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Q1742: A friend of mine, who owns a factory, borrowed from me a sum of money. After a while, he returned the money with an extra amount which he paid of his own free will. It is worth mentioning, though, that we did not sign an agreement to the effec...

Q1742: A friend of mine, who owns a factory, borro...

Q1699: Is it shar‘ī to use a present given by a minor orphan?A: It hinges upon the permission of his shar‘ī guardian.Q1700: Two brothers jointly own a plot of land. One of them gave his share by way of gift to his nephew who took possession of it. Is...

Q1699: Is it shar‘ī to use a present given by a mi...

Q1677: I contributed to the capital of a company and appointed the owner of the company as my agent in so far as the investment is concerned provided that he pays me a fixed monthly sum of money. A year later, I settled for a plot of land he gave me ...

Q1677: I contributed to the capital of a company a...

Q1667: Is it permissible for a person, who has no funds in the bank, to write a check with a view to standing surety for someone else?A: There is no objection to doing so. The validity of a surety deed and giving a check as a surety does not depend o...

Q1667: Is it permissible for a person, who has no ...

Q1669: The owner of a mortgaged property died and left behind minor children. The loan was not fully paid. The lender repossessed the property, which is worth much more than the outstanding amount of the loan. How should the extra amount [from the pr...

Q1669: The owner of a mortgaged property died and ...

Q1653: If the landlord declines to renew the lease, is it permissible for the tenant, who rented a shop for a given period, to refuse to vacate the shop unless he is paid a sarqoflī? And is it permissible for him to claim the right of sarqoflī, espec...

Q1653: If the landlord declines to renew the lease...

Q1619: When two persons share in an endowed property and one of them sells his share — in a case he is allowed to do that, does the other enjoy the right of pre-emption? If two people rent some property — whether or not it is an endowment, then one o...

Q1619: When two persons share in an endowed proper...

Q1605: A driver was interested in buying a truck. He approached another person to give him the money. The driver bought the truck in his capacity as agent for the money owner. The latter sold the truck to the driver by installments. What is the rulin...

Q1605: A driver was interested in buying a truck. ...

Q1595: If a finished product has been assembled, using different components then put for sale as the product of a particular foreign country, does this amount to cheating and deception? Assuming that it is, would the deal concluded between the seller...

Q1595: If a finished product has been assembled, u...

Q1587: If the buyer and seller are agreed, is it permissible to sell gold bullion on credit, for a price higher than the present market price? And is the profit made from such a deal ḥalāl?A: Specifying the price, i.e. cash or credit, in the sale co...

Q1587: If the buyer and seller are agreed, is it p...

Q1583: I bought a residential flat as a salaf transaction. I paid a part of the price by installments for which I received a receipt. I’m still indebted for the remaining amount of the sale price. The vendors changed their minds and sold the flat to ...

Q1583: I bought a residential flat as a salaf tran...

Q1578: What is the view on buying goods on credit for a price that is higher than the cash price? And what is the view on exchanging a check, due after a while, for an amount that is less than the amount written in the check itself?A: There is no obj...

Q1578: What is the view on buying goods on credit ...

Q1572: A relative of mine needed a kidney transplant. A person came forward to donate one of his kidneys in return for money. After medical tests to ascertain compatibility, it was found that the donor’s kidney was not suitable for transplantation. I...

Q1572: A relative of mine needed a kidney transpla...

Q1569: A person sold some property. After the sale was concluded, he took away the electric bulbs, the boiler, and the like. What is the ruling in this matter?A: If the chattel was, according to common view, not part of the property and the buyer did...

Q1569: A person sold some property. After the sale...

Q1558: Should sitting idly by, i.e. not taking action to restore one’s right, or delaying it for, say, two years, be a cause for losing a right?A: Not taking action to restore one’s right, or delaying it for a while, should not entail losing the righ...

Q1558: Should sitting idly by, i.e. not taking act...

Q1526: Some people sell their property with the condition of buying the same later from the buyer at a higher price. Are such deals valid?A: Such fraudulent deals are ḥarām and void because they are not really intended and they serve as a means to o...

Q1526: Some people sell their property with the co...

Q1519: Someone sold his orchard to someone else. The seller made a provision in the sale contract that the yield of the orchard belongs to him during his lifetime. Is such a deal valid?A: There is no objection to selling some property without the ret...

Q1519: Someone sold his orchard to someone else. T...

Q1507: Can one sell an organ of his body, such as kidney, to a patient who is in need of a transplant?A: If removing the organ does not endanger the life of the donating person, there is no objection to his selling the said organ.Q1508: Certain thing...

Q1507: Can one sell an organ of his body, such as ...

Q1473. A father bought some property for his minor children. Having satisfied the legal requirements for the sale, can the sale be deemed concluded by the father’s taking possession of the property, as the guardian of the children?A: After legally co...

Q1473. A father bought some property for his minor...

Q1467: I bought an arable plot of land from my brother through a revocable transaction. My brother changed his mind and sold the land to another person. Has he the right to do so?A: Should the first sale have gone through in a proper shar‘ī manner, t...

Q1467: I bought an arable plot of land from my bro...

Q1464: If the government or Islamic court injunction forced someone to sell their land and household effects, is it permissible for those who know that the person has been compelled to sell his/her belongings to buy them?A: If they have been forced t...

Q1464: If the government or Islamic court injuncti...