Q:
1. I am a bookseller. Can I sell books that contain some pictures of animate objects? Most of the content of the books do not contain pictures of animate objects.
2. Can I sell paper, ink, etc. to printers knowing that they print pictures as well?
Q: I do accounts for a certain person. Recently, a situation arose where according to my books, we owed a supplier R100 (for example), but according to the supplier, we only owed him R50. The reason for the difference is that the supplier made a mistake in his calculation. I pointed this out to my employer but he still chose to remain quiet. What should I do?
Q: Is it permissible to purchase franchise rights? If not, can I still give my store the same name as the franchise store?
Q: I wish to inquire further regarding Mufti saabs ruling of installing atm machines on one's premises. Will the same ruling follow a card machine facility, with which many benefits exists but a customer may also pay with a credit card from haraam funds(interest bearing loan / overdraft, etc.)?
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?.