Business and Dealings

Q: I did a survey and got 50 points and I took 1 point to join a competition. So if I win I will get prize, is that halaal? Many will participate but only few will be winners and the losers will get nothing.

Q: A person used to be a thief and had stolen over $100 000. He does not have any of the wealth left and has about 7 years of qadha salaah. He has reformed his ways and wants to gain nearness to Allah Ta'ala. How does he compensate for the $100 000 he stole? How does he perform the 7 years qadha salaah in a timely manner?

Q: I want to start a school where I also want to educate poor students who cannot afford education. They will be given admission on the basis of a contract saying that in future when they start earning they will give 10% of their earning to me and in the case where they don't earn, they don't have to give anything. Is this permissible?

Q: Is earning money by playing cricket halaal? Can one choose cricket as his profession in order to earn money?

Q: Is money earned by playing cricket halaal?

Q: Is a small amount of money like 50 cents found on the floor permissible to spend?

Q: My brother wants to enter into a partnership business with another person whose initial investment in business is taken from an interest bearing loan. Is he allowed to enter into a partnership business with him? Will the profits earned by that business be halaal or haraam?

Q: In Islam, is it permissible for a person to become a doctor?  To become a doctor, one will have to carry out many haraam acts e.g. dissecting cadavers (corpses), etc. Since mutilating a corpse is haraam, will becoming a doctor also be haraam?

Q: Can I purchase a motorcycle on instalments? The original price is 44 500 and on instalments I have to pay 63 000 in 1.5 years on equal instalments of 3000 a month. Is it right or is it sood?

Q: Can you please explain to me in simple words what is Riba?