Gifting on Eidul Fitr
Q: Is gifting specifically at the time of eidul fitr part of deen?
Business and Dealings
Partners purchasing the share of a partner
Q: There are 3 partners in a business (2 active and 1 silent). The one active partner wishes to exit the business. The share will be paid off through the business over a period of time, not any external funds.
Will it be permissible for the 2 remaining partners to mutually agree that the share of the exiting partner will be purchased only by the active partner or is it compulsory for both partners to purchase this share equally?
Income of a person who uses pictures of animate objects in his presentations
Q: My father works in an office where his work is to maintain proper supply of electricity, making and maintaining electrical plants and supervising others who do the above works. Part of his job is to inform his seniors about new plans and progress of the plans. For this purpose he uses digital slides for presentations.
I noticed that the slides that he makes, he uses pictures of animate object. It could be a requirement from the office that he must use those. Sometimes others make these type of slides and he uses them. And sometimes he makes these slides and passes it to others. I want to know, does it make his income haraam?
The Concept of Limited Liability
Q: Is the limited liability clause, which is found in all listed companies, permissible in Shari’ah? Without including this clause, a company cannot be legally registered as a listed company and this will pose restrictions on Muslims in the business world. If it is not permissible for Muslims to open listed companies on account of this clause, will it be permissible for Muslims to invest in these listed companies as they all have the limited liability clause?
Using an item purchased through an invalid transaction
Q: Since there are lots of rules of a valid transaction (I have read in Behishti Zewar), if a person purchases something with an invalid transaction, will that thing be haraam for him to use or eat?
Returning an amaanat to the estate of the deceased
Q: If a person left some money as amaanat with someone, and thereafter the owner of the amaanat passed away, who will be the owner of the amaanat money and what should be done with it?
Shareholders selling their shares
Q: Seven people own shares in an asset, and have different wishes regarding what should be done with the asset i.e some wish to sell the asset while others wish to keep the asset. What is the Shar'ee ruling on how this matter should be resolved?
Following the law of the land that does not conform to shar`ee law
Q: I am 20 years old and live in the UK. Here we are obliged to have car insurance. Similarly, for delivering food etc. (Uber eats) we are required to have food insurance. Insurance companies don't supply that to us until we are 21, so right now, I do food delivery for Uber eats on a normal insurance. That would mean that I am not abiding by the law of the land, would that make my income haraam?
My dad is currently not working and I am paying rent for the house. Furthermore, I intend on buying another car in the next few months. If this income is haraam, when I am 21 and do the food delivery legally, but the car I use to deliver the food is from haraam money, does that make whatever I earn haraam?
If it is haraam, once I turn 21, can I repent and give the calculated amount I've earned up until I became 21, to charity? Would my income thereafter be halaal?
Patenting an idea or design
Q: Is it halaal for someone to patent his idea, invention or design? Also, is it halaal for him to earn through his patents?
Returning extra money that one received as a refund
Q: I live in a rented apartment in the UK. Before renting an apartment in UK, we have to pay a deposit which is refundable when we leave the apartment. By mistake my landlord created 2 deposits and I got twice the money back when I left the apartment. I contacted my landlord and told them that this was a mistake on their part and they told me they will contact me soon about this issue. They haven’t contacted me yet. Since I have done my duty of informing them and if they don’t ask for it back or claim it, is it halaal for me to keep the money?