Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it considered a sin to complete the repayment of an interest-based loan, knowing it is forbidden?
Is it permissible to trade shares of foreign companies that produce permissible goods (halal) and do not deal with Islamic banks, through an Islamic broker, while disposing of the usurious portion of the profit?
Is the act of recording the usurious interest amount received from a non-Islamic bank in the accounting ledgers of the hospital where one works considered a sin and usury?
Is it permissible to eat and drink from the food and drink provided by an aunt who deposits her money in an interest-based bank and spends on her household from the interest earnings, knowing that refusing to do so will cause estrangement?
Does the variable interest rate on bank certificates avert usury, and what is the lawful alternative for financial transactions if that is forbidden?
Is it permissible to pay off a father's debt with money from bank interest, and if it is forbidden, can it be paid from lawful money? And what should a person do with money from bank interest if it is unlawful?
Is it true that all banks are unlawful – whether interest-based or Islamic – due to their dealings with one another? And does that mean the loss of future for an accountant graduated from a Faculty of Commerce, who is not permitted to work for interest-based companies?
What is the ruling on using a Visa card, with payment of the amount before the interest period and with a guarantee of the monthly salary?
What is the ruling on confiscating items taken from students for violating rules, such as sunflower seeds, chewing gum, prayer beads, and rings, and what should be done with them?
Is it permissible to cash a check from an ATM in Jerusalem for a commission of two dinars, knowing that the bank is located in Ramallah?
What is the ruling on depositing money in banks, and what is the ruling on money deposited in interest-based banks for previous years and its profits?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding planting a mango tree in land owned by one's father, if it later becomes clear that the sapling for planting was taken from endowed land, knowing that the value of the sapling is 2500 Riyals?
Can an usurious loan be the cause of a taxi breaking down, and what should one do in this situation?
What is the ruling on the returns from Islamic and non-Islamic banks operating in construction and development, and what is the ruling on borrowing from social funds?
Is it permissible to buy a house with a 5% interest rate in America, and is there a specific limit for the permissible interest rate?
What is the ruling on aborting a three-week-old pregnancy based on the husband's request and his threat of divorce?
Is it permissible for an employee of the Islamic University to take out a murabaha loan to purchase housing, given that he is a merchant? And is it permissible for him to buy devices at one price and sell them at another, knowing that he is responsible for their maintenance?
What is the religious ruling on the right to dispose of an orphan's money?
Is it permissible to leave investment certificates in the bank and dispose of their returns for the benefit of Muslims, after becoming convinced of their unlawfulness, knowing that they were purchased based on a previous fatwa allowing them?
Is it permissible to purchase a Visa credit card for an amount greater than its value, such as an online shopping card priced at $50 but sold for $55, knowing that one cannot purchase with it for more than $50?
What is the ruling on purchasing a computer from a store contracted with the college, then settling the amount with the college by deducting it from the stipend over ten months?
What is the ruling on purchasing Waqf lands located within residential master plans to complete an amputated plot of land, and what is the ruling on purchasing fruitful trees and replacing them with trees from the Waqf to permit their disposal?
What is the ruling on taking an additional amount on a loan given by a woman to her neighbor, due to her husband's lack of responsibility, and her desire to invest her money without her husband's knowledge?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to accept the gift of a house from her disbelieving mother if the mother will take out a usurious loan to purchase it?