar when done on the festive days and secondly with every passing year the gifts somehow need to become more elaborate than the year before since it is presented in a formal gathering of the entire family being present.

Can Mufti saheb please provide some direction of how this sunnah should be practiced when presenting a gift and should this existing practice be kept or done away with?

Using work facilities for one's personal work

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2018-07-18 07:03

Q: I have made my bio-data, salary voucher, experience letter etc in my previous office and I have NOT taken permission from my boss for making and taking it. I have used the office printer, computer, internet, paper and other things for printing these documents.While doing this I was aware that it might be haraam. I have taken the prints/hardcopies with me and scanned copies in my mail and mobile without telling or asking my boss.

Can I use these documents (my bio-data, and all the other documents made and taken without permission), for any interviews, jobs or even any other work in future. If I do so, will my job, the income from this job or any other benefit or anything I get because of it , will all this be Haraam-especially my income? Will my prayers be accepted after eating my food earned by such income? 

Recruiting agencies charging fees

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2018-07-18 06:58

Q: Can we do a job in which we get employed through recruiting offices/agencies who take some commission (usually some percent from their first salary) from the candidates they employ and the company whom they recruit these candidates. Sometimes they take commission from the company only and keep totally free from the candidates, they do not take commission from the candidates.

In both the above scenarios, will the job for the candidates be haraam? Will the income, etc or anything be haraam? Will it be a sin? And what if they take fees and not commission from the candidates and may take commission from the company then what will be the answer? It's not impossible but it is quite difficult to find jobs without the help of recruiting agencies/companies. 

Muslim newspaper editor publishing adverts of stores that sell haraam products

Submitted by user2 on Mon, 2018-07-16 07:47

Q: I am a publisher of magazines and have now entered into newspaper publishing. It is owned by me and I am the editor. There are businesses that wish to have their adverts appear in our publications. E.g. Bluff Meat Supply (they sell haraam meat) / Tops at Spar (they sell alcohol) / and the people that claim to "bring back lost love" and other claims to the supernatural.

Is it allowed for me to publish these kinds of adverts? My advertising sales staff are up in arms about me not taking on the adverts as it directly impacts their commission earnings. Please advise

Supplier storing goods in a liquor store

Submitted by user2 on Sun, 2018-07-15 07:55

Q: We have a business and one of our products is bottled water. We were using a supplier to bottle water for us, who was renting a plot from someone else. The owner of the plot passed away. So now our supplier has chosen to move his operation into his other business which is a bottle store... we not sure if we should continue or find someone else? He has moved it to a cold room in the liquor store with only water in the room and no liquor... He still invoices us from his other company as was previously done.

Benefiting from insurance payouts

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2018-07-10 08:16

Q: I am working in a shipping company. My company is giving 3 lakhs insurance coverage. I am not paying any money for the insurance. Can I take this money for hospitalisation or other purposes?

Fiat money

Submitted by user2 on Sun, 2018-07-08 07:38

Q: What is the Islamic position on fiat money which is the reported currency of the majority of the world today as some say that is haram and riba as the Sunnah money and Quran money is gold dinars and silver dirhams which have "intrinsic value" while todays money is backed by interest. What is the proof in the Quran and Sunnah?

Paying a commission to someone to arrange more customers

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2018-07-03 07:25

Q: I am a taxi driver. My boss put a telephone service in all the taxis. Hotels call us to take their costumers to the airport or in the city. For this service we need to pay a commission to the hotel, is it right?

Ownership of a property that was registered under someone else's name

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2018-07-03 07:09

Q: My father purchased 10 shops in our country while he was in USA. Due to his trouble travelling back to have it registered in his name he told his father to have it recorded on his name and he would transfer it once he comes back. Few years passed and the father passed away. After that there were family issues and they transferred the owner ship from the fathers name to his brothers named. Now when his status is good to travel and his family has grown Alhumdulilah, he wants the property back onto his name. Now all the brothers and sisters are saying that it is their father's property as it was under his name. My father has proof of payment and everything but yes, unfortunately the property was under his father's name and not his name. He always mentioned to his father that one day I will have it under my name but never could. Now, can he ask for the property back as he is the one who purchased it. 

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