Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible for my husband to take an interest-bearing loan from the bank to buy a car, given that some scholars have issued fatwas permitting dealings with interest-based banks in cases of necessity?
Is it permissible to take out a loan against one's salary and place the loan amount in a savings certificate to benefit from its returns, while committing to repaying the loan installments?
What is the ruling on studying and teaching accounting that deals with interest, and on working in usurious banks?
When does a Muslim forgive an aggressor, and when does he not, especially if the aggressor is a person of power and influence?
What is the ruling on the principle of diminishing Musharakah in borrowing from Islamic banks for purchasing a house, where the loan amount is increased on the basis that it is a rent for the share of the lending party until the full amount is repaid, thereby increasing the borrower's share in the property and decreasing the lender's share?
Is buying gold for my fiancée from a store owned by my brother's friend, knowing that my brother will pay for it later (after a week), considered Riba an-Nasi'ah (interest from delay)? And what should I do if it is; should I sell the gold and buy other gold?
What is the ruling on an Islamic bank that deals with interest in some of its projects?
Is it permissible to deal with an interest-based bank to obtain interest-free installment purchase facilities for necessities, knowing that the Islamic bank does not offer them? Is it also permissible to open a current account with it for deposits and interest-free transfers to obtain additional facilities, and what is the ruling on transferring a portion of one's salary to it to pay the monthly installments? And does the rule "the unlawful does not prevent the lawful" apply to this case?
Is the money deposited in a usurious bank considered permissible, while taking from its interest is usury and we consume from it? And what should I do?
Is it permissible to conclude a loan agreement between a parent company and its subsidiary—whether it is an interest-free loan (qard hasan) or an interest-bearing loan—to facilitate the transfer of funds between them, and in compliance with the state's accounting standards? And what is the ruling on drafting the agreement if it is not permissible?
Is it permissible to benefit from a savings program in which the employer deducts 3% and contributes 6%, and which is received every six years, with the exclusion of usurious interest, for a worker in Israel?
Is dealing in foreign currencies and buying them from the black market at a higher price instead of from the bank considered usury (riba) and forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible to sell currency on the black market?
Is it permissible to pay a small sum to a local administrative unit employee to avoid being reported for building a small addition to a house, knowing that this construction does not harm anyone and there is no financial capacity to bear the high costs of licenses for building an entire floor? And is this considered a bribe?
Is it permissible to work for a government institution that sells land for cash or in installments with a specific interest, and what is the legitimate proof for that, and does this apply to working in banks?
Is it permissible to take out a loan under the Murabaha system from a bank to purchase a house, and is repentance from usury accepted while continuing to pay off the debt?
What is the ruling of Islam on the action of a wife who seized part of her husband's property and half of his pension, claiming that he has dementia, even though the Sharia stipulates that the wealth of a person who has lost his mind should not be taken until after his death, and what are the verses and hadiths related to that?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to buy an affordable apartment due to the unavailability of the required amount and the impossibility of obtaining a benevolent loan?
Is it permissible to take out a usurious loan from a bank to build a house when one is unable to save money?
What are the reasons for not waking up for Fajr prayer, and not intending to perform Fajr, and sleeping for long hours, and feeling lazy, and lacking interest and determination, knowing that I practice masturbation and have memorized half of the Quran without applying its limits?
Is the consensus of scholars not an argument against the general public, but only against them, and is it possible to adopt other opinions that contradict this consensus, such as considering interest on loans to be usury of surplus (riba al-fadl) and not usury of delay (riba al-nasi'ah)?
What is the ruling on investing a sum of money in a bank that charges an annual operating fee of 6% of the total amount, knowing that the bank provides varying and inconsistent profits every three months?
What is the ruling on benefiting from money whose source is an interest-based loan that has multiplied several times through banking and interest-based transactions? And how can one dispose of it, if that is necessary?
Are loans provided by the bank at an 8% interest rate, which is stated to be simple and from grant funds, considered usurious and unlawful according to Islamic law?