1. Is short sales of stocks is Halaal. 2. Is it permissible to goto a person's house and eat when one knows that the income is partially haram. 3. Is it allowed to do iftaar in the masjid.

1. It is permissible to purchase shares in a stock market when the value is%0D%0Alow and sell them with a profit. Kindly refer below.%0D%0A2. In principle, if a persons major source of income is Halaal, it is%0D%0Apermissible to accept his%2Fher invitation. However, the host should be%0D%0Aadvised with Hikmah (wisdom) to refrain from any Haraam source of income.%0D%0A3. There are two aspects to your query; a) Making Iftaar in the Musjid, b)%0D%0AFoods provided by people having Haraam source of income.%0D%0AIt is permissible for a Mu'takif to make Iftaar in the Musjid proper. That%0D%0Ais not so for a person not making I'tikaaf. An area out of the Musjid%0D%0Aproper, commonly known as the 'Sahn' area may be utilised to make Iftaar for%0D%0Apeople not making Iftaar. As regards eating food provided by people, Shari'%0D%0Aah has emphasised on eating only Halaal and strictly prohibits Haraam. In a%0D%0Adoubtful situation, the food will be regarded as Haraam. (Hidaaya vol.4).%0D%0AThe terminologies, Halaal and Haraam, are general. It refers to the source%0D%0Aof consumption as well as the means of income.%0D%0AIn view of the above, ideally a person should make Iftaar with his own%0D%0Afoods. If the management decide to feed people and arrange Iftaar through%0D%0Acontributions, they may do so but ensure that the contributor's major source%0D%0Aof income if not Haraam as it is not permissible to partake of the meals%0D%0Afrom such an income. The management should put a mechanism in place to%0D%0Aachieve that. If they are unable to do that, they should not make an%0D%0Aarrangement to feed fasting people during Iftaar.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0AA Muslim can acquire the shares of a joint stock company with the following%0D%0Aconditions:%0D%0A1. The main business of the company must be Halaal (permissible) according%0D%0Ato Shari%E1h. So, a Muslim cannot invest in a company whose main business is%0D%0AHaraam, like the traditional banks, insurance companies, companies dealing%0D%0Ain wines, etc.%0D%0A2. If the main business is Halaal, but it is involved in borrowing money on%0D%0AInterest or placing its funds in an Interest bearing account a Muslim%0D%0Ashare-holder should raise his voice against this practice in the annual%0D%0Ageneral meeting of the company.%0D%0A3. When a Muslim share-holder receives a dividend he must ascertain that%0D%0Aproportion of the profit of the company which has accrued on its%0D%0Ainterest-bearing accounts. Then a similar proportion from his own dividend%0D%0Amust be given by him to a person or persons entitled to receive Zakaat.%0D%0A4. If all the assets of a company are in a liquid form and the company has%0D%0Anot yet acquired any fixed assets or any stock for trade, then the sale and%0D%0Apurchase of shares must be on their par value only.%0D%0AIf anyone of these conditions is contravened, the investment in a company is%0D%0Anot permissible in the Shari'ah.%0D%0A%0D%0ANB. The above ruling has been issued by Justice Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani%0D%0Aof the Shariat Appellate Bench - Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is also the%0D%0ADeputy Chairman of the Islamic Fiqh Academy - Jeddah.%0D%0A