Business and Dealings

Buying a salon

Q: I’m considering buying a salon and I have a few questions to ask:

1. I know that it is haraam for males to cut females’ hair, so I won’t allow that. Would it be permissible if I let females cut females’ hair?

2. I will only be the owner of the salon and I will not be working there. If haraam services are carried out (e.g. shaping eyebrows, etc.), will I be sinful?

Hire purchase

Q: I live in muscat. I bought my car on hire purchase. The total price of tyre car is 8000 rials but on hire purchase its 8500 rials. So firstly is this halal?
Secondly. Last month I couldn't pay the car installment due to eid and ramadhaan so now they told me that I have to pay 5 rials to postpone that installment in the future so is this halal? The installment will be the same but I will have to pay 5 rials to delay this installment. Is this halal?

Secondly I bought a credit card and if I pay the money used by the card in 52 days then no interest will be charged but I have to pay a small amount
monthly that is for the card not for the money I use from the card so is this halal?

Joining the British army

Q: My question is that I am thinking of joining the British army as a officer not really a soldier. What does Islam say about a Muslim joining a non-muslim military force? Also what can I do and cant I do? For a example a war against a Muslim country does Islam allow me to still fight against them? Also spying etc on Muslims is that haram?

Credit cards

Q: My question is that I live in muscat and I am a teacher. I want to start a side business. So the bank is offering me a credit card and the offer is that if I pay the money back I use from credit card in 52 days then no interest will be charged. But I will only use it for the business so please tell me what Islam says about this? Will look forward to your reply in the lights of Islam.

Sales rep taking a percentage of the profits

Q: Is it permissible to pay somebody for bringing in business? I work in sales and people (3rd party) bring me business. If I make a sale they ask me to give them money which is already decided it doesn't matter how much money I make on this sale, they want what ever is decided before. Now the question is if I pay somebody to bring me business then what about other guys who work with me in sales? Because if the (3rd party) doesn't bring it to me it will probably go to my coworkers please tell me what Islam says about it?

Being forced by the government to pay interest

Q: If a person works at an accounting office that deals with tax and due to no fault of his own the government reassesses the tax liability of a previous period and charges it say a year after with interest and penalty. Is it haram to pay that? What if the accountant has to submit the payment since he deals with the account, is he liable for the sin too? Since he is not involved with the deal, it is not his account and he is not the scribe for the deal nor did he witness the contract?