Islamic Ruling on the Buying and Selling Transactions Conducted by the Young Child who Lacks Discernment

My son is three years old and attends a nursery/daycare, where some food items are sold to the children who wish to purchase them. According to some schools of fiqh, the buying and selling transactions of a child who has not yet reached the age of discernment (ghayr al-mumayyiz) are invalid — even if his guardian (walī) had previously authorized him to act, or ratified the transaction afterward. What is the ruling of Islamic Law on this matter?

Islamic Ruling on Revocation (Al-Iqalah) in the Sale of Gold

I bought a gold ring, but found it to be larger than the required size, so I wanted to return it to the seller. Should I return it for the price I bought it for, or at today's market price?

Ruling of Islamic Law on Deducting Costs from the Legal Interest

I have a debt owed to me by someone who is financially capable yet keeps delaying repayment. I therefore filed a lawsuit to recover this debt, and my lawyer claimed legal interest on it. Is it permissible for me to take this interest, and is it permissible for me to deduct from it the costs I incurred in pursuing and collecting my debt from this procrastinating debtor?

Islamic Ruling on Occupying Work Time with Personal Matters

It is Forbidden to Exchange Gold for Gold with a Surplus on Either Side

I am a gold shop owner. I purchase 100 grams of 21-carat gold from a supplier, who claims that the gold's purity is slightly above 21 carats and therefore takes from me slightly more than 100 grams, on the grounds that this surplus represents the difference in carat purity. What is the Islamic ruling on this transaction?

The Employee's Hand is a Hand of Trust

I am a factory owner. I receive quantities of raw walnuts from a person — for example, 100 kilograms — and we agree that I will roast and process them on the condition that I return to him 100 kilograms of roasted walnuts. However, the output sometimes exceeds the agreed quantity — for instance, by 10 kilograms. Do these surplus quantities belong to me, or to the owner of the walnuts? It should be noted that I receive a fixed wage per kilogram.

Islamic Ruling on Breaking a Promise

Islamic Ruling on Gifts from Banks

Islamic Ruling on Creating Multiple Accounts to Obtain a Discount

Construction Companies Engaging in Liabilities-Based Leasing Contracts (Ijarah al-Zimmah)

We are a construction company that contracts with external firms to provide laborers for a fee of 2,000 Dinars per worker. We, in turn, contract with the workers for a wage of 1,350 Dinars. Our company covers the costs of their visas, housing, food, drink, and transportation. Any surplus remaining after deducting these expenses is considered profit for the company. What is the Islamic ruling on this practice? Furthermore, what is the ruling if a manager from the external company requests a group of workers to work abroad in exchange for a 30% commission of our profits derived from the wage difference?

Islsamic Ruling on Murābaḥah Financing Conducted Merely through (Fictitious/Formality) Invoices

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on obtaining financing from Islamic banks by bringing invoices in prior arrangement with the seller, then taking the cash after the financing is approved — with the purpose of settling debts and buying a car?

Islamic Ruling on Showing Favoritism in Gifts with the Intention of Rejecting the Sharī‘ah Distribution of Inheritance

A person has stated his intention to distribute his wealth among his children during his lifetime, in a manner that contradicts the shares prescribed by Sharī‘ah. To be more specific, he doesn`t want the sharī‘ah rules of inheritance to apply to his children. This is in order to deprive some of them of their rightful share, and out of his own displeasure with the Shariah distribution. What is the ruling of Shariah on this?

Ruling of Islamic Law on Purchasing a Home through Conventional Commercial Banks for those Living in the West

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on purchasing a home through conventional commercial banks for those living in the West?

Islamic Ruling on Arranging Directly with the Teacher, without the Academy's Knowledge

I hired a private tutor for my son through an academy that sends teachers [to families] and takes a percentage [of their pay]. At the start of the [new] school year, I arranged directly with that same teacher, without the academy's knowledge. What is the ruling on this?

Ruling of Islamic Law on Statutory (Legal) Interest Awarded by a Court

What is the ruling of islamic law on statutory (legal) interest awarded by a court?