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Dealing in stock exchanges

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My question is that buying share of company which is NOT dealing with haram like finance companies, entertinement companies alcohol etc. and selling the same shares after a week or a few moths is permissible or not in islam.

الجواب وباللہ التوفیق

Investment in the stock market is permissible. But there are some conditions for it:

  1. The company one is to buy stocks of its original business must be Halal.
  2. Some assets (fixed assets) of this company should have come into existence. It should not be in the form of cash only.
  3. If the company deals in interest then one should raise objection against it.
  4. At the time of the distribution of the profit one must give the portion of profit derived from interest-based deposit in Sadaqah without the intention of getting reward for it.
  5. The purpose of buying and selling of the shares should not only be balancing the mutual difference in which there is no possession rather its purpose is to become partner in that company and get its annual profit.

(فتاویٰ عثمانی :۳ / ۱۷۷،۱۹۲ وفتاوٰی دار العلوم)

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