Business and Dealings

Q: I have a question regarding the government sassa grant.

I have a stable job alhamdulillah, my wife is a housewife and we are not zakaatable alhamdulillah.

Can I receive the grant for my child?

Q: Can I use interest from the bank to pay for my grand kids dentistry? Their mother is single and there's no medical aid.

Q: Please clarify the following: 

We have booked and paid for a hotel breakfast. Is it permissible to take food items to my room that I am unable to eat in the breakfast room but will eat a little later.

Q: I receive ebucks via FNB when I buy from Takealot, or fill fuel or if I buy from Checkers with my virtual card. Is it permissible to earn these ebucks and to use it to pay bank fees, fill fuel etc.?

Q: Please advise if investing in shares in publicly listed companies which sell the following is permissible or not: 

1. A Distribution/Retail business whose main business is pertaining to selling foods, cosmetics, appliances, bakery, butchery (haraam meat also sold) sells alcohol also. 

2. A mining, telecommunications or property holding companies that has conventional bank loans and fixed deposits that earn interest?

Q: I need to know about bribe as I have heard that the giver and taker, both are sinners. But now the situation is that I cannot book my visa appointment without paying the bribe. 

I have tried every possible way to book an appointment but could not get any booking. Also I have written an email to governing bodies but there is no response on it. Should I pay the bribe and ask Allah for forgiveness, or should I leave it as is?

Q: Is forex trading permissible?

Q: If one works for a company in which one has meetings via video call, is this job still halaal and is the income earned still halaal? 

And if the company you are employed for at sometimes advertisers using photography on their company website or requires you to have an employee ID with your image on it, will the income be halaal?

Q: The government I live in help the citizens with a payment of the house or flat when you are moving and give you a support/loan. The loan is interest free the first 5 years so you don’t have to pay the interest and their intention is to help out the citizens because it’s in the law. You can make a plan with them that they take every month from my student allowance until the loan is paid and it will be interest free. Can I take this loan or is it haram?

Q: Zaid owes Amr money. Zaid wins the lottery and pays Amr with the money that he won. Amr knows it's lottery money. Is it permissible for Amr to accept it and use it?