Business and Dealings

Q:

1. Is it correct to give tuition to students studying at secular universities? It would involve a male giving tuition to other males only.

2. Is it correct to sell the notes, past papers and textbooks etc. for certain subjects at secular universities?

3. Is it correct to sell the notes, past papers and textbooks etc. for certain subjects at secular correspondence universities (like Unisa)?

All three questions above relate to permissible subjects viz., mathematics, accounting and computer programming.

Q: If I own a property, will the income from the following tenants be halaal or haraam:

1) A video store

2) A church which hires out my premises for church services

3) A cash loans store which loans money to people on interest

4) A supermarket which also sells alcohol

Q: I am visiting Argentina for a month. I have come across that the Peso Dollar official rate and black market rate to be very different. The official rate is around 8 pesos while the black market rate is around 15 pesos. Is it permissible for me to change my dollars in the black market? Someone told me that it is not permissible because its a type of riba and cheating and going against the law of the country. Please advise.

Q: A pensioner, who is not working, is entitled to recieve monthly pension money from the government. Is this money halaal?

Q: If a property owner rents out his property and did not pay his property tax properly then what about his rental income, will it be lawful for him?

Q: I need a loan from the bank, but they are charging interest. Can I take that loan or I will find another bank that gives me an Islamic loan.

Q: Is it permissible to claim from the Road Accident Fund (RAF)? I had an accident and had to pay about R20 000 cash for medical expenses.

Q: What is the Islamic perspective on modelling, photography and photoshoots in Islam? Is it haraam or is it permissible for a male or female to earn a living as a model and appear in fashion shows?

Q: Is Health insurance policy, life insurance policy etc is permissible in Islam? Kindly send some reference of hadith and Quran also.

Q: If a person rents a house and during the time he occupied the premises,  he added fittings in the house that were not provided by the owner of the house (for example fitting burglar bars, lighting, etc,)

1. Can he demand the cost of the fittings from the owner at the time he leaves the place?

2. If the landlord refuses to give him the cost of the fittings he put into the house, can he remove the fittings when he leaves the house?