Business and Dealings

Q: I am a dentist employed by the government in a clinic.

According to my contract, I am employed to work from 8am to 4pm. However, my supervisor sometimes tell me that I can go at 11 am. He leaves early and also tells me that I can leave early.

Although he is my supervisor, I do not know whether he has the authority to let me go early, as he is not my employer. Rather, I am employed by the department.

Is it permissible for me to leave early? If I do so, will my income be halaal?

Sometimes but not always, I am forced to leave early as the supervisor locks the clinic and leaves, so I am unable to attend to patients even if I remain. What should I do in such a case?

Q: I am a qualified vet and generally treat farm animals.

Sometimes, the farmer asks me to treat a pig that is sick. I will need to examine the animal and administer the necessary medication or treatment to it. Naturally, this will involve some physical contact with the animal.

I was told that even a pig is deserving of treatment as it is the creation of Allah, and all creatures should be shown kindness. However, I want Islamic guidance in this regard.

Is this permissible? Will the money earned through this service be halaal?

Q: Is it permissible to buy items that are being auctioned off at a bank auction, i.e. items that were repossed by the bank?

Q: A person had some haraam money many years ago which he got from friends where they all use to work. They took the money from their work place and divided among themselves. Now that person saved the money and mixed it with his halaal money and bought something. The portion of halaal money was 90 percent and haraam money was 10 percent.

Later he sold the thing and realised his mistake and repented for his act and decided not to do this again. He then moved to some other country and performed Umrah from his halaal money. He repented again and got the feeling to get rid of that haraam portion of money.

He gave that money as charity and had put some in iftaar box in a masjid which he regrets. He should not have put that in the iftaar box. He is not sure if his intention was for sadaqa or charity. But he sincerely repented and never earned haram money again.

Now after so many years, he is not sure if he has disposed of all that money or not. Can he take some money out from his halaal money and give some charity to people who collect charity money and buy food for poor families just to be on the safe side that all that portion of haraam is dispossed off?

Q: Is computer education halaal or not? I studied computer science and my field is game development and website development. Will my earnings be halaal?

Q: If a person gives his word to someone regarding a business matter, no legal papers were signed, are you allowed to cancel it Islamically?

Q: I work for Uber Eats and deliver food orders to customers. Sometimes, these food orders contain haraam food. I don’t know the food details before accepting the order. Will this type of earning be halaal for me?

Q:

1. Will it be permissible if one purchases a car by applying to the bank by depositing a certain amount of money and handing over through a negotiation of repayment of an amount financed by the bank including interest in a fixed instalments?

2. Will it be treated same as the fatwa under "paying in instalments" in the English version of "Malfoozat of Faqeeh ul Ummat" compiled by Mufti Farooq Meeruti published by Madrasah Taleemuddeen.

Q: I am renting an outbuilding and I pay a set rent to my landlord. Sometimes, he lets the lights and water account go into arrears. If interest accumulates on that amount, am I involved in the sin of interest?

Q: I am a lawyer by profession. I represent people who are being prosecuted for criminal charges and defend them in court.

In many instances, the accused party confesses to me that they are guilty of the crime for which they are being charged, even though they plead 'not guilty' to the court. In such situations, is it permissible for me to defend the accused in court, knowing that I am defending a guilty person who is lying to the court?