Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return. The return may consist of a gain (or loss) realised from the sale of property or an investment, unrealised capital appreciation (or depreciation), or investment income such as dividends, interest, rental income etc., or a combination of capital gain and income.

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Poor . Salah (Prayers) . Investment . Employment

I am not able to perform any Salat because I am poor and I invest my all time in my job. What should I do as I cannot manage both these responsibilities at the same time?

Mohammad Zakaria, Mohammad Zakaria is a senior lecturer at the Islamic College where he specialises in Research methodology and Islam's Education Philosophy and Teacher Training. His doctoral work focused on... Answered 1 day ago

Salaam

Being poor is not an excuse not to pray, in fact praying increases wealth, material and spiritual.

First, begin by performing your prayers, once that has been done. Other things, like seeing the ahlulbayt in dreams might be possible.

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Investment . Bank

Is permissible to invest in a company that offers financial solutions to non-Muslim banks by giving them a platform to build and manage their financial services?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 week ago

Muslim is not allowed to support marketing unlawful business like alcohol, usury, etc.

Your investment should never promote any business which is against the orders of Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.

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Investment . Property

Is it permissible to own an investment property under Islamic law and derive rental income from it?

Yes it is permissible as far as the ownership is properly obtained. The rental income from such properly owned or even properly mortgaged will be then permissible as well.

Wassalam.

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Investment . Short Selling

Is it allowed to short sell commodities?

Short selling is permissible as far as it does not harm the livelihood of people to a considerable size.

Wassalam.

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Interest . Investment

If a company's core business is Halal but they have interest income reported in their financial statements, is it permissible to buy their shares in the absence of clarity whether that interest income is from bank or lease agreement or from other sources?

Yes you can buy shares of such company as far as their business activities are lawful according to Islam and you don't know that they take interest from Muslims in usury.

Wassalam.

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Investment

Is it allowed to buy shares of real estate companies?

Yes as far as the company is not indulged in Haraam business. Muslim is allowed to buy shares of any company which does not do Haraam business.

Wassalam.

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Stock . Shariah . Investment . Online Business

Is it allowed to create a stock market investing platform which would allow people to buy shares in a broad range of companies some of which could be non-Shariah compliant in their activities?

Muslim should not facilitate unlawful business in any way. Unlawful business include usury, alcohol, pork, non Halal food, gambling, and any business which is forbidden in Islam. The platform which you want to create should not help people to do or invest or take part in unlawful business.

Wassalam.

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Investment

Is it allowed to invest in binary options?

Binary options is new way of investments which must be explained in details to the Marja' of Taqleed to seek the Islamic ruling on it. Please right more details about: What you buy? What you sell? How do you expect profit? What is the reason of loss if any beside the fall of the price?

Some people claim that binary options is like gambling. We can not accept their claim before having authentic evidence based on full details.

After we receive the full details, we will forward it to the Marj' of Taqleed iA.

Wassalam.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency

Is it allowed to invest in a company that invests in bitcoins and gives you a fixed profit?

1. Investing in crypto currencies is allowed according to many leading scholars.

2. Receiving fixed profit is not allowed because it is a type of usury. Your investment should get you a percentage from the profit, if any. Fixed amount of income is not allowed. It should be a fixed percentage from the real profit.

Wassalam.

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Interest . Investment . Stock . Loan

Is it allowed to invest in stocks of companies that are financed by interest-bearing loans even though the company produces Halal products?

If the company is dealing with Halal products only and the finances were taken from non Muslim banks or financial institutions, then it is allowed to invest in its stocks.

Wassalam.

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Food . Cigarettes . Investment

Can I buy shares of a company which sells food items and cigarettes but has been successfully reducing the cigarettes business?

The company must not sell pork nor alcohol. Cigarettes business is unlawful according to many scholars. You need to refer to your own Marje' of Taqleed in the matter of cigarettes and seek his verdict in it. Accordingly you will know whether it is permissible or not to invest in such company.

Wassalam.

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Interest . Loan . Western Society . Investment

As someone who lives in the West, can I buy shares of American companies that have debt and pay interest on their loan that is taken to finance or expand their business?

It is allowed to buy shares of any company which does not do Haraam business like alcohol, gambling, pork etc.

Company with whole allowed business but taking loans from the non Muslim banks, does not make the company Haraam.

Wassalam.