Business and Dealings

Q: I work for a software company where we create call centre software (IVR) related products. Not all of our clients are banks, but right now, we have two clients which are banks. The call centre software is mainly used (as per my knowledge) for changing the ATM pin, complaining about lost cards, etc. The software connects the caller with the agent of the company so that the caller may explain his/her problem to the agent. Our software is not involved in the transactions of the bank in any way. Is my job permissible?

Q: I have a credit card which gives upto 3% cash back on all purchases. Is it permissible to use the credit card and benefit from the cash back?

Q: I live in a non-muslim country and I am paying loans with interest. I came by an article where you can invest money and get double or triple profit after two or three months. As per the article the investment goes in real estate transactions. Is such investment permissible? If the profit is considered as riba can such money be used to repay my loan which am already paying with interest?

Q: I work for a chartered accounting company in British Columbia, Canada. There are various departments in our company and they provide accounting services to various companies. I work as a data entry person who enters data (information about people and their addresses) and I work in the lottery department. Our company does not deal with lottery selling, we just deal with the accounting and tallying and hand over the information to the foundation or clients. My job only entails office duties and entering data which prepares the lottery for the clients. Is this job permissible for me?

Q: Can a person give his property as rent to a kaafir for their parlour where they keep the dead kuffar and prepare them for burial?

Q: I received a wooden wall hanging/frame as a gift from a non muslim. Since it had pictures of horses (animals), i never hanged it any where in my home, rather i just put it in a closed cupboard. can you kindly explain to me whether it is acceptable in Islamic sense for me to give this wooden frame as a gift to a non muslim friend, rather than myself just holding on to it.

Q: Can you inform me whether it is forbidden in Islam for Muslims to work in insurance companies?

Q: A loan of 100 000 was given to someone. Sometime thereafter, the government devalued the currency by 50%. What amount should the debtor repay?

Q: Is selling small TV screens and DVD players for cars allowed or not?

Q: I am selling few car stereo items like small screen tv and dvd's online. These products are not in my possesstion. When they sell I buy and ship to customer. Is this act of selling car stereo products shariah compliant?