Business and Dealings

Q: 

1. Is paying Income tax Halal or Haraam?
2. Is it permissable to get offer from merchants? for eg : 10% discount, Buy 1 get 1 free etc?

Q: Is it permissible to trade currencies online. Funds are deposited into an account and the funds are then used to buy or sell currencies. Once the
currency fluctuates, you do the same.

Q: Is it haram for women to do a job?

Q: Are any of the following Interest Transactions?

1. If a person says "Buy this item for me when you go to the supermarket, it costs R40,but I will give you R50 tomorrow?
2. Loan me R40, I will give you R50 tomorrow, the extra R10 is a gift?
3. A person gives me R50 and says "Go buy this item for me, it costs R40 and you can keep the change?
4. If the person insists on giving the extra amount even when I tell him that it is Interest, what should I do with that money?

Q: Are you able to advise whether the shares sold by dmc holdings in Klerksdorp are sharia compliant please?

Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to manufacture and sell coffins?

Q: A person chooses to deposit his additional cash in the bank for safe keeping due to safety concerns. He has no intention of loaning these funds to the bank. Will these funds still be treated as a loan to the bank if he has no intention of loaning it to the bank at the time of depositing?

Q: Whilst dealing with financial institutions (mainly banks), often we are invited to attend functions hosted by these institutions. Are we allowed to eat and drink the food that is served to us (the food is 100% halaal certified)? My question is not relating to the source of the food but the source of the money that paid for the function.

Q: I live in the UK and am in need of a job in order to pay off my loan. However, I cannot find a halal job despite continuously searching for one. If I don't get a job, my loan amount will keep increasing. In this circumstance, is it permissible to work in clerical or I.T. related roles for haram companies (i.e. entertainment companies, banks, etc)?

Q: What is the ruling on Optional Health cover through work for both myself and family? The provider is Bupa. I would be paying a fixed cost a month around £100 a month to cover my family or £50 to cover myself only that. Please could you clarify if the above would be permissible?