Business and Dealings

Q: I am retailing make up and have an item in stock which is a lipstick that contains alcohol. Is it permissible to sell or use?

Q: I am currently in a lot of financial difficulty. Recently, I was offered a job to design a website for a night club. Can I accept this job?

Q: I want to open an account in the bank. The name of the account is PLS (Prophet and loss saving). The policy of bank is if they invest my amount and earn some profit, they will give me my profit. If they have loss, then I will accept it. Is this is according to Islam or not? Please inform me. I shall be very thankfull.

Q: If I took leave on some working day of job and the HR/admin has mistakenly updated that I was present at that day in online system and the HR has asked me to sign on that day and I also signed forgetfully that I was absent that day in confusion, then only I realized that I have made a mistake. Now, that day's salary will be haraam or halaal for me? I asked HR to change the present as absent but he said it is not possible now. What should I do? Can I work on compensatory working days without any extra pay and make that up?

Q: Is it permissible to hire out a wedding hall to non-Muslims?

Q: EFU is offering takaful insurance. Kindly let us know is it Haraam or halaal as we are very confused about the takaful policy.

Q: Few months back I had got services of carpenter for my home new kitchen. I said to him please make the kitchen with well finishing and I asked him the rate he wants. When kitchen was finalized it was not well furnished and had many technical issues and when I said to him it is not up to the mark and then he without informing me left the house. I had already gave him maximum amount and only PKR. 10,000 was left with me. Now after few months, he is approaching other person who talked with me for giving him 10,000 left amount. My question is: What Islam guides us in this matter. May I give him rest of amount as my kitchen work he didn't do what he said? Please help me and guide me.

Q: I am working in a company as an engineer and as per my designation car is allowed for my traveling but my company does not have a car infact they pay me money to hire a rent car for my visit. My question is that if I don't use a rent car and claim rent car bill, will it be halaal or haram. For example, I have to travel from city A to B. I travel it through train which is cheaper but to the company I claim rent for car because as per my designation car is allowed to me for my ease. But I want to save some money so I rather use some cheap transport method and claim rent for car. Kindly also note the this is the environment of my company. All my colleagues do this and if I don't do this, they will whisper against me to the higher management and I have a chance to lose job. Even if I travel by train or some other transport and want to tell this to my company then my colleagues will become angry with me and will speak against me. So kindly answer me keeping in mind my both scenarios. One is that as per my designation, car is allowed to me for my ease and second, the environment of my office.

Q: Can I work in Axis Bank as a Customer Service Officer?

Q: Is it okay Islamically to invest in the Old Mutual Albarakah equity fund?