Q: There is a small supermarket around the corner from where I live. When we need anything, we phone them and they deliver it to us. They send the bill to us for the entire month’s groceries at the end of the month. What is the law of Shari’ah regarding this type of sale?
Q: I bought a plot of land with terms of 18 months, but due to some reason, I could not pay the full amount on time. The seller is now saying that since I did not pay him the full amount within the time period, he will cancel the deal, unless I pay him an additional amount. Does he have the right to do this?
Q: Is one allowed to breed and sell cats?
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1. Can I design products with logos of other brands and sell them online? Is that income halal for me? Especially if those brands are based in countries which are causing harm to Muslims and Islam?
2. Do I have to tell the buyers of these products that they are replicas, even if they are from a country which is harming Muslims and Islam?
Q: My neighbour wanted to buy a cooking pot for R100. I told her not to buy it as I will get one for her for just R70. She agreed because she was saving R30 on the same pot. However, my intention was that I will buy the pot for just R55 and tell her that it cost R70. In this way, I will make R15 without telling her. Is this permissible?
Q: I sell branded sneakers, bags, wallets, etc. I recently found out that Nike is haraam to wear. I did research on Versace as well and I found that it is also named after a Greek God. How do I determine which branded items are fine to sell and which are haraam?
Q: Please advise if the following type of transactions are valid, not valid or improper:
A business has an agreement with a supplier to pay after 30 days from date of delivery with a limit of R50 000.00.
1. The business puts a condition on all purchase orders, that should the supplier request an earlier payment, it will incur a early settlement discount of x% on a daily basis.
2. At times the business goes over the limit of R50 000.00 , hence early payment now becomes binding in order for the supplier to deliver further orders, can the business in this situation claim the x% early settlement discounts.
Q: A person has an auto lot which sells cars. Before selling the cars, he informs the customers that he is selling the cars “voetstoets” i.e. the customer will not be able to return the car or claim any compensation if a defect or fault is found in it. Is it permissible to attach this condition before selling an item?
Q: If someone buys a load of timber, and then comes back and says that the size is wrong and he needs a bigger size, can one charge a 10% handling fee on the timber returned?
Q: If a customer wishes to return an item that he purchased merely because he changed his mind and there was nothing wrong with the item, do I have to cancel the sale or can I refuse to cancel the sale?