Ijaarah

Q: We have signed a contract with a client and gave our development team on his parol whose nature of business is News Media. They have to develop a website where they put all news and articles and different type of stories and put different type of pictures like sports, politics, their religious activities, astrology etc. Whole team is working for his projects and he give us administration fee because currently his team is working from our office. He also gives us commission because we give him our whole team we are not involed in any activities so is it permissible to sign such a contract and what about our income it will be lawful for us?

Q: My husband works for the SAPS. As part of their dress code, male police officers (my husband is a police officer) are not allowed to keep beards (and in fact, may only keep a moustache). My husband is a new Muslim and has started growing his beard recently. Should he abide by their dress code or should we request for grace in terms of the beard rule, citing religious reasons?

Q: I am a web developer and an IT professional. While developing any website, I sometimes have to add videos, pictures, cartoons, movies, music and many more related things. What should I do in such situations?

Q: We are selling dedicated servers to customer in the U.S. They purchase this service from us and than use it for their business, etc. We do not know what they will use this service for. They use the server for marketing etc. We do not sell such a service to the person who is going use it unlawfully and in a wrong way but when we can not recognise where they will use this service, than what can we do? Can we provide them hosting service? Is it permissible to for us deal with them? This server and hosting service can be use in both ways permissible and impermissible ways. It depend on customers usage. Please advise us.

Q: Is it permissible to read Salaatul Asr after five at work and make the staff wait for you whilst you are reading Salaah?

Q: Is it permissible to make use of AA breakdown services who assist with towing, car repairs, etc. at the time of need?

Q: I know that doing a job in the bank is haram, but does the security guard and drivers of banks also doing haram? As they are not directly involved in Riba based stuff, they are providing services to the bank?

Q: Can a person accept a job to repair the door of the bank, lay tiles at the bank, etc.?

Q: If I own a property, will the income from the following tenants be halaal or haraam:

1) A video store

2) A church which hires out my premises for church services

3) A cash loans store which loans money to people on interest

4) A supermarket which also sells alcohol

Q: If a property owner rents out his property and did not pay his property tax properly then what about his rental income, will it be lawful for him?