Interest and Riba

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What is the ruling on working in Islamic banks that deal with the usurious Central Bank?
What is the ruling on subscribing to a supplementary pension scheme from which a monthly percentage is deducted from the employee and to which the company contributes, and the amount is invested in a bank from which an income is taken and added to the pension?
Is it permissible for those affected by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to take the excess compensation amount that the United Nations calls "late payment penalty"?
Is it permissible to take a specific amount of money in exchange for providing cash to someone who is transferring money to me that I cannot obtain in cash?
Is it obligatory to ascertain that companies are free from usurious dealings before purchasing their shares, and how are shares disposed of if usurious dealings are proven, whether the sale is at a profit or a loss?
Is the money that has been left in a foreign bank since 1997 CE, and has no heir, Islamically permissible if it is transferred to the account legally and shared with a bank employee?
Is it permissible to take a loan from banks with a small interest rate, especially if people do not lend money except with a higher interest rate than banks due to monopolization?
What is the ruling on preachers appearing on television programs, and how valid is the hesitation regarding the television image?
Is it permissible to take interest from banks, or should we leave it to the bank?
Is transferring usurious interest to the hospital's account considered income, and consequently, would my job as an accountant be considered usury?
What is the ruling on the insurance project undertaken by the company, which deducts a monthly sum from the salary, to be returned as a larger amount after 15 years?
Is it permissible to work as a programmer for a company that sells permissible household items, but also sells prohibited items like artifacts and paintings that may contain crosses, knowing that the programmer's work will not directly deal with the products?
What is the ruling on a programmer working for a software company on a program unrelated to the accounting systems of a usurious bank (such as managing attendance), and what should he do?
Is it permissible to purchase a car from the company I work for by paying 20% upfront and the remainder in installments over 6 years, while also utilizing a loan with a 3% interest rate?
I have money in the bank and I took its interest and spent it. Then I regretted it and decided not to take it in the future and to switch to transactions without interest. I have received new interest and I want to donate it as charity, but Allah only accepts that which is good. I was asked about the possibility of spending it on the welfare of Muslims, such as paying bills for the needy, and how to repent from the previous money.
Is it permissible or forbidden to build a bank on land owned by the questioner, given his need for money?
أريد أن أعرف ما هي أشكال أكل الحرام كلها؟
Is it permissible to purchase a house if part of the price will be paid to the bank to cover a usurious loan owed by the seller?
What is the Shar'i ruling on receiving a motorcycle from its owner before the Islamic bank delivers its value to him, and is this considered usury (riba), given the buyer's ignorance of the ruling?
How can one dispose of the house to pay off a bank debt of 100,0 dirhams?
To what extent is it valid that some Companions prohibited ribā al-nasīʾah (usury of delay) while permitting ribā al-faḍl (usury of surplus), and how do banks make a profit if they are prohibited from lending without interest?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to buy an apartment in Canada in order to avoid paying rent, which is considered wasted money?
What is the ruling on borrowing from banks—such as Al Ahli, Al Riyadh, and Al Rajhi—for the installment purchase of cars, stocks, or metals, when there is an interest rate approaching 5% or more? Does this fall under the category of usury (riba)? And what are the available alternatives in Saudi Arabia to secure the necessary amount to complete "half of my deen" (my religion, often referring to marriage)?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to purchase a car by installments, paying an upfront sum and additional profit on the remaining installments?

Interest and Riba

What is the ruling on working in Islamic banks that deal with the usurious Central Bank?

What is the ruling on subscribing to a supplementary pension scheme from which a monthly percentage is deducted from the employee and to which the company contributes, and the amount is invested in a bank from which an income is taken and added to the pension?

Is it permissible for those affected by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to take the excess compensation amount that the United Nations calls "late payment penalty"?

Is it permissible to take a specific amount of money in exchange for providing cash to someone who is transferring money to me that I cannot obtain in cash?

Is it obligatory to ascertain that companies are free from usurious dealings before purchasing their shares, and how are shares disposed of if usurious dealings are proven, whether the sale is at a profit or a loss?

Is the money that has been left in a foreign bank since 1997 CE, and has no heir, Islamically permissible if it is transferred to the account legally and shared with a bank employee?

Is it permissible to take a loan from banks with a small interest rate, especially if people do not lend money except with a higher interest rate than banks due to monopolization?

What is the ruling on preachers appearing on television programs, and how valid is the hesitation regarding the television image?

Is it permissible to take interest from banks, or should we leave it to the bank?

Is transferring usurious interest to the hospital's account considered income, and consequently, would my job as an accountant be considered usury?

What is the ruling on the insurance project undertaken by the company, which deducts a monthly sum from the salary, to be returned as a larger amount after 15 years?

Is it permissible to work as a programmer for a company that sells permissible household items, but also sells prohibited items like artifacts and paintings that may contain crosses, knowing that the programmer's work will not directly deal with the products?

What is the ruling on a programmer working for a software company on a program unrelated to the accounting systems of a usurious bank (such as managing attendance), and what should he do?

Is it permissible to purchase a car from the company I work for by paying 20% upfront and the remainder in installments over 6 years, while also utilizing a loan with a 3% interest rate?

Is it permissible or forbidden to build a bank on land owned by the questioner, given his need for money?

أريد أن أعرف ما هي أشكال أكل الحرام كلها؟

Is it permissible to purchase a house if part of the price will be paid to the bank to cover a usurious loan owed by the seller?

What is the Shar'i ruling on receiving a motorcycle from its owner before the Islamic bank delivers its value to him, and is this considered usury (riba), given the buyer's ignorance of the ruling?

How can one dispose of the house to pay off a bank debt of 100,0 dirhams?

To what extent is it valid that some Companions prohibited ribā al-nasīʾah (usury of delay) while permitting ribā al-faḍl (usury of surplus), and how do banks make a profit if they are prohibited from lending without interest?

Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to buy an apartment in Canada in order to avoid paying rent, which is considered wasted money?

Is it permissible in Islamic law to purchase a car by installments, paying an upfront sum and additional profit on the remaining installments?