{"_id":"693a04eab0fc84c3fe379f52","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it permissible to accept advance payment for a service?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"I give private language lessons, and one of my students preferred to pay for the entire month in advance even though I offered the option to pay before or after each lesson. Is it permissible to accept a full month’s payment upfront, or should I return the money? If it is not allowed, what would be the correct way to handle the payment?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"It’s not a problem.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"68a517faa4b97312c1c85000","tag":"Finance: Income & Employment","count":28},{"_id":"68a51446a4b97312c1c84f77","tag":"Finance: Other","count":18}],"createdOn":"2025-12-10T23:40:26.356Z"}