Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to benefit from the difference in the interest rate spread when selling a house to cover bank expenses, taxes, and the selling company's fees, without investing the surplus amount in the price of the new house, given the unavailability of Islamic banks and the need to sell the current house and buy a larger one using the same financing method?
Is it permissible for a young man to acquire equipment for his work through funding from usurious banks that compel him to pay interest?
Is it obligatory for children to slaughter a sheep from their mother's money—their mother who is afflicted with Alzheimer's—as an ‘aqiqah for her, if their grandfather (the mother's father) did not do so?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a housing loan from a public financial institution at an interest rate of 2.5% for a period of 20 years? Is this rate considered usury (riba) or administrative costs for processing the application?
Is it permissible for an Islamic bank to finance individuals to purchase real estate abroad, with the borrower acting as an agent for the bank, receiving the amount, and repaying it with profit in installments?
Is it obligatory for a father to command his adult son to study academic subjects, and what are the repercussions for the father if his son does not study or gets low grades?
What should I do about the money my maternal uncle left with me, having instructed me to hand it over to his children in a specific way after his death, given that my uncle has passed away and his children refuse to implement his will?
What is the ruling on one who swore not to speak to his brother until his (the brother's) wife becomes modest and repents to Allah?
What is the ruling on working as an accountant in a company that deals with usurious and Islamic loans, knowing that the nature of the work involves recording bank transactions, monitoring account balances to settle loans, writing letters requesting financing from banks, and verifying the correctness of interest calculations?
What is the ruling on obtaining an Istisna' (manufacturing) agricultural loan where the amount is paid back over years with a slight increase over the principal, knowing that the lending party agreed to purchase the commodity and then disbursed a sum of money to the beneficiary?
What is the ruling on my taking things and food from my father's money, which comes to him from forbidden bank interest, knowing that he considers that permissible, and that I take them to preserve affection, and I have read a previous fatwa stating that there is no blame upon me?
What is the ruling on dealing with a company that allows the purchase of products with a credit limit and deducts the price of the item while calculating interest based on the installment period and a late payment penalty, and what is the ruling on dealing with merchants in their special program?
What is the ruling on the pension and grant that the mother receives from a European country after her father's death, knowing that the father worked in permissible fields, and the money is received through a bank that deals with a current account?
What is the ruling on using the profits from a deposit in a usurious bank, from the estate of the deceased mother, to maintain an apartment owned by the heirs, knowing that the profits were not distributed among the heirs and a portion of them was distributed to the needy?
Does money borrowed from an interest-based bank become unlawful, or is the prohibition limited to the borrowing transaction itself?
Is it permissible to sell a plot of land allocated by the state while it is still being paid for in installments, and before its full price has been settled, given that there are conditions restricting the sale and transfer process? And is it permissible to circumvent these conditions?
ما حكم المال المودع في بنك ربوي لمدة تزيد عن عشر سنوات مع جهل بالحكم الشرعي؟
What is the ruling on applying for an interest-free loan designated for companies affected by the earthquake, when this requires submitting a fictitious sales invoice to meet the sales condition?
Is a son sinful if his mother registers an apartment for him that she bought with money deposited in the bank for a long time?
Is it permissible to purchase a car in installments through the bank that owns it until the full price is paid?
Is it permissible to purchase shares in local companies on the stock exchange?
Is it permissible for a school to sell food items to female students in the school cafeteria, and then raise the price of some goods to benefit from the increase for the school's advantage?
Is it considered usury to lend a friend $700 so that he does not have to endure the hardship of travel and lose money, knowing that he will travel today if he does not receive the amount, bearing in mind that he will return the $700 after his transfer arrives?
What is the ruling on investing in a website that doubles the amount within three days, knowing that it defrauds in the second instance?