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As you know, China has become a market for the entire world, and traders are flocking to it from every country, including Arab Muslim traders. Because of this, brokerage companies have emerged between importing traders and Chinese exporters. Most of these companies are owned by Muslims and employ young Muslims who are proficient in Arabic. They act as intermediaries between the two parties in selecting goods, purchasing them, shipping them, and paying the price on behalf of the buyers and collecting the price from the sellers. However, after shipping to the intended country and the traders paying them the price, these brokers start negotiating with the Chinese exporters, exploiting the situation since the price is in their hands and the goods have been taken by the traders. They request discounts or installment payments to benefit from the price based on the discount, or they exploit it for investment if the sellers agree to installments by giving the exporters the option between deferring payment and splitting it into installments over relaxed periods or paying in cash but on the condition of discounting 5-10% from the price, for example. All of this happens without the knowledge of the Arab importing traders. Is it permissible for the broker to benefit from the discount on the price or the installment payments without the buyer's knowledge, given that the discount or installment was only obtained through their efforts?

A woman was divorced from her husband and was separated from him, and the court ruled in her favor and for her children regarding the house. Then her ex-husband fell seriously ill, so she allocated a room from her house for him, with the condition that his brother would take care of him, and good people would donate to him. This man died; to whom does the furniture in the room, like the air conditioner, go?

What is the ruling on buying a car in the name of a blind person, and formally it is written in his name, while in the contract the buyer's wife and son are named as drivers for the blind person to benefit from the exemption? Is this permissible according to Sharia?

A person passed away some time ago, and he had 5 sons and 5 daughters, and a wife living with the children. He left them (4950) dinars. How much would each person's share be?

My brother wants to buy an apartment to get married in, but the apartment is financed through a bank with an interest rate of 3%, and it is paid in monthly installments. Is this usury?

A young Palestinian Arab from Hebron works in the occupied territories of 1948 in the field of electricity in housing. The Jews are responsible for allowing them to work or preventing them from continuing to work. What is the ruling on working there? Is it against Islamic law?

A person owns a truck that has monthly installments and is unable to pay the installments. He offered a friend to buy it from him in cash, then he would buy it back with a down payment and the remaining amount in installments, with an increased profit on the amount. The truck remained in his name without a transfer, and the person paid off his old installments and gave his friend a down payment, and financed the remaining amount in installments.

One of the benefits for the deceased after their death is to inherit a Qur'an. What does inheriting a Qur'an mean?

These days, there are applications that allow us to deposit a small amount of money and start increasing it based on currency exchange and buying and selling currencies. What is the ruling on this?