Trade

Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to manufacture and sell coffins?

Q: Kindly provide a ruling for the following:

Zayd gives a book to publisher A for publishing and gives him the copyright. The book is printed in 4 parts, but not printed to a very good standard and quality. Zayd now wants to publish the book with much better quality. He makes changes to the book, changes the name and produces it in one volume. Can he now give the book to publisher B to have it published by the new publisher?

Q: I am purchasing a cellphone and have been offered the following option for extending the warranty:

Pay $10 a month and if you lose or break your phone, you can get a new one. Plus, every six months, you can trade in your old phone, pay the difference and get a new one.

Q: I want to buy a car. If I buy it for cash then the price is R260 000, and if I buy it in instalments, then I have to pay R300 000 i.e. R40 000 extra. Is it permissible to buy on instalments?

Q: I have one question. Is making money from blogging which contains games, softwares, etc haram or halal? 

Q: I had a question about buying a car on installments. There is a car the dealership is selling for 17,000 but if I don't have cash upfront then I'll have to buy it in installments. So now they will sell it to me for 20,000 because of the fact I don't have cash upfront so will this be getting involved with interest?

Q: To my knowledge insurance is Haraam, however I see a number of Muslim insurance brokers selling insurance. Is this permissible to sell, wouldn’t it be the same as selling another haraam thing.

Q: Is it permissible for a pharmacy to sell the following products:

1. Items containing gelatin from animals that were not slaughtered according to Shari’ah?

2. Items containing alcohol which have a non-alcoholic equivalent.

3. Also, will the money earned from such sales be haraam?

Q: I work as a middleman, taking orders for medical equipment, surgical instruments, etc. I make money through charging a commission on the orders. Is this permissible?

Q: Is online forex trading permissible? Many brokers offer Islamic non-interest accounts. I intend only trading in gold. Is this fine?