Q:
1. Is it makrooh to smoke cigarettes? Is taubah necessary?
2. Can one work for a cigarette company?
3. Can a Madrasah accept donations from a cigarette company?
4. Can a Madrasah accept donations from a business that sells many items as well as cigarettes?
Q: My friends and I had a business idea to rent out bicycles for couples to go for rides by the beach or something. Like couples going for honeymoon etc... Is this buisness halaal?
Q: I have a tyre repair shop. I want to get this RMI Accreditation for it. Its like a motoring board and carries weight in the vehicle repair and service industry.
One of the requirements in order to be accredited is that I must have a 3rd party insurance to the value of 500k. So if something happens to the customer's vehicle in the shop or a customer's vehicle gets stolen or damaged, etc. the insurance will cover the vehicle.
So the insurance won’t be for my business, it will only be 3rd party to cover the customers vehicles, etc.
Is it permissible to take out that insurance to get the accreditation or must I stay away from it completely.
Q: A family member's car was stolen. They are getting paid out by the insurance. They have been accredited for Hajj today. Can this insurance money be used to perform Hajj?
Q: A school van driver is receiving a whole month's fare from children but there was 12 days holidays from school in a month. During the 12 days school holiday, the driver did not provide any service.
Is he eligible to receive 12 days fare in accordance with injuctions of Islam?
Q: If a person was working for a company for more than a year. In terms of the shariah, what is the minimum notice period or how long of a notice period does one need to give to a company if he decided to resign from that company?
Q: I wanted to know if Crypto Mining is halaal?
Are we allowed to invest in it? If we earn money from mining, is the money above what we invested halaal?
Q: Each year we give zakaat to certain people or organisations. When they come to collect the zakaat the following year, they always bring along a gift e.g. diaries, calenders, pens, etc.
Are we allowed to keep these gifts and use them or will this be counted as taking benefit from one's own zakaat?
Q: Ahmad loaned Cassim R100 000 in cash. Cassim gave 2 kruger coins as a security on the loan (todays value approximately R56 000).
Who pays zakaat on the 2 kruger coins? Who pays zakaat on the loan of R100 000?
Q: I met a boy and we both had feelings for one another. We both did not want to date as there is a lot of sin in it. Our intention was and is to get married when the time is right and until then, whether our paths cross or not we decided to cut off contact until then. We have no contact at all. The only piece I have of him is a chain that he gave me, will it be sinful for me to wear it?