Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to buy shares from companies that engage in Sharia-compliant investment transactions but deposit their money in interest-based (usurious) banks?
What is the ruling on working as an accountant in a company that deals with usurious interest with suppliers, and is it permissible to limit oneself to entering the total value of invoices without reviewing their line items?
Is what the Islamic bank charges the client for opening a letter of credit for importing goods considered interest if this percentage (4% of the credit value) changes with the change in the amount to be opened?
Is it permissible to obtain a loan from a bank to purchase a car, guaranteed by financial certificates owned by the individual, or by the car itself, with installments paid back to the bank?
Is stealing money designated for paying off usurious gains considered fulfilling the covenant with Allah, or must it be collected again to be given to the poor?
Is it permissible for a third party to pay the seller in cash and then collect the amount in installments from the buyer, in cases where the seller only accepts cash and the buyer does not possess the full cash price?
Is Zakat due on investment certificates (Group B) on the principal or on the resulting profit, and what is the difference between them and a house in terms of Zakat obligation?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to purchase a medical device necessary for diagnosing patients in a remote village where such devices are unavailable?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to cease striving in this worldly life after failure, and suffice with wishing for the fulfillment of their dreams in the Hereafter?
Is the return from depositing the land sale price in the bank to help one's father with household expenses considered usury (riba) and unlawful (haram)?
Is it permissible to trade in electrical appliances if the buyer requests a sum of money to purchase an item at his own discretion, and then that is considered as if the seller sold it to him in installments?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car with financing from Dubai Islamic Bank, which takes profits and does not impose late payment penalties on installments, and if it is impermissible, is the car considered haram?
Is it permissible to pay with a credit card and repay the amount in installments to the bank when there isn't enough money to settle the debt, and the debtor is in dire need of the amount, and is this considered one of the necessities?
How can I guarantee capital in an interest-based (mudarabah) project, knowing that guaranteeing capital is unlawful and void?
What is the ruling on trading shares of industrial companies circulated in Saudi Arabia, such as SABIC and Cement, given the ignorance of how they manage their money?
Is it permissible to eat forgotten food whose owner is unknown, and it is feared to spoil?
Is it permissible for an Islamic bank to deal with an interest-based credit card after the client has ceased using it?
Is it permissible to finance an economic project in Europe with bank loans, knowing that Muslims there cannot build strong investments except through such financing?
What is the ruling on bank interest and similar matters, and what is the ruling on someone who takes it following fatwas that permitted it, if it is in fact unlawful?
Is zakat obligatory on shares and cash balances (profits/distributions) in investment portfolios, and is it to be paid for one year upon liquidation or for all past years, given the lack of knowledge regarding the number of investment years and the amount of previous cash balances?
Is the Murabaha contract mentioned herein Islamically sound, or does it fall under usurious transactions?
What is the ruling on keeping money in banks with interest on it, and is it obligatory to leave this interest, or to take it and donate it to the poor, or is it considered lawful money?
What is the ruling on Islamic Certificates of Deposit with a return at the end of three years or at the end of each month, issued by the International Islamic Bank for Investment and Development in Cairo?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to purchase a housing unit when the current unit is causing harm to the family and to oneself? Is it permissible to take out a loan to establish a commercial project? And is it permissible for a friend to take out a loan from the bank on behalf of someone else to repay their debt in exchange for reducing that debt for the debtor?