Buying and selling cats
Q: Is it allowed to buy and sell cats in Islam?
Business and Dealings
Starting an auction business
Q: Is it permissible for one to be an auctioneer or start an auction business. The only goods that will be auctioned will be halaal and permissible goods.
Modifying products and selling them
Q: I am a product designer. I got an offer from a company. The new company buys good from China, modify the logo, colour, etc. and sell it in the European market. Among the things they buy mostly, are speakers, mobile phone accessories, and also musical instruments that include a guitar, or a drumkit.
My job is to suggest a colour and finish to the goods if required. Apart from that, the core business of the company is - it manufactures audio speakers (its own) and also synthesizers, guitar distortion units, and mixers. However I will not have anything to do with the core business department. My department is only concerned with sourcing goods from China, modifying it a little if required and selling it. Kindly give me your opinion if it is halaal or haraam.
Entering a competition with points
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.
Repenting from stealing and making up for one's qadha salaah
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?
Offering free education on condition that the student gives back a fixed percentage after he begins earning
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?
Playing cricket as a profession
Q: Is earning money by playing cricket halaal? Can one choose cricket as his profession in order to earn money?
Playing cricket as a profession
Q: Is money earned by playing cricket halaal?
Using a lost item found on the floor
Q: Is a small amount of money like 50 cents found on the floor permissible to spend?
Entering into a partnership with a person whose capital will be from an interest bearing loan
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?