Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is my action of not praying behind an Imam who issues fatwas permitting dealings with usurious banks, and who has other fatwas such as eating sweets during prayer not invalidating it, correct, and is it permissible to pray behind such an Imam?
Is it permissible to issue and use a prepaid credit card from an Islamic bank if it allows purchases of small uncharged amounts to be deducted later, adds an additional margin to the exchange rate for international transactions, and imposes fees for cash withdrawals from ATMs?
Is it permissible to sell small mosques or the land on which they are built and buy a larger plot of land to build a bigger mosque, in order to meet the needs of Muslims and their gatherings?
What is the ruling on taking a blessed financing loan from Arab Bank, knowing that the bank engages in usurious transactions?
What is the ruling on money paid by the tenant to the landlord as interest on the amount of the rent?
What is the ruling on buying furniture with an interest-free loan from the bank?
What is the ruling on writing fictional novels, inspired by imagination, to address social ills and political injustice, in order to avoid confrontation and accountability?
Is buying gas shares, which may gain or lose, with an amount of 500,0 dirhams, permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible for a husband to accept his wife's purchase of a house with an interest-based loan due to the unavailability of another option, while she refuses to move to a Muslim country and rejects his other religious advice, and what is the optimal action for the husband in this situation to preserve his religion and the upbringing of his son?
Is Islamic economics a reality that can be applied and achieved, or is it an illusion that prohibits many contemporary economic transactions such as interest, hoarding, monopolization, and dealing with banks?
Is it permissible to negotiate with a company to lower the price of an under-construction apartment when paying 30% of its value in cash as a down payment, knowing that delivery is after 3 years and the sale has already been concluded? If not permissible, how can this be corrected? Is it permissible for the company to offer a 10% discount to those who pay the remaining installments in cash after one year? Is it permissible to negotiate the percentage of this discount?
Is it permissible to work in a conventional bank currently and contribute to its conversion into an Islamic bank, knowing that there are Sharia transgressions in the Islamic bank where I currently work?
Is it permissible to mortgage a commercial property for two amounts: one as a deposit that is returned upon the解除 of the mortgage, and the other a monthly amount that is not returned?
Is money considered lawful if its source is investment certificates on which is written, "Interest rate is calculated at 12%" and "The maturity value of this certificate is determined according to prevailing rates until the maturity date and is paid at the end of the term"?
What is the ruling on renting out a building to an interest-based bank or to an Islamic bank whose profit does not exceed 2%?
Is it permissible to use a sum of money to meet the needs of one's mother and brother instead of paying off an interest-based debt (riba) secured by gold jewelry, in order to discontinue dealing with usury after becoming aware of its prohibition?
Is a girl's interest in an elegant appearance and beautiful clothes at women's gatherings, while adhering to Sharia regulations, considered wrong behavior that necessitates sin?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-based loan from an Islamic bank, when the bank's legal agent has permitted it?
What is the ruling on depositing money in usurious banks for protection without interest, given the presence of an Islamic bank that charges commissions on deposits and when the balance falls, while the usurious bank does not impose them, and what is the ruling on dealing with the Jordan Islamic Bank?
What is the ruling on depositing money in usurious banks for the purpose of settling commercial debts via bank checks that do not include interest, knowing that this method is the only available one for commercial transactions?
Is the work of a price inspector or monitor legitimate in Islam?
Is it permissible to give a portion of the mosque's funds to its caretaker (Qayyim) or to those who perform work in it, as a form of assistance, knowing that he receives a salary from the Endowments Authority?
Is it permissible to take out a loan with slight interest for marriage, especially if the bank is governmental and its profit benefits society, in order to avoid worldly temptations?
Is it permissible to own shares in American companies specialized in computers and pharmaceuticals, purchased through a broker in a Riba-based bank, and what should be done if that is impermissible?