Q: Regarding online trading, be it a commodity or currency, it is been said that it's not permissible based on both exchanges being deferred and if 1 exchange is deferred and the other is not then is it permissible?
Can you explain further what is meant by deferred exchanges?
Q: I am a housewife/stay at home mother.
My husband is doing his aalim studies and does not work, thus he does not have a set income. However, he is not zakaatable and neither am I.
Is it permissible for us to apply for the Sassa Grant which is R370 per month?
Q: Alhamdulillah, I have a job offer, but I am not sure if it is Islamic.
The working hours are 48 hours per week. I queried as to how many hours per day, I was told it is a 6 day a week job with the amount of hours per day, the timings and the number of shifts per day left up to the discretion of the employer.
My question is, is this arrangement permissible in Islam? Is it permissible for me to take up this job offer?
Q: I wanted to know the Share'ee ruling on "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals that many merchants offer in their stores.
For example, buy 1 case of water, get 1 free. Or buy 1 cellular line and get 1 free. These are offers that are conditional on a purchase of 1 item at least. They're usually incentives to get the customer to buy them for various reasons (they want to remove the item from their shelves, or it's a sales/marketing strategy, or simply a competitive deal in a free market). Is such a deal permissible for the buyer, or is this considered riba?
Another type of deal that's similar is buying a certain quantity to get a better deal than buying 1. For example, 1kg of tomatoes is RS 50 but 2 KG is 40 (a savings of RS 10). Is such a deal permissible for the buyer?
Q: I have recently heard of a new venture many of our Muslims are going into, it is the trading of gold on the forex market. I wanted to find out if it is permissible and if so then how, as no physical exchange of ownership takes place, and also if you own an item although it can depreciate in value it won't cease to exist as is what happens on this gold market.
Q: What is a salam transaction and the Shar’ee ruling that relates to it?
Q: We paid a worker at the airport desk to put us first and send our luggage which were overweight. Is it a sin and does it fall under bribery?
Q: I work as a manager for a Muslim man who at times stretches the time of his employees if it gets busy or is attending to personal work. He does not compensate them for extra time, and when the topic is brought up, he angrily dismisses it and says, "You are just standing doing nothing, so it’s not work." But I feel as long as they are in the shop, they are working, as they are not free to do as they like. What should I do ?
Q: I have a furniture and appliance store where we sell and fix furniture and appliances.
Can I fix and sell TV's? Would the money be permissible to use in my business and life
Q: Is designing and selling colouring books halal provided that there's no animate objects and no haraam elements in it?