Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to rent out an apartment purchased with an interest-bearing loan to pay off the loan installments and be rid of the usurious interest?
How can one repent from drawing animate beings, what is the ruling on selling old paintings, and what is permissible to draw in light of studying design and the need to draw living creatures?
What is the opinion of Islamic Sharia regarding socialist laws, such as the agrarian reform law, by virtue of which the state seizes citizens' lands without compensation?
How can one overcome a lack of communication with one's husband and surroundings, especially since the husband enjoys joking, which may amount to lying, leading to a silence that fills the marital life despite the husband's attempts to initiate a conversation?
What is the ruling on using a credit card to withdraw a sum of money before the salary is deposited, knowing that a small percentage is deducted, and is there a specific time period within which the withdrawal is not considered unlawful?
Is it permissible for me to take the money my father apportioned to me from the profits of shares in a usurious bank, and how should I dispose of the money from it that I have already spent and that which I have not?
What is the ruling on depositing a sum of money in a bank that allows it to be withdrawn to participate in a draw for one million Saudi Riyals, and is it obligatory to give out a sum to purify this money if it was originally lawful?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-based loan when there are many debts and no sustenance for the household?
What is the ruling on a man borrowing from a "CREDIT CARD" with the intention of trading, then failing to repay the amount, so can he invest the remaining money to settle his debt?
Is it permissible to rent an apartment owned by someone who bought it with an interest-based loan and is still paying its installments?
Is it permissible to take an interest-bearing loan from banks in cases of extreme necessity, after exhausting all permissible means, especially given that these banks build public facilities that benefit the general populace, thus rendering what they take as usury akin to the Muslim treasury (Bayt al-Mal)?
Is it permissible to build a school on a plot of land endowed for the mosque (waqf) in the event that people need the school and it is close to the mosque?
Is it permissible to pay off personal debts using bank interest, and is it permissible to give this interest to a needy sister?
Would I be a partner in my brother's sin if he took an interest-bearing loan to complete construction, mortgaging the plot of land we share, knowing that I forbade him from doing that?
Is it permissible to deposit money in an Islamic bank with a monthly return, and then spend the questionable return (usury/interest) on charitable causes such as building hospitals and restrooms?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to leave his job at a company that sells cars by cash installments, which relies on interest and financing from banks, especially with the difficulty of finding another job, or is it sufficient for him to donate a portion of his salary to purify it?
What is the ruling on taking money from this woman's zakat to help the liquid (meaning the woman who asks for money) with her marriage, and what is the ruling on returning this amount?
Is it permissible for a father to invest in the stock market with his son, on condition of sharing in the profit but not the loss? And is it permissible for the son to conceal the loss and compensate his father from his own money?
Is a Murabaha contract, which stipulates a late payment penalty in the event of intentional delay by the buyer, and this penalty is disbursed to charitable causes and alms, permissible in Islamic law?
Is the profit gained from Egyptian National Bank investment certificates with a fixed interest rate considered usury (riba) as mentioned in the Holy Quran?
What is the ruling on transferring money to another person so that it can be received in local currency for a commission, given the delay in receipt, and is this considered riba al-nasī'ah (usury of delay) in light of the absence of any other method for withdrawing money?
Is it permissible to deposit a sum of money with a transfer company to be received after two months without fees, in order to avoid the risk of theft during its transfer?
What is the ruling on dealing with a notary public who drafts a loan contract in exchange for mortgaging bonds, without mentioning the interest therein, and what is the ruling on the money earned from assisting the notary public in this transaction?
What is the ruling on financing a supermarket for an orphanage by means of purchasing goods and paying their value to the merchant, then selling them to the owner in installments over 3 years with a 6% profit and 0.4% stamp duty?