Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on a wife intentionally aborting her fetus in the first month of pregnancy without a valid Shar’i excuse, what is the expiation for that, and what is required of her?
What is the ruling on purchasing shares in Media Production City, which produces various series and films, some of which are religious and some indecent, and rents out studios for filming and broadcasting programs?
Is it permissible to ban jokes and fictional stories, written for entertainment and amusement in forums, on the grounds that they are haram and lies, knowing that their authors do not intend to lie by them?
What is the ruling on money (one thousand dirhams) paid by an interest-based bank to a student at the end of his studies, knowing that the student did not deal directly with the bank?
Are library fines for overdue books considered usurious interest, and is using library services in this case similar to subscribing to an interest-based credit card, and what must be done regarding paid or pending fines, and is it permissible to continue using the library when one cannot afford to buy books?
What is the ruling on opening an account or using a credit card to purchase courses from foreign websites due to the suspension of international purchasing in the country?
How do jinn cohabit with humans and enter them, given the difference in the two realms and the matter from which each was created?
What is the ruling on current accounts in interest-based banks from which no interest is taken, and on guarantees issued by banks for a fee and the reservation of a portion of the balance, and what is a beneficial book on Islamic financial transactions?
What is the ruling on working in buying and selling stocks online, and what is the ruling on the percentage taken for each buying and selling operation?
Is it permissible to work for a company that provides economic and financial data about companies and banks, including Islamic and commercial banks, without mentioning interest rates or recommending investment, given that the data is already published by those entities? And is it permissible to continue in this job temporarily while searching for another if it is not permissible?
How accurate is what was transmitted from Malik ibn Anas regarding the story of the dismissal of Khalid ibn al-Walid by Abu Bakr and and Umar—may Allah be pleased with them both—as narrated by al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar?
What is the ruling on depositing money in usurious banks in a closed account that does not accrue interest, given the necessity to do so due to the unavailability of ATMs in Islamic banks, and the difficulty of withdrawing money from Islamic banks during official working hours?
What are the details of the letter sent by the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to the King of the Copts, inviting him to Islam?
Is paying the difference to a bank on a loan considered a major or minor sin, and does the one who pays the difference fall under the threat of "Allah's curse be upon the one who consumes usury and the one who feeds it," similar to other issues concerning which a curse was mentioned and about which there was disagreement among jurists?
Is it permissible to deposit money in an interest-based bank on condition of not benefiting from the interest and paying it to settle outstanding commercial debts via bank checks, as the sole solution for settling debts in commercial transactions?
Is giving money to a friend who was short of transport fare, in exchange for taking a smaller amount of money that he had, considered usury (riba)? If it is usury, how can one be absolve oneself from it, and is only the increase considered usury, or the entire amount?
What is the ruling on dealing with At-Tadhamon Bank, which funds youth projects and recovers the loan at a higher value, with the possibility of seizing all mortgaged and unmortgaged equipment upon default of payment? And what is the way out for someone who entered into this transaction out of ignorance and wishes to repent?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to keep 75% of bank interest and donate the rest, taking into account that banks deal with both the lawful and the unlawful?
Is it permissible to buy an apartment repossessed by the bank if the sale is in cash and without installments or interest?
Does the prohibition of cash withdrawals with interest apply to Islamic banks, given that the bank considers the fees authorized by the Sharia Supervisory Board to be charges and not interest?
What is the ruling on those who steal from people, abduct women, and assault their honor under the threat of arms?
What is the ruling on working for an investment company that issues credit cards (Visa and MasterCard) and whose profits depend on exorbitant interest rates on overdue debts, and what should an employee do if the work is unlawful?
Is selling the elderly parents’ house to free the sister from the predicament of usury more worthy than her remaining in usury, and do the siblings and parents bear the burden of sin for refusing to sell the house in this case?
Does my work as an accountant who records bank interest count as writing down usury, and what is the ruling on my salary and the money I possess, and what is the solution, knowing that I am married and have dependents?