Q: Is the trading concept of ‘drop shipping’ permissible? In ‘drop shipping’, the trader does not keep stock of any item. Instead, he accepts payment for the goods and then forwards the customer’s details to the supplier who will deliver directly to the customer. ‘Drop shipping’ is commonly found in online shopping. Is this permissible?
Q: A person wants to run his clothing business through online retail platforms. To display the products, he will have to take photos of live human models wearing the clothing and other items. Is this allowed? If not, can mannequins with the heads be used?
Q: I know a person who imports goods from China. He is offering to sell one of his containers to me. The problem is that I don’t know what goods are in the container, and if I buy it, I will have to sign a clause that I won’t be able to return it to him. Is this sale valid in Shari’ah?
Q: Many customers buy groceries from my store on account and pay me at the end of the month. Will the sale be valid as the customers often don’t know the prices of the items they are taking?
Q: There is a small supermarket around the corner from where I live. When we need anything, we phone them and they deliver it to us. They send the bill to us for the entire month’s groceries at the end of the month. What is the law of Shari’ah regarding this type of sale?
Q: I bought a plot of land with terms of 18 months, but due to some reason, I could not pay the full amount on time. The seller is now saying that since I did not pay him the full amount within the time period, he will cancel the deal, unless I pay him an additional amount. Does he have the right to do this?
Q: Is one allowed to breed and sell cats?
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1. Can I design products with logos of other brands and sell them online? Is that income halal for me? Especially if those brands are based in countries which are causing harm to Muslims and Islam?
2. Do I have to tell the buyers of these products that they are replicas, even if they are from a country which is harming Muslims and Islam?
Q: My neighbour wanted to buy a cooking pot for R100. I told her not to buy it as I will get one for her for just R70. She agreed because she was saving R30 on the same pot. However, my intention was that I will buy the pot for just R55 and tell her that it cost R70. In this way, I will make R15 without telling her. Is this permissible?
Q: I sell branded sneakers, bags, wallets, etc. I recently found out that Nike is haraam to wear. I did research on Versace as well and I found that it is also named after a Greek God. How do I determine which branded items are fine to sell and which are haraam?