QUESTION: A company we have been supplying for many years has employed a new buyer who has drastically reduced purchases from us by about 70% and split it with another supplier. This reduction has affected us greatly. Is it permissible to offer the buyer an incentive...
QUESTION: My wife works as an air hostess, the harms of which are widely known, and it is now taking its toll on our marriage. Please advise what the Shar'i ruling is regarding such employment for females? ANSWER: From the onset, it should be borne in mind that Islam...
Q1. Is it permissible to employ male domestic workers in homes where females live? Can females wash the clothes of males? A1. It is not permissible to have male domestic workers in homes where only females reside. However, it will be permissible if there are some...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to work for a butcher that sells Haraam meat? Will the status of the money earned from this employment be Halaal or Haraam? ANSWER: If the majority of the meat that is sold is Haraam, then the income will be Haraam. However, if majority of...
QUESTION: Alhamdulillah, I have a job offer, but I am not sure if it is Islamic. The working hours are 48 hours per week. I queried as to how many hours per day and was told it is a 6-day week job with the amount of hours per day where the timings and the number of...
QUESTION: If a woman has a home-run business and the domestic helper assists with work related to the business, must she be given separate wages for helping in that regard or will the work she does be included in her salary for working at the house? ANSWER: If the...
Question:- I work for a company that sells cars. As an employee, in my free time, can I sell cars to such customers whom I met whilst at work at the company? If I made a profit on a car, who will the profit belong to, me or the company? Answer:- The customers that...
Question:- For many years, I worked as an accountant in a life insurance company. I did not record any interest and none of my duties involved any interest or loans . I did not sell any life insurance although I did report sales of life insurance, and I calculated...