QUESTION: Please provide guidance on the following Masa'il: 1. Mobile phones are gateways of immense amounts of sin and harm. Is trading in mobile phones and their accessories permissible? 1. Trading in phones and accessories is permitted. Phones can be used for...
QUESTION: A Muslim owned coffee shop and bakery also sells frozen samoosas, pies, and a host of pastries. None of their products are marked with the selling price. Is this permitted in Islam? The English bylaw says that, "The price you see is the price you pay."...
QUESTION: If a person is in debt and takes a loan from a family member, is the family member allowed to make a profit from this transaction? For example, the monthly amount to pay back is clear but instead of paying the loan over 48 months, 5 extra months are added...
QUESTION: Our Malawian Kwacha recently devalued by 44%. I would pay the domestic worker K10,000 for the past year. After devaluation, is she entitled to K10,000 + 44%? Because, after devaluation, the value of K10,000 is now K5,600. Will the Mas'ala be the same if an...
QUESTION: In Malawi, there's a "bank official rate" and there's a "black-market rate". So the dollar for example, on the black-market will be around MWK1,800/1,900. There'll be different rates for buying and selling. However, it's illegal. Then there's a bank rate...
Question:- Someone is selling data. Is it allowed for someone else to sell the same data at a higher price? Example, If person A was selling 100GB MTN data for R500, can person B advertise this MTN 100GB to his customers at R600 (R100 of his own profit) Then, if...
Question:- Are we permitted to participate in the Vodabucks programme? Answer:- We understand that to acquire Vodabucks one is required to participate in the Vodabucks loyalty programme at no charge. Each time a prepaid user purchases voice minutes, data or integrated...
QUESTION: Is it possible for me to rent out my land to a farmer who is intending to do pig farming? ANSWER: No, it will not be permissible to rent out a land to a farmer who intends farming pigs. (قَوْلُهُ: وَجَازَ حَمْلُ خَمْرِ ذِمِّيٍّ بِأَجْرٍ) أَيْ فَيَطِيبُ لَهُ...