Working in a place liquor, pork and haraam meat are sold
Q: Is it permissible to work in a place where along with other products, liquor, pork and haraam meat are also sold?
Business and Dealings
Extended warranty
Q: I intend to purchase a car that has a warranty. The dealer offered to extend the warranty by 5 years for an additional amount of R3000. The warranty covers towing and fixing if the car breaks down and replacement of parts. I notice that the policy is with an insurance company. Is this acceptable?
Selling creams and lotions which contain alcohol
Q: Most of my cosmetics contain cetyl alcohol. Cetyl alcohol is used in the cosmetic industry as an opacifier in shampoos, or as an emollient, emulsifier or thickening agent in the manufacture of skin creams and lotions. It is also employed as a lubricant for nuts and bolts. Is it permissible to sell items with this ingredient?
Income tax and discounts from merchants
Q:
- Is paying Income tax Halal or Haraam?
- Is it permissable to get offer from merchants? for eg : 10% discount, Buy 1 get 1 free etc?
Trading in on-line currencies
Q: Is it permissible to trade currencies online. Funds are deposited into an account and the funds are then used to buy or sell currencies. Once the
currency fluctuates, you do the same.
Women taking up a job
Q: Is it haram for women to do a job?
Interest Transactions
Q: Are any of the following Interest Transactions?
- If a person says "Buy this item for me when you go to the supermarket, it costs R40,but I will give you R50 tomorrow?
- Loan me R40, I will give you R50 tomorrow, the extra R10 is a gift?
- A person gives me R50 and says "Go buy this item for me, it costs R40 and you can keep the change?
- If the person insists on giving the extra amount even when I tell him that it is Interest, what should I do with that money?
Investing with DMC holdings
Q: Are you able to advise whether the shares sold by dmc holdings in Klerksdorp are sharia compliant please?
Manufacturing and selling coffins
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to manufacture and sell coffins?
Deriving benefit from the bank
Q: A person chooses to deposit his additional cash in the bank for safe keeping due to safety concerns. He has no intention of loaning these funds to the bank. Will these funds still be treated as a loan to the bank if he has no intention of loaning it to the bank at the time of depositing?