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  • Muslims trading with other countries

    My question is regarding trade. As far as I know in Islam it is allowed to do trade with Christians, Jews (Book Holders) Today most of the Muslim countries do their businesses with Japan, Korea and those countries which are neither Jewish or Christian. Is this right? Secondly, the goods that Muslim country buy from these countries is sold in local markets... More

  • Doing business with computer parts

    I want to do business with a partner. My partner is expert in computer hardware. He wants to do business with computer parts imported from abroad. As I have seen most of the users of our country badly use this product, listening to song, porn movies, porn Internet and many other items. And also many do good works with computer. So now, is it permissible.. More

  • Agreed to Sell for a Price but Another Buyer Offered More Money

    I talked with someone to sell him my car and we agreed on the amount, and he will give me the money after three days. After one day someone came and offered me more money than the first one. Do I have to sell to the first one or can I sell my car to the second one who will pay more money. .. More

  • Buying a House from Someone and Paying Him Profit

    What is the Fatwa if I want to buy a house with interest? Can someone buy a house for me and I pay him monthly payment with no interest but with a little profit on what he paid for the house? .. More

  • Selling an item for higher than the market price

    My question is regarding mobile telephone pre-paid cards. Such a card is marked SR100 and being sold in the market with different cash price from SR96 to SR100. I would like to know if it is permissible in Islam to sell this card at a cash price of SR100 and credit or installment price of SR102 or more. If anyone sells on credit at higher price that.. More

  • Buying Car on Lease Agreement

    I would like to ask you a question about buying a car by leasing. My wife wants to buy a car; we don't have money to pay cash and we don't have an Islamic bank in our country (Morocco). She needs to have a car to go to her work and avoid to taking public transportation because it's very bad and unrespectful of women. .. More

  • Selling Lawful Food to Non-Muslims which They Will Use for Unlawful Purposes

    Is it permissible in Islam to sell food which is halal to non-Muslims and these non-Muslims believe that if they eat or drink that food they will be saved from any harm and they will be rich and so on (Shirk Deeds)and also for ritual offerings, when we know very well when we sell that food to them is only for that purpose. .. More

  • Cooking for non-Muslims during the day in Ramadan

    Because I live in Europe and have a food business, can I cook in the day during Ramadhaan for the non-Muslims? Or, should I open my business only after the fast? .. More

  • Dealing in foreign currency

    Is it halal OR haram? I deal in foriegn currency exchange. The deal is one of the 2 forms as follow:1. (Long Position) The first one is putting 1000 US dollars with the broker and he gives me 100,000 US dollars. I then buy any currency. When this currency goes up in value, I then sell it and get back the US dollars. I return the same 100, 000 back to.. More

  • Trading in Wine

    At first thank you very much for this wonderful web site ...my question is that I heard a fatwa on Iqra TV before few months which says that I can work in a place or store that sells alcohol (khamr).but if this place or store was in non muslim country, like USA or Germany. But some people say that this is not true but I heard this fatwa by my self..pleas,.. More

  • Anything that leads to Haram is Haram

    asalamualaikum I have a question regarding business. My brothers currently own a grocery business in which they sell Haram products. My question is, I have found a business in which I will be selling and installing stereos and speakers and possibly selling cd's is that haram or should I just find another Halal job? Thank u wa jazakum allah khair.. More

  • The price of forbidden things is forbidden

    Even though play station is Haram, are we allowed to sell it and not use the money but put it in Sadaqa?.. More

  • Murabaha transaction

    I am buying a big bus and the seller will finance it to me with 9% interest which is Halal and called "Bae al-Nassea" (sale on credit) now a Muslim brother said that he can buy the same bus and sell it to me with the same interest value so he can use his money instead of leaving it in the bank getting eaten by zakat. The problem is that for him to buy.. More

  • Questionable business practices

    I work in a big company that deal in appliances, the dealer salesmen always ask company representatives for bonuses or commissions to help end their stock by selling it direct to end users. They tell them if they not give they I will not sale their brand and concentrate on another brand. Really my company has many other competitive companies working.. More

  • Home buying in US

    I live in United States, and I learned that there are some companies that sell houses by what they call "owner financing". Here is how it works: when I find a house that I like, they buy it and sell it to me. As an example, they buy the house for 90,000 and sell to me for 100,000. I pay a down payment of say 10,000. The rest, which is 90,000, is paid.. More