QUESTION: A Chinese person was conducting business in our country, and his goods were confiscated by the government. These goods are now being sold to the public. Will purchasing such goods be permitted? ANSWER: It will not be permissible for one to purchase goods...
QUESTION: A buyer placed an order for 2000 bags of medium-sized onions. the buyer paid for his order but it appears that at the time of loading the delivery, the buyer did not check to see that his order was correct and relied on the Manager of the farm to do so. When...
QUESTION: I gave a supplier the engineer's drawing of the slab for a quote. They calculated how many blocks and lintel will be needed, and gave me a quote according to their calculations. Their engineer also came out to the site to measure before delivery. I then paid...
QUESTION: A certain franchise offers a promotion of 20% discount for new members. I already have an email account registered with them. Will it be permissible to create an account using a different email address to avail of the discount? ANSWER: Since you are already...
QUESTION: Zaid advertises that he'll load airtime on a phone immediately for someone, to save them time. The person has to message Zaid, and Zaid will load the airtime within 5-10 minutes, and the person will pay him later. Can a 10% service fee be charged (i.e. for...
QUESTION: Please explain if the following manner of conducting business transactions is permissible: I don't keep stock on hand. When customers wish to purchase goods, I require either a deposit or payment first, before placing the order. This happens mostly when...
QUESTION: I was selling Dollars and someone enquired to buy it from me. I offered him a rate, to which he agreed. I asked him where he lived (to determine how far he lived from me) and thereafter I told him that I would later confirm the agreement. He disagreed saying...
QUESTION:- 1) Is it permissible to sell a voucher with an expiry date, for one's business? For example, a voucher which sells for R50 with the following details: A) This voucher entitles the holder to R50 off the order placed... Valid till 30 August 2023 or B) This...