Riba
Riba is the term used in the Qur'an and hadith for an unjustified increase in a loan or in certain exchanges. It is commonly translated as interest or usury. Fatwas on banking, loans, and investment frequently turn on whether a structure involves riba.
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Is the interest imposed on the Social Fund for Development's loans considered prohibited usury (riba), or is it in exchange for the services provided (training, marketing, tax exemption)? And is it permissible to finance projects through these loans?
The interest mentioned on the loan is forbidden usury (riba), which is unlawful to take except in cases of dire necessity, as Allah the Almighty says: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due…
Is borrowing with usury (riba) forbidden as a matter of means, permissible out of necessity, while consuming riba (lending with riba) is forbidden as a matter of objectives or in itself? And is it conceivable that the punishment for the borrower with riba and the lender with riba is equal, especially given the borrower's need or necessity?
The degrees of what is forbidden (haram) vary. What is inherently forbidden is more severe than what is forbidden due to an external factor. Usury (riba) is among the most forbidden of contracts, yet it also varies in…
What is the interpretation of the saying: "There is no Riba except in An-Nasi'ah," mentioned in Sahih Al-Bukhari, and can it be used to justify the permissibility of bank interest?
The Hadith "There is no usury except in nasi'a" does not negate the existence of usury except in it. Rather, it negates the complete or primary intended usury from it, and indicates that the true usury for which the…
Questions that use it
What is the ruling on disposing of lawful money that was deposited in a Riba-based bank and became mixed with Riba, and is it permissible to deposit it in an Islamic bank?
Is it permissible to open a current account that does not accrue interest (riba) in a riba-based bank for the purpose of transferring salary to it and quickly withdrawing it each month, given that the employer only transfers salaries to this bank, and the cost of transferring the salary to an Islamic bank is higher than what the riba-based bank might benefit from, and given the difficulty of receiving the salary monthly via check?
Is it permissible to sell a house in Syria with a tenant who wishes to pay one third of the house's price in exchange for living in it without further payment until he can pay the remaining amount, and is this considered usury (riba)?