QUESTION: Vendors/hawkers sell second-hand wheel caps, which are presumably obtained from the roadside where it has fallen off from cars (the owners do not know that it fell off while driving), or perhaps from people (very often drug-users or petty theft criminals)...
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Designing Personal Brand Websites
QUESTION: I have recently started designing websites for personal brand websites. This requires me to build websites which feature images of the person whose brand I am building. I don’t take the pictures-I just add them to the website. Am I allowed to do this?...
Selling expired goods
QUESTION: Is it permissible for a Muslim-owned supermarket selling food items such as groceries, consumable stores etc. to sell expired goods? ANSWER: As per South African legislation, it is illegal for traders to sell expired food products to consumers. In November...
Selling “Forever Living” products
QUESTION: Is it permissible to sell "Forever Living" products? ANSWER: We understand that you will be selling products that are derived from the aloe plant. If all the ingredients of the products are Halaal, then there is no problem in selling the products. However,...
Deriving an income from one’s father who sells pigs
QUESTION: I'm a revert but unfortunately my father has not yet accepted Islam. He has a farm with lots of pigs from which he earns money, and he sends my pocket money as well. Is this money Halaal for me to use? And what will be the right thing to do if in future I'm...
Selling Vape
QUESTION: Is it permissible to sell Vape? ANSWER: It is Makrooh to sell vape hence we advise abstention. ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST! ANSWERED BY: Mufti Mohammed Desai Date:- 13 Jumadal Ula 1445 / 27 November 2023
Selling a PlayStation
QUESTION: Is it ok to resell a PlayStation that I bought on sale? ANSWER: A PlayStation has numerous features such as a digital video recorder which was integrated with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2; games; having the ability of streaming TV, movies, music, etc....
Selling shorts
QUESTION: If a person owns a clothing store, is he allowed to sell shorts that are above the knees? ANSWER: If it is known that the shorts will be worn in such a manner where the Satr will be exposed (as people do not wear it as an undergarment), then selling such...