Business and Dealings

Q: Meri dost he. Usne ye sawal puchha hy wo bachon ko tution aur quran pak prhti hy free men. Uski dusri frnd bhi yehi kaam krti hen unki talbat un ke lye gifts lkr ati hen jis se andaza hta hy k talbat ko mualima se muhabat hy. Ye dekh kr meri dost ka dil bhi krta hy k ussy b uski talbat gifts aur hadya den taake usy mehsus ho k wo b apni talbat ko aziz hy. Ab meri dost ye pushna chahti hy k agr esa khyal dil m ata hy to is se gunah hga ya ye khyal krna jaez hy? Aur ye khyal dil m hi ata hy wo kbhi kisi se mangti nhi kuchh.

Q: If I make a software and allow Google to display ads on it to earn, what kind of income is it?

Q: Can I allow companies to place advertisements on my website and charge them for it?

Q: I wanted to find out something regarding interest. I'm currently in an unstable financial situation, I find it very difficult to pay my expenses, I'm currently working and have tried many things to make additional income with no success. I've been working on a business plan and submitted to government, would it be permissible for me to take a loan from them? The loan will have interest payable. I cannot go to any Islamic bank etc because of my financial record. I have no other options, please advise.

Q: I am currently working in a store which sells health and beauty products, including makeup, perfumes, creams, medicines, etc. Some of these products contain unlawful ingredients like alcohol and glycerin (which may be derived from animals or vegetables), and some may also have been tested on animals. My question is, is it permissible for me to work there selling these items?

Q: I have the following questions regarding the employment of an imaam:

1. Can the imaam claim full pay if he leads only four salaahs while his contract stipulates all five?

2. Is he entitled to a full salary during his annual four week umrah journey and five week family holiday?

3. Is he entitled to severance pay when his duties are not required e.g. if the prayer place (jamaat khana) is shut down by the government?

4. Some people think that the imaam is like a khalifah, once you employ him, the community has to support him for life, even when he is not assigned any duties.

Q: A person (A) refers a customer to another person (B) because A does not sell in goods required by that customer. B gives A commission for sending customer to him. Is it allowed in Shariah?

Q: What kind of thing is life insurance?

Q: I just wanted to know if one can take out life insurance policy? Also if one can take out funeral insurance policy where the family is covered in case of death for funeral expenses?

Q: In a banking institution the only income they do earn is through Riba. There is no other income generation process involved in a Bank's system. And it means, a bank is paying salaries and profits to all of its employees and partners through the generated income which is nothing but Riba. In that scenario, how can it be legal for an employee to receive such an income which he knows that is paid to him through Riba, and at the same time he knows that he is a part of the machinery where business is nothing but to generate Riba income. In my opinion it becomes totally invalid for a muslim to be associated with a banking institution. Am I right?