The Ruling of Islamic Law on Selling Closed Boxes (Bulk Returns)
A company sells various types of products to customers. Some customers return products, and in other cases, the shipping company returns undelivered shipments. The company then aggregates these diverse items—such as toys, kitchenware, electrical appliances, etc.—into large boxes and resells them to contractors and intermediaries. We purchase them from these intermediaries and sell them in shops by displaying them on tables at prices lower than the original retail price. The customer has the right to open the product packaging and test it before purchasing.
There are two methods of purchase:
1. Blind Purchase: The goods are sold without a manifest (list of contents), and the load is sold at a fixed price for all shipments.
2. Manifest-Based Purchase: The goods are sold with a manifest provided by the seller. However, due to administrative and accounting procedures between the company and the intermediary, this manifest is sent two weeks after the purchase. The variety is similar to the first type, but the specific items are known. The price varies from one load to another. In this case, the goods are often displayed and sold before the manifest is received due to the administrative delay. What is the ruling of Islamic Law (Shariah) on this?
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Ruling of Islamic Law on Marrying Conjoined Twins
What is the ruling of Islamic Law (Sharia) on a man marrying two sisters who have two heads but share a single body?
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Divorce Occurs Through Mispronounced Explicit Terms
A man addressed his wife saying, "You are ṭāli’" (ending with a hamza), rather than using the word "ṭāliq" (ending with the letter qāf). It is worth adding that he does not normally pronounce the qāf as a hamza, and that he said that phrase jokingly. In this situation, does divorce take effect?
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Ruling of Islamic Law on the Agent Delaying the Delivery of Expiations and Vows to their Beneficiaries
We are a charitable society that collects donations (vows [Nudhūr] and expiations [Kaffārāt]). There are financial amounts that were deposited in the society's account several years ago and have not yet been disbursed. What is the ruling of Shariah on this matter?
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Ruling on Credit Insurance
I am a merchant with receivables from a number of traders. A company has approached me with an offer to insure these trade receivables. In the event of non-payment by the traders, the company will cover (90%) of the receivable’s value, in exchange for an annual percentage fee that I would pay to them. What is the Islamic ruling on this?
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Ruling on One Who Dies from Poisoning
Is a person who dies from poisoning considered among the martyrs, like al-mabṭūn ?
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Ruling on Refunds Received by an Intermediary in E-commerce
I work as an intermediary for an online website. Due to certain circumstances, order shipments may be delayed. The products I order from the website are for customers, and I pay for them in advance. When the order arrives and is delivered to the customers, I receive the money I had paid in advance. The website offers me a refund for the amount paid for the order as compensation for the shipping delay. Is this compensation rightfully mine or the customers’?
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The Joint Employee (Ajīr Mushtarak) Guarantees Damage
My car was in a repair shop. While it was being repaired, the shop owner tried to start the car, and it suddenly moved, hitting another car, which resulted in damage to the vehicle. Does the liability (ḍamān) fall upon the shop owner or the car owner?
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The Term "Ḥadd Allāh" as a Figurative Oath
Is swearing by the term "Ḥadd Allāh" considered an oath? I once said to someone: "Ḥadd Allāh is between me and you that you must do such-and-such." If he does not do it, do I owe an expiation for breaking an oath (Kaffārat al-Yamīn)?
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Regulations for Usufruct Financing Contracts in Light of Sharia
A company that organizes Hajj and Umrah trips has reached an agreement with a bank to conduct a Murabaha sale from the bank to the client. This is due to the high total cost of Hajj and Umrah, and the desire of some pilgrims for a flexible payment mechanism based on monthly installments. We request a clarification of the Islamic ruling on this matter.
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The Avenues of Goodness and Charity are Numerous and Diverse
An organization collects plastic caps, recycles them for the purposes of sustainability and environmental protection, and allocates the proceeds to support children with disabilities, specifically those afflicted with polio. Is this considered a form of charity?
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Ruling of Islamic Law on Manufacturing and Selling Charcoal
We wish to establish a factory for producing charcoal. We will manufacture all types of charcoal in various grades and sizes. It should be noted that charcoal is used for multiple purposes. Therefore, we request a clarification of the Islamic ruling on this.
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Analogizing the Terms for Body Parts and Limbs to Divine Attributes is an Invalid Analogy
How do we respond to the specious argument of those who promote the creed of anthropomorphism (Tajsīm), who say: "What prevents you from affirming a place for Allah, the Exalted, that is befitting to Him, just as you affirmed Hearing and Sight that are befitting to Him?" They say: "If you respond that affirming a place necessitates false implications such as confinement and the creation encompassing the Creator, and this is impossible, then you should say the same for Hearing and Sight, as they also necessitate false implications. So why do you affirm these (attributes) and deny those (i.e., place)?"
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Ruling of Islamic Law on Producing Sounds from the Mouth that Resemble Musical Sounds
What is the ruling on producing sounds from the mouth that resemble musical sounds, known as (Beatboxing)?
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