Business and Dealings

Q: As an estate agent I regularly deal in property. Often I am faced with confusion when fellow Muslims wish to buy a property that is currently leased to a non Muslim and haram organisations. Below are some examples of tenants whose buildings are for sale, and I have to advise Muslims whether it is permissible for them to buy in or not:

1. Non Muslim homes

2. Supermarkets that sell haram products

3. Liquor stores

4. Gambling dens

5. Non Muslim places of worship

Q: My question is regarding the interest on a GP fund of government employees. A fixed amount is deducted from our salary on a monthly basis, against our will, and then they give interest on it annually. One gets this total amount on his retirement. What is the Islamic ruling regarding this? Is it halal or not?

Q: Is investing in Bitcoins halaal or haram?

Q: There are softwares that require us to meet a certain requirement in order to use them. For example, one such software can be downloaded for free, but after a 30-day trial the software asks questions like "How often did you travel by airplane last year?" If we select the "more than 2 times" option, the software stops working and we have to uninstall it. However, if we choose the option "less than 3 times," it lets us continue its use.

1. Will it be permissible to use the software if we select that we flew less than 3 times even though if we did not?

2. If someone other than the user, who did fly less than 3 times, selects that option, can the user continue the software's use? There are websites which have a pop-up that comes up, asking us to subscribe to the website. If we don't want to subscribe, we can close the pop-up by clicking on sentences like "Not yet, I'll subscribe later," or, "No, I don't like to learn."

3. If I don't intend to ever subscribe to the website, then would clicking on these types of sentences to make the pop-up go away be permissible?

4. Would it be a lie?

Q: Can I work as an admin/receptionist at a law firm which deals with commercial leases? Like leases for commercial property for businesses.

Q: When I was younger I used to play marbles for takes. Only recently I found out that it is haram. I still have all my marbles with me. What should I do with these marbles?

Q: My one friend gave me a piece of chocolate and told me to give it to his friend who was sitting close to me but instead I ate the piece of chocolate. The friend who was supposed to get the chocolate didn't even know he was supposed to get it and the friend who gave the chocolate saw me eat it but didn't say anything. Do I have to repay the friend who was supposed to get the chocolate?

Q: I want to ask if it is halal and permissible by law to get paid to do someones homework, college and university assignments, thesis and so on. Students hire us and provide us the material/structure or question given by a professor or teacher and we write answers for them with a fee. I work for the company who provides this service to international students. Should I leave this job or wait until I get another one?

Q: This may sound bizzare but it's something someone actually told me. He says if a person owns a business, it would be a much more feasible to get jinnaat to work in the form of human staff. As crazy as it sounds, it's an interesting idea. What is the Sharia opinion on this?

Q: I am going to retire in the near future. I dont want to deposit my money in any bank due to interest as it is haram. However, there are many Islamic Banks which also give returns on the deposits, though less.

My question is, 'Is keeping money in Islamic Banks and earning a profit halal or not'?