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Can I Sell Gift Cards Issued by Stores?

Paying Zakat on a Rental Property and How to Determine if a Financial Product is Shariah Compliant

Is It Permissible to Accept a Severance Payment When One’s Employment is Terminated?

“Zero-Percent Financing”: Is It Really Interest Free?

Stipulations in Lease Contracts

Is It Permissible to Work As a Real Estate Agent or Broker?

Is It Permissible to Buy Shares of Gold ETFs?

Is It Permissible to Buy and Sell Stock Options?

Investing in Precious Metals & Minerals: Some Key Considerations

Question: What are the principles to be used when getting a home loan that is in accordance to the Shariah from the various Islamic Banks?

Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work as a real estate agent or broker?  I think the primary point of concern would be directing potential home buyers to banks and mortgage institutions.

Question: Assalamu Alaikum!  My friends and I have begun investing in stock options, specifically using the long straddle strategy (NOT short) and I wanted to make sure it was all Halal.  Here is a Wikipedia link describing it, the first part is about the long straddle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straddle  Using this strategy we purchase both put and call options on a stock before a big event (earnings, major news) so we benefit whether the stock moves up or down.  Some of use are earning very high returns in what has so far been very low risk trades.  There is no interest involved as we are not shorting a stock or borrowing anything from our brokers.  Please let us the status of these investments in the Shariah.

Question: What are the principles to be used when getting a home loan that is in accordance to the Shariah from the various Islamic Banks?