Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the jurisprudential ruling on working for a software company that operates in the non-banking financial services sector, specifically on the following projects: installments with or without interest, financial leasing where the rent may change with the change in interest rate, and financing small and medium-sized enterprises by deducting a commission in advance and late payment penalties without interest?
Is the aforementioned transaction permissible in Sharia?
What must one do who is unable to repay an interest-based loan, knowing Allah's warning: "So take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger"?
Is it permissible to design a marketing video for an institution that buys loans from banks and reduces the interest rate and monthly installment for those in default?
Is it permissible to accept a seller's condition of increased interest on the overdue installment price to avoid referring the promissory notes to the Public Prosecution, knowing that the original increase in the initial price was impermissible (haram)?
What is the ruling on keeping money in banks and taking fixed interest on it, given that the state permits this by saying "there is no usury between the individual and the state," and there is currently no other safe place to store money? And what is the ruling on the interest that has already been received and spent on daily living expenses?
Is the OMR 500 given by a usurious bank as a prize considered usury, especially since there are no Islamic banks in the country and no competition was entered?
Is purchasing an apartment from social housing through bank installment plans, where the apartment's price exceeds the original advertised price due to bank interest, considered forbidden usury (riba)?
Is it permissible to take money from a brother who borrowed it from an interest-based bank when he is not in need of it, and what should be done with it if it is permissible to take it?
What is the ruling on dealing with Islamic banks, such as dealing with Faysal Islamic Bank? What is the ruling on variable interest rates and investment certificates with variable interest rates? What is the ruling on current accounts with the bank?
What should a husband do with one hundred thousand Egyptian pounds? Should he deposit it in the bank to get a fixed return, or should he invest it in trade, given that he knows nothing about it, suffers from depression, and has no one he trusts to manage his money commercially?
Does my preparation of a projected budget for a client seeking an interest-based loan constitute participation in this loan?
What is the ruling on taking commission for selling a plot of land, what should be done with the money if it becomes apparent that it is not permissible to take it, and is that considered a betrayal?
Is it permissible to give the usurious interest generated from a bank account to the wife's brother to pay off his debt?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-based loan for marriage, given financial hardship, numerous family obligations, and the fear of falling into the forbidden?
What is the ruling on living in a rented house by paying the landlord a loan in exchange for not paying monthly rent, when this constitutes usury (riba), and how can one be rid of it?
Is it permissible for me to use my father's money to complete my marriage, knowing that the source of his money is from the profits of Islamic banks, and that I fear falling into temptation due to forbidden sights?
What is the ruling on a person taking a debt collection for 100,0, to pay off part of it, then collecting the amount from the debtor?
Is it permissible to spend the remaining loan amount (5,000 Italian Lira) on needy relatives in Egypt, knowing that the borrower is not their provider?
Is it permissible to take an interest-bearing loan from the British government for the children's education with the intention of not repaying it after graduation and travel, and is this considered permissible?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan from European banks for the purpose of purchasing residency?
Is it permissible to temporarily open a bank account with interest to transfer funds, with the intention of closing it and withdrawing only the principal once it becomes possible to open a business account free of interest?
Is it permissible for a woman to pay the usurious interest earned from depositing her money in a usurious bank to her married daughter to help her pay the first installment for purchasing a house?
Is boycotting brothers a means of pressure to reclaim one's right from them considered a severing of kinship ties, even if there is no intention to sever them?