Q: I am in the property development business. I acquire properties and then use building contractors to put up residential or commercial developments. The problem is that the contractors often delay the project and do not complete it by the due date. To prevent this, can we fine them for each day that they delay?
Q: I am a beautician and I have read that it is haraam to shape the eyebrows. Does this only apply to me shaping my own eyebrows or does it apply to me shaping other people’s eyebrows for them as well? Secondly, will the ruling apply to non-Muslims as well?
Q: Can I work in a non-Muslim restaurant where I will have to serve haraam food?
Q:
1. A Muslim employee works for an engineering company, and the company is employed to do the engineering (beams, slabs, columns, foundations, etc.) for a temple. The Muslim employee is tasked with designing the structure by his boss. Is it permissible for him to do this?
2. Similarly, if a Muslim owns the engineering company and someone approaches him for this job, can he accept it?
3. What is the ruling if they are not involved in the actual temple, but are working on another building on the same land that has rooms, dormitories, toilets, etc. for the use of occupants of the temple?
Q: In certain fast food establishments, the staff are not paid wages. The staff survive on tips of the customers. Is this permissible in Islam?
Q: I’m an architect. I design residential buildings for my clients and take design consultancy in return. Yesterday, a marketing team visited me. They were selling LED lights. A single light costs $10. They offered me a discount of 20% if I recommend the lights to my clients. They also said that if I sell the light at full price to my clients, they will transfer the remaining 20% discount into my account. If I give a 10% discount to my clients, they will transfer the remaining 10% into my account. Also, it is in my authority to give a full 20% discount to my client. Is this arrangement permissible?.
Q: What is the ruling regarding restaurants that serve calamari, lobsters, crayfish and crabs? Although a Hanafi cannot eat these creatures, is it permissible for him to sell them in his restaurant, and what will be the status of his income?
Q: I work in a supermarket where I have to handle alcohol products such as cases of wine, beer, etc. Sometimes, the products also break and leak onto our clothing. I have requested not to work in this area as I understand that handling and being involved in the transportation process of alcohol is forbidden according to the Hadith. The company requires some confirmation and clarification on this matter. I would be very grateful if you can clarify that this is haraam for a Muslim, as I need to prove to the company that I cannot work in such an area as a Muslim.
Q: I want to open a pizza shop where I will be selling bacon pizzas as well as beef and chicken pizzas made from haraam meat. I will not eat from the shop, but I will be selling these items. Is this permissible, and will my income be halaal?
Q:
1. I want to sell t-shirts with different country flags on them for the upcoming Soccer World Cup. Will it be permissible to sell these t-shirts?
2. What is the ruling on advertising products with videos of people using them? Sometimes, products need a video demonstration or a photo to show how to properly use them. What is a permissible way to do this?