Working for Pepsi company
Q: Is it halaal to work in Pepsi company? I am not sure whether this company supports Israel or not.
Business and Dealings
Verbally giving someone a gift
Q: If a person intends to gift a certain amount of money, around USD 100, to someone when he verbally made a certain statement saying that he has gifted USD 100 to the giftee with the intention of relinquishing his entire right of ownership, granting control to the giftee and spending money in whichever way she pleases on the amount of USD 100, but does not physically hand over the money to the person who is meant to be the giftee.
Will such a process of gift be considered completed or not?
Using stolen money to study
Q: I did an online earning course with stolen money.
My question is that is it permissible for me to earn money with these skills that I have learned during the course?
Recruiting a teacher to teach music
Q: If a female works for a recruitment company for schools (they provide teachers to schools) and these temporary teachers can be provided for any class such as music, English, business, maths (it’s not for a specific lesson). Is their income halal even if we know that they will be supplying teachers for a music lesson?
Purchasing items with U Count points and giving it in charity
Q: I have the following queries regarding the U Count rewards from Standard Bank. I do earn these points but do not use them as per your previous fataawa that I read on your website.
My questions are as follows:
1. Can I purchase items from the U Count participating retailers e.g. Makro and give these items to my helper who is a non-Muslim or any Muslim person or any Muslim organization e.g. a Muslim orphanage?
2. Can I purchase items for me e.g. R1000.00 using the points and then take R1000 in cash and give it away to any Muslim, non-Muslim or any Muslim organization?
Taking an interest-bearing loan to study
Q: I have a great academic background and I want to continue my studies abroad. The country I am currently living in is Afghanistan, so my financial circumstances are not good and for continuing my studies I am not going to be able to pay for my education expenses.
Can I get a loan and this loan has been accompanied by interest. Studying abroad is my dream and I can make my future through this. So can I get the loan?
Playing an indoor sport on a "lose to pay" basis
Q: We play indoor net cricket, which has the per hour payment. We usually play on "lose to pay" basis, that the losing team will pay 100% of the payment of the indoor net. Is it haram or permissible?
Secondly, what if we split it on 75% and 25% from losing team and winning team respectively. Is it permissible or not?
Business owners giving their staff Christmas bonus
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim business owner to give his staff Christmas/new year bonuses?
Muslim business using adverts with Christmas decorations and selling Christmas items
Q:
1. Is it permissible for a Muslim business owner to promote his business using adverts with Christmas decorations?
2. Can a Muslim businessman sell Christmas lights, trees, decorations, etc.?
3. What is the ruling regarding a person decorating his business with Christmas lights, Santa Clause etc.?
Driving non-mahrams
Q: Where I'm working, I know the people quite well. I've been working here for about 3 years or so now.
They give me duties to do, example, to take their mother or wife or sister to go shopping or to transport them from one place to another.
I personally don't like doing that because they are non mahram. My wife gets angry with me when I do those things and she doesn't speak to me.
If I do tell my boss that I can't do those duties, I know personally they will fire me or treat me differently although they are Muslims. What should I do?