Trade

Q: I used to work in a company in which we scam people, so is the money earned halal or haraam? Can I use that money for good deeds or for investing it in halal business? If not, what must be done with that money?

Q: A certain wholesaler buys a product for R10. He retails it for R12.50 and wholesales it for R11. Now, since there is a shortage in the supply of the product, he wants to raise his wholesale price to R11.50. Is this permissible?

Q: My question is about online earning with AdFly. AdFly is a website on which we can short any link like link of YouTube video. Than someone click on that short link so first he go one page where he see one advertisement(ads may contain pictures). So the person who shorted the link get paid for this. Please tell is Halal or Haram. You can also get some idea on AdFly.

Q: Is buying things in installments permissible in Islam? It does not come as sood (interest)? The actual price is different from the price when you buy it in installments.

Q: As a Muslim doctor working in the emergency department, I frequently come across women requesting the morning after pill. I refuse to prescribe the morning after pill on religious and moral grounds. In that case, another doctor prescribes it. The morning after pill prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus. It has the potential to become a human. Is it okay to prescribe it if it is based on need, weakness or illness?

Q: My grandfather, may Allah have mercy on him, owns a land that was a burial site about 40 years ago. It was deserted but now the land is in the middle of the city and we want to sell it or make use of it. I want to know if it is halaal to do so.

Q:

1. Can we sell dogs? 

2. Is the money earned from selling dogs halaal?

Q: Kindly tell me what is the Islamic ruling on network marketing (MLM)? 

Q: Someone was debating with me a while ago and said “ why do you Moulana’s etc drive cars because the place where you purchase the vehicle from - e.g. Toyota - are in backdraft of over millions, owing other companies money, etc. Will it be haraam to purchase this car.

They also gave the example that why do we buy from checkers etc, if we know that the money they are buying their goods with is Haraam.

What is the answer to these two questions?

Q: I am a pharmacist who owns a retail pharmacy and would like to know the shariah ruling on stocking and selling the following types of medication:

1. Tablets and capsules containing porcine and non-certified bovine gelatin. 

2. A number of medicines which contain alcohol as a major part of ingredients and many which contain alcohol as a preservative.

3. Medicines which contain ingredients which people can become addicted to e.g. codeine-based products like pain killers, etc.

4. The permissibility of transacting with patients on medical aid.

5. The sale of contraceptive pills and morning after pills to prevent conception.