Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What does one do when getting into taxi’s with drivers who do not have a meter or they refuse to use it and won’t agree upon a price for various reasons? Answer: In the Name of Allah Most Merciful & Compassionate This is a situation where there is a […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to have a range as the price? If one is agreeing on a price of an item/service but the exact price is not available although a range is, would this render the contract corrupt? For example, I buy tickets at a travel agency and I give […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Are price tags considered an offer? Answer: In the Name of Allah Most Merciful & Compassionate Price tags are considered to be a “display price” for goods on display for the purpose of sale (ma`rud `ala sawm al-shira’). That display price has consequences–if an item is damaged or destroyed, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is an item of value that is permissible to sell? It is said that only items of considered value can be sold. Could you please clarify what that means? Answer: In the Name of Allah Most Merciful & Compassionate An item is of “value” is anything that people […]
Answered by Shaykh Suheil Laher Question: I bought a couple of homes recently with conventional loans from American Banks, Im regretting that decision due to the prohibition of usury in Islam. So with that in mind are Islamic banks considered a halal means by scholars to purchase homes? Ive heard theyre like conventional loans with […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it sinful to enter into corrupt contracts? Answer: In the Name of Allah Most Merciful & Compassionate Assalamu alaikum, The `ulama’ have clearly stated that entering into corrupt contracts is sinful, as it is going against the Divine Command to make one’s dealings on the basis of mutual […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Are return policies permissible? If someone buys something from a store and is reasonably sure that he will return it within 30 days, as stated in the return policy, would it be sinful to buy such an item? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate Walaikum […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: When is the offer/acceptance considered sent and recieved when it is through written media like emails, text messages or the like? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, A valid offer sent by email, SMS, IM, or other electronic means […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to buy alcohol with the intention of turning it into vinegar? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate It would not be valid to buy wine with the intention of making vinegar. Rather, such a sale would be invalid (batil), because wine is […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it possible to make irrevocable offers in islam? By irrevocable offers what is meant are things like adds and commercials that state “such and such thing” is for sale until “a certain date”. Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa […]
