Business and Dealings

Q: I will be receiving about R50 000 in inheritence. 

I am married with 4 kids but my husband doesn't always provide. I work, and earn a basic salary and most often I am paying for my children's clothes or treats etc. 

I want to give 10% of my inheritance in charity, however I do have debts to pay and most of the time, my money is all finished and I can't buy myself anything. 

Is it better to give out the amount as sadqah or better to pay off my debts and my zakaat which is due and keep the rest as an emergency nest.

Q: 

1. Is it permissible to sell a live animal to a sangoma who will use the animal for some haraam ritual or for making sihr? 

2. Is it permissible to sell a live animal to a non-Muslim undertaker who will use the animal for some rituals and for feeding?

Q: If someone betted online and through this, he earned more money then what he put in. Now that he knows that betting is haraam, can he take back his capital amount and give the rest in sadaqah or does he have to give the entire amount in sadaqah?

Q: Could a parliament (not elected, more similar to China) exist in a caliphate as a structured form of shura or would enforcing shura be against the sharia?

Q: My father is a Muslim. He got a job offer by a non-muslim to come and work for him. My father is a blockman in a butchery. He cuts meat and so forth, but this person works with pork meat etc. Will it be permissible for my father to work for him even though my father does not consume their food etc.?

Q: I am interested in purchasing a company that manufactures malic acid. The acid is used in the manufacture of sweets to make them taste sour and also used in the manufacture of beer to give it a sour taste. 

The main customer base of the company is the breweries. 

Will it be permissible for me to purchase the company and maintain the same customer base?

Q: I would like to seek guidance regarding promoting a women’s modest clothing business on Instagram. 

1. Is it permissible to advertise modest clothing using female models if their faces are covered or not shown at all (for example, only showing the lower body such as the outfit from the shoulders down or waist down)? 

2. If using human models in this way is not permissible, would it be allowed to use AI-generated images to promote the clothing, where the “model” is not a real person and the face and eyes are also covered or not shown (only the lower body is visible)? 

My intention is to maintain modesty while still presenting the clothing in a presentable and appealing way for customers.

Q: Is it permissible to charge a general 15% handling fee for all returns for admin and transportation costs? 

E.g. The seller is in Durban and the buyer is in Johannesburg or Cape Town. The seller incurred admin and transport costs to get the goods delivered and will incur costs to get the goods returned. There could be various reasons for the returns - incorrect goods supplied, excess stock bought, damaged goods received, buyer cannot sell the goods etc.