Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Are the salaries received by employees of a government company, which deposits its financial assets in banks and charges late fees and administrative expenses, subject to a suspicion of usury, knowing that most of the company's dealings are permissible?
Is it obligatory to repay a student loan burdened with usury, knowing that the government is apostate, fighting Islam, permitting the forbidden, forbidding the permissible, and ruling by other than what Allah has revealed?
What is the ruling on purchasing a home for residence through borrowing from usurious banks, given the existence of Islamic banks that deal with Sharia-compliant formulas but demand significantly higher profits, and what is the ruling on investing in bank deposits (bonds) in usurious banks with the bank's assurance that they will not be used for any illicit purposes?
What is the Shar'i ruling on the questioner and her sisters refraining from visiting their mother in her home, where their drug-addicted brother, who molests children, resides, due to their fear for their children, and is this considered an act of disobedience?
Is it permissible to buy a car from the company I work for by paying a 20% down payment and financing the rest over 6 years with an interest-based loan at 3% interest?
To what extent is the salary permissible for an employee of a German company that has shares in the stock market and deals with banks?
When do boys and girls reach the age of maturity in Islamic Sharia?
Is it permissible to take out a loan to buy a home, or is it more preferable to rent, knowing that the value of the rent can be paid as a debt repayment?
Is a loan of $33,0 provided by the state for the purchase of machinery, to be repaid in installments totaling more than 23,0 Libyan Dinars (the original amount in local currency), considered an interest-based (riba) loan, especially given the instability of the dollar exchange rate in Libya and the fact that the contract cannot be canceled?
Is it permissible to obtain an interest-bearing loan to pay off a brother's right, and would I be sinful if I helped my parents obtain the loan with the intention of providing housing for them?
Is it permissible to purchase one hundred dollars for one thousand euros on credit from the bank with a 5% increase, knowing that the accounts belong to the same bank?
What is the ruling on selling airline tickets that include a forbidden insurance tax, and airline tickets for airlines that serve alcohol and show movies? Is this considered participation in sin?
Is working at the National Commercial Bank permissible and lawful, given that it is an Islamic bank, or not?
Is it permissible to continue teaching the English language using a curriculum that includes images of unveiled women and exercises containing violations of Islamic law, such as "so-and-so likes alcohol" or "such-and-such a woman has a boyfriend," while alerting students to reject these violations and omit the related exercises, with the aim of covering study expenses and paying off debts, knowing that this teaching will be conducted with the segregation of men and women?
Is it permissible to take a loan in Tunisia in the form of machines and fabrics to establish a tailoring shop project, knowing that I will not receive any cash?
Is it permissible to sell a car that was purchased in installments through an interest-based bank, and is it permissible to benefit from its price?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car in convenient installments from a usurious bank that deals with the same practices as Islamic banks, knowing that its dealings are more respectful than those of Islamic banks?
Is it permissible to pay a sum of money to someone to expedite obtaining a marriage loan from the Saudi Credit and Savings Bank?
Is there any suspicion of usury regarding the money that was placed with a friend for investment, then its return was delayed along with an increase in the amount, and would demanding another increase due to the delay be considered usury?
What is the ruling on using bathtubs in bathrooms by pouring a small amount of milk, honey, and aromatic substances to cleanse the skin?
What is the ruling on financial dealings with a company that provides a fixed monthly return (1.5%) in exchange for depositing a sum of money? Is this transaction considered usury (riba)? If so, is it permissible to spend from this money in the absence of any other source of livelihood, and what should the beneficiary do with this return if it is usurious? What is the ruling if the company refuses to return the money and offers an unspecified profit percentage?
Is a loan with 3% interest, a rate equivalent to the inflation rate, considered an usurious and forbidden loan?
Is it permissible to sign a contract with a bank that includes an interest-based clause if the balance always covers the amount and repayment is made immediately, in order to avoid interest-based charges when using a Visa card due to travel issues?
Is it permissible to take the excess money (interest/riba) from the bank to compensate for a lost sum of money in insurance, and can this excess money (interest/riba) be spent on relatives and the poor?