Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on a husband spending on his wife and children from money he earned by working in a usurious bank, and is the wife sinful for that, and what should the wife do if the husband does not respond to her advice, knowing that he does not work in the usurious departments?
Is she sinful who lives with her husband and fulfills her marital duties without making him feel her hatred for him, while intending to leave him after her children grow up, due to her lack of any other source of income?
What is the ruling on selling by installments with a 7% payment of the installment value as bank interest, even though the contract is directly with the owner?
Is a credit card, used for shopping in installments at the same cash price, with interest added when installment payments are delayed due to insufficient balance, considered a usurious transaction?
Is it permissible to purchase car insurance in monthly installments with interest if it is not possible to pay in a lump sum?
Is it permissible to forge a residency certificate for the purpose of transferring one's son to a better university?
Is it permissible to deposit money in the bank to pay real estate financing installments, provided that only the original price of the apartment is paid?
What is the ruling on money taken from workers in an agricultural institution who work for themselves in shops registered in the name of the institution's owner, knowing that their payment of the money is with their consent? And what is the ruling on disposing of it if it is unlawful? And what is the ruling on taking money from sponsored individuals or in exchange for the visas they request?
Is it permissible to spread deferred payment sales to double capital, with the commodity being sold for more than its original value, and is it permissible to deal with a person who does so, even though the source of his money is unknown?
Is it permissible, in Sharia, not to repay the original amount to the bank, and to suffice with the interest paid monthly over five years, based on the fact that the problem originated from the bank and the guarantee check was received?
Is it permissible to borrow with interest (usury/riba) to pay off debts and pressing living expenses, given the inability to borrow from other sources?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a divorced wife for treatment of a serious illness that consumes the entire amount of zakat, thus depriving other poor people, keeping in mind that failure to help may lead to the father being accused of negligence and causing the mother's death?
Is the apartment given by the father to his son for marriage permissible if the father bought the house, which includes the apartment, with an interest-based loan?
Is working in an interest-based bank—as a customer service representative answering calls and providing information about loans and calculating their potential amounts without directly completing loan procedures—considered a sin against Allah?
What is the ruling on drinking alcohol, and what is the ruling on a wife remaining with her husband who drinks it and has no intention of quitting?
Are bank interests considered usury (riba)? What were the types of usury during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and was any of it permissible or was all of it forbidden?
Is it permissible to take out a loan to buy a plot of land, through an Islamic bank with murabaha, after concluding a promise-to-sell contract worth 20 percent with the original owner?
Is it permissible to take out a bank loan to finance a clothing retail business project in Ramadan, with the intention of repaying it in a single installment from the proceeds of selling an apartment owned by the partner within three months?
Is it permissible for a participant in a usurious loan to repay only his share of the principal, or must he also pay his share of the usurious interest?
Is it permissible for an Islamic bank to purchase goods from its clients after selling them to them, and is it permissible for it to deduct a year's profit in advance upon signing the contract, along with deducting only the principal amount in the first year?
What is the ruling on investing in a company that extracts and sells precious metals, with the purchase of gold to be kept and traded by the company, and receiving a variable percentage of profits based on the duration of withdrawing these profits, provided that the gold is received after the contract expires, with no guarantee of the principal in certain cases?
What is the ruling on partnership in real estate construction, where money is paid to be refunded after one year with an estimated profit margin, while taking a bank check as collateral for the principal amount paid? And is it permissible to recover only the principal if the transaction is not Sharia-compliant?
Is it permissible to give interest-based earnings acquired from banks to married daughters who are in difficult financial circumstances?
What is the ruling on purchasing a house in Britain through interest-based borrowing from a bank, knowing that this will reduce monthly financial burdens and lead to homeownership? And what is the Sharia-compliant method for purchasing a house if interest-based borrowing is prohibited?