Permissible and impermissible items of trade

Selling water to one's neighbours

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2022-08-10 08:21

Q: Is it permissible to sell water in the following scenario: you have a private meter for your municipal water and you sell this water to your neighbours and tenants at a higher price than what the municipality is charging you?

Selling books authored by Salafis

Submitted by user2 on Thu, 2022-08-04 08:10

Q:

1. Is it permitted to sell books authored by Salafis? This is specific regard to books on Hadith and Aqeedah.

2. What is the status of the income earned?

3. Is there a difference in selling to Ulama and non-'Ulama?

4. If a person sells Salafi authored books, does this count as a compromise in Usul/Aqeedah?

Buying properties in the metaverse

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2022-01-29 06:42

Q: A new virtual world like the real world has been created and I think it's called metaverse. On the virtual earth, we are allowed to buy properties and plots of lands or famous landmarks around the world. We can even buy Makkah and Madina. Thus we will be the owner of those places in the virtual world. You can sell it later at higher prices.

Are we allowed to do such purchase properties that are virtual, non-tangible with real money?

Designing a structure for a church and selling grapes to someone who will use it to make wine

Submitted by user2 on Thu, 2021-11-18 06:52

Q:

1. Is it permissible for an engineer to design the structure (i.e. steel in beams, columns, etc.) of a building which the owners will use for producing alcohol?

2. Is it permissible for an engineer to design the structure of a church?

3. Is it permissible to sell grapes to someone who will use it for making wine?

Selling organic and non organic vegetables

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2021-10-09 06:43

Q: I want to start a vegetable business. Can we sell both non organic and organic vegeatables or only organic vegetables?

Also, can we sell chickens and egg without hens getting chemicals or injections in the body or do we have to sell organic only?

Purchasing products that have a cross

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2021-09-18 08:05

Q: As we have to buy products like sunscreens and medicine even from the non Muslims (if the ingredients are halaal), they sometimes put crosses on the packaging.For instance, a sunscreen package may have a cross, the same goes for some medicines or patches.

Is it considered haraam for us to buy such medicine or sunscreens if the packaging has a cross? 

Working in a business that sells traditional muti products

Submitted by user5 on Tue, 2021-09-07 17:32

Q: At work, I'm one of the buyer's for the cash 'n carry. They sell these traditional muti products amongst many other cosmetics, sweets, household items. These traditional muti products like tokoloshe salts, oils, etc. have phrases such as "win the lotto", "bring back lost love", "go away evil", etc. on its packaging. Now I have to buy these products, price it, promote it and so on, amongst other items. I really feel uneasy about it as its wrong and impermissible to sell according to my weak understanding. I don't know how to approach the boss and inform him. And the more heartbreaking thing is that one of the biggest suppliers of these products is Muslim owned, and also many of our Muslim brothers have specialized shops selling these products. What should I do and is my earnings doubtful or haraam?

Selling women's clothing online with pictures of women's satr being exposed

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2021-09-04 07:46

Q: I am going to start an online business to sell women's clothing online. Is it permissible to post pictures of the clothes worn by women in which their faces, hair and hands are showing?

Selling women's clothes online

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2021-07-31 07:06

Q: I am doing business online. I sell portraits and paintings, etc. I also sell hand painted hijaabs and sharee gowns. I like to wear beautiful clothes at home. From here I feel a hijaabi sister can wear attractive clothing when they are at home in front of maharams.

1. Am I in a trap of shaitan if I think this way?

2. Can I sell these clothes to non hijaabi sisters?

3. Is it permissible to do this type of business?

4. I know that niqaab is a permissible dress code in islam, but there are many controversies about hijaab. Can I sell hijaab?

Selling cosmetics

Submitted by user2 on Sun, 2021-06-27 07:30

Q:

1. Is selling cosmetics which are used for make-up halaal?

2. Is it permissible to invest in such a business by buying shares/stocks?

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