Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on taking a loan from a bank to build a house, knowing that I am able to repay the amount in less than ten years?
Are the profits disbursed by my brother permissible or forbidden? If they are forbidden, is it permissible to disburse them from the bank's profits? And are they to be disbursed in installments or as a lump sum?
Is it permissible to dispose of money acquired from interest-based bank profits and spend it on needy relatives such as an unemployed brother, a niece preparing for her marriage, and a married sister whose husband cannot provide her clothing? And what should I do if this action is not permissible by Islamic law?
Is it permissible to build a house on top of a house built with money borrowed from an interest-based bank, whether that is with the father's free consent, or by purchasing the roof from him with lawful money?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan from an Islamic bank for marriage due to necessity?
Is it obligatory to withdraw money from a non-usurious bank and deposit it into an usurious account to appease an angry father who cites the hadith "You and your money belong to your father"?
What is the ruling on a debtor taking an interest-bearing loan to pay off his debts, and what is the ruling on the creditor in this case, and is he considered complicit in the sin of usury if he does not waive his debt?
What is the Islamic legal ruling regarding personal loans offered by the Saudi American Bank (Tawarruq al-Khair)?
Is it permissible for a doctor to take the extra money from his salary—deposited in the bank through Murabaha—to pay off the debt of a needy man whom the doctor had lent money to? And is it permissible to lend out distinguished usurious money and then dispose of it after repayment?
What is the ruling regarding my Muslim husband taking out an interest-bearing loan from a non-Islamic financing company, with his agreement with a non-Muslim merchant (his friend) that the merchant will pay the interest accrued on the loan, while my husband pays only the principal amount?
Is it permissible to utilize money acquired from bank interest and give some of it to a poor daughter?
Is voluntary participation in social security in Jordan permissible under Islamic law, knowing that it involves paying 15% of one's monthly salary to receive a pension after 20 years or a salary for heirs in the event of death, with social security funds being invested in various projects, including deposits in interest-based banks?
How can the unknown amount and parties of a deceased person's debts be settled?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank that does not charge interest, knowing that the borrower is a student?
Is what the questioner's father is suffering from, namely heart disease and the implantation of a pacemaker, a punishment from God because he took out an interest-based loan for a failed project, knowing its unlawfulness, even though interest-based loans for projects are legalized in their country?
What is the ruling on working as an applications programmer for an airline and hotel booking company, knowing that the application allows electronic payment through interest-based banks, and that most of the companies and hotels offer alcoholic beverages, and that the company is part of an investment group that deals with interest-based banks?
Is it permissible to request a specific amount and document it in writing as a commission for assisting in the recovery of an inheritance for which the commission was not documented in writing?
Is it possible to deposit money in the post office to pay government fees, such as social insurance, while avoiding benefiting from interest?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank with interest to buy a house, based on a fatwa that permits it in a European country? And does the wife bear the burden of continuing this loan if the husband insists on it?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank to complete the purchase price of a house, given the existence of a large penalty clause in case of withdrawal from the purchase, and the inability to obtain the amount from another source?
Is it permissible for an engineer to take a commission from a supplier when selling a device to a client, without the client's knowledge of the commission, even if the engineer guarantees to advise the client on the appropriate specifications and price?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan to pay off multiple installments, some of which are interest-bearing, in order to alleviate monthly financial burdens?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to purchase a body organ for a man who is unable to afford it and is suffering from kidney failure that may lead to death? And is it permissible for another person to take out a loan from the bank to help this patient?
Is it obligatory to withdraw money deposited in an interest-based riba bank that offers monthly interest and deposit it in an Islamic bank, knowing that the return in Islamic banks might be implicitly fixed?