Business and Dealings

Investing in a friends business

Q: Six months ago my businessman friend approached me and told me that he has got a big order from his customer but he doesn’t have enough money to fulfill his order. So he asked me to invest 1 million in his business so that he can complete the order and he would pay me a profit from this order in proportionate to my investment which is around 0.4 million. Order was confirmed and payment was secured. Is this halal for me?

Conventional Insurance, Medical Aid, Hospital Plan and Takaaful

Q:

1. I purchased a business and wish to insure it. What is the Shar‘ee ruling regarding insuring one’s business? Similarly, please explain the law of insuring one's vehicle.

2. Could you also explain to me the Shar'ee ruling regarding medical aid and hospital plan?

3. Is Takaaful insurance permissible? I was informed that this is an Islamic insurance and is therefore permissible.

Running a Lift club

Q: A person provides the service of picking up and dropping off school children from home to school. In the morning, he picks them up from home and drops them off at school. In the afternoon, he picks them up from school and drops them off at home. Some days, certain students are absent. For the days, they are absent, will it be permissible for the driver to charge them for it due to the fact that the seat is reserved for them in the car? The contract between the parties is on a monthly basis i.e. he charges them a fee for his services at the end of the month.