Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
1- Is expiation obligatory for one who swore not to let a person enter the mosque, then that person entered it and prayed therein? 2- What is the ruling on money earned from a usurious loan, and how can it be purified?
Is it permissible to purchase an apartment if the bank pays the owner directly and stipulates interest in case of late payment, knowing that the buyer will adhere to the installment payment schedule and will not be charged interest?
Is it permissible to accept a dinner invitation from a friend who is celebrating moving into a house he bought with usury?
What is the ruling on subscribing to postal savings services that offer optional profits resulting from the earnings of investment projects for deposited funds, and what is the ruling on benefiting from the service without profits, or taking the profits and spending them on charitable projects if they are Haram?
Is the 8% annual interest on postal savings accounts, opened for children as a form of saving, considered forbidden usury (riba), especially since these banks are state-owned and not private?
Is the monthly fee, which includes interest, to a company that leases the necessary equipment for opening businesses, considered usury, knowing that banks contribute to the capital of these companies and there is no Islamic bank in Tunisia?
Should one gloat over cursing immodestly dressed women, or should one proclaim it? And does the curse include married women and others, given that the apparent meaning of the Hadith is to curse only married women?
What is the ruling on prizes offered by bank card companies to users, and is purchasing fixed-interest certificates, such as 6%, considered usury (riba)?
Is it Islamically permissible to mortgage an orphan's house for a bank loan with interest?
What is the ruling on participating in a draw for an electronic screen when purchasing electronic parts worth a certain value, and what is the ruling on taking the participation card from the seller, and what is the ruling on the gifts found on tissue boxes, and what is the extent of the validity of the statement permitting the taking of bank interest and spending it on poor Muslims?
What is the ruling on saving in European companies specialized in retirement pensions, by paying a monthly sum and investing it in stocks to obtain a fixed pension after the age of sixty, and a lump sum for the family after death?
What is the ruling on receiving a commission for mediating between a project owner who desires funding from a non-Islamic financing company that deals with interest?
Is the aforementioned transaction, in which dollars are converted to dinars via an intermediary website, and then I am notified of the transferred amount two days before receiving it, considered Riba al-Nasi'ah (usury of delay)? And can electronic notifications be considered constructive possession, or is the nature of the transaction described as an agency and not currency exchange?
What is the ruling on the initial amount paid from another loan, and is it considered usury (riba)? What should be done with the amounts that are installments from selling Tide soap?
Is borrowing from the Housing Bank in the form of a promise to sell – whereby the bank purchases the apartment, then it is registered in the borrower's name with a mortgage, and installments that include variable interest are paid – considered Haram, and what is the possible solution for someone who cannot pay in full now?
Is repeatedly borrowing from the bank with interest permissible, knowing that part of this loan was invested in buying a plot of land, and the other part was used to pay the installments for the shop and goods, and to cover personal expenses? And what should we do if that is forbidden?
Is it permissible to transfer to an Islamic bank to pay off a usurious loan with a usurious bank?
What is the ruling on murabaha in Islamic banks, and is it similar to usury (riba)?
What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers. And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged"?
What should I do during family visits when I see my female relatives wearing tight pants that define the 'awrah, especially after the spread of a fatwa permitting it, knowing that I fear for my young daughters being influenced by this attire? And is my discomfort and distress in this situation considered misbehavior on my part?
Is it permissible to open a savings account in an Arab bank without interest, but benefiting from the monthly prize system granted by the bank based on account numbers?
Is it permissible to take an interest-bearing loan from a bank—one that is neither utilized nor enters into trade, but rather is placed in a bank account for repayment and to obtain tax exemption—in order to evade exorbitant imposed taxes?
What is the position of religion and Islamic law on working as a lawyer and dealing with banks in a country not governed by Islamic Sharia, given the commitment to agreements that include usurious interest which cannot be easily avoided?
After the spiritual experience I underwent, and the subsequent changes in my life and my interest in religion, and the frustration I suffered due to others' lack of understanding of my ideas, should I complete my postgraduate studies in my engineering field, or turn to studying Sharia and specializing in educational guidance and human development to serve Islam?