Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to help a brother repay the principal of a usurious loan that a guarantor paid on his behalf, given the brother's inability to pay and his need?
How can one help a Christian man become interested in religion and increase his awareness of it, so that he may sincerely embrace Islam before marriage, knowing that guidance comes from Allah?
Are funds deposited in Islamic banks safe from confiscation by foreign states? Is it permissible to place them in usurious banks while disposing of the interest and benefiting only from the principal? Is there a safe bank in Egypt, far from usurious suspicions and confiscations?
What is the Sharīʿah ruling on opening a current account in usurious banks, while not utilizing the interest generated by the account?
What is the ruling of Sharia on depositing the money of a sick son in a foreign bank to benefit from its interest, knowing that they live in a non-Muslim country and his social welfare salary is not sufficient?
Is it permissible to take a loan from the bank for the need of foot treatment?
Why don't Shar'i rulings change to keep pace with contemporary variables, such as the prohibition of usury and the hijab, even though some rulings changed in the past?
Is the 9% legal interest rate, which Jordanian courts rule as compensation to the creditor for the debtor's delay in payment, permissible or forbidden?
Are the dealings and profits of Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt permissible, given that it is subject to the Central Bank of Egypt, which relies on usurious transactions?
Is it permissible to continue a contract with the bank that concerns the children, given that the bank used to take interest from me and now takes it from them? And would I be sinful if I were to terminate the contract with the bank, bearing the penalty?
What is the ruling on working as an engineer for an institution that provides long-term interest-bearing loans to citizens for home improvement, while also monitoring the use of the loan for its intended purpose?
Is it permissible for the husband to live in his stepson’s apartment—the orphan’s apartment—which his father left for him, and sell his own apartment to expand his business, provided that he completely renovates the orphan’s apartment upon his marriage?
Is marrying a man who borrowed from the bank to establish a project a situation where the wife's sustenance and provision become unlawful, and what should he do in this case?
What is the ruling on taking a "Salam" loan from an Islamic bank, whereby the bank buys a commodity (semolina) from the borrower at a specific price and a fixed interest amount, provided that the borrower repays the amount plus the interest after three months, with the commodity remaining in the possession of the borrower to sell and dispose of its price? Is it permissible to take this loan for building a family home or for purchasing trucks, production machinery, or utility and passenger vehicles?
Does the bank's direct payment for the apartment to its owner after it is registered in the buyer's name count as an interest-based loan?
Is it obligatory not to follow those in authority regarding their view that work and bank interest are usury, especially since the Grand Mufti of the Republic deems them not to be unlawful?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on living and eating with one's father and mother in the same house, knowing that the father works in commercial insurance, which is said to be forbidden, and the son cannot become financially independent or leave his parents?
What is the ruling on attaching a book of fatwas concerning women with a cookbook and selling them in the markets?
Is the 7% administrative fee on consumer loans for purchasing household necessities, provided by the employer, considered usury?
Is it permissible to genetically modify living organisms to produce industrial enzymes, pharmaceuticals, and other useful products, especially if it does not involve human cloning, and based on the understanding that neutering animals is considered altering Allah's creation, yet was approved by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
Is it permissible to change the name (Tamer) given that my name is not befitting my age?
What is to be done, and what is the expiation for aborting a pregnancy after one and a half months, accompanied by intense feelings of remorse?
Is it permissible to accept a "Qoshan" certificate as a gift, knowing that it is a certificate purchased from a usurious bank for 25 Jordanian Dinars, and it enters the holder into a draw to win an apartment? And is it permissible to sell it back to the bank and reclaim its value?
Is bank interest permissible or impermissible? And why?