Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on the profits from shares in a government telecommunications company that deposits its money in usurious banks, and is a Muslim absolved of sin if he pays his bills with these profits?
Is the difference in the value of a study course for the same duration (6 months) due to the difference in payment method (two installments or one payment) considered a form of usury (riba)?
What should we do regarding an interest-bearing loan that our father took out before his death and was unable to repay, and we do not have sufficient money to repay it?
Is it permissible to invest in the shares of companies that deposit their money in usurious banks, knowing that the interest from these banks is considered a corrupt contract?
Does Islam prohibit investing in institutions with fixed financial returns?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to pay off debts, increase income, and go for Umrah, in light of difficult financial circumstances and the absence of anyone to lend?
Does the aforementioned transaction involve usury (riba), knowing that a sum of money will be paid in exchange for its return after one year, along with the renewal of the contract and receipt of the rental amount, and that in the event of non-payment, ownership will transfer or renewal will occur?
What should a student on scholarship do with the 5% increase in their financial grant?
Is it permissible to take out a loan with a small interest rate (3%) for real estate financing, given unstable conditions and the risk of uncompensated demolition in the disputed territory, especially since one does not own a house or have the means to buy one, and relies solely on a monthly income?
Is the 9% annual legal interest, ruled in a case of outstanding dues, permissible, and is it permissible to cover a portion of the lawyer's fees and litigation expenses from it if it is impermissible?
Will I be sinful if employees use the payroll program—which I programmed—in an Islamic Murabaha transaction, knowing that I cannot stop them from using the program?
Is the money deposited by a father into his son's account, which was withdrawn from an interest-bearing bank account, considered usury for the son?
Is it permissible to take a loan from Nasser Social Bank, guaranteed by the father’s pension, to install a heart stent for the mother, knowing that doctors have advised against delay?
Is it permissible to take a percentage of the marketing funds allocated for advertisements, in exchange for expertise and knowledge, without harming the company's interest, given that one receives a small monthly salary?
Is it permissible to deal with an American bank that requires money to be deposited therein for a legitimate online project, knowing that the bank does not invest the deposited funds and does not offer savings accounts, and provides a free guarantee for the money up to $250,0 in case of theft?
What is the ruling on the interest from investment certificates from a usurious bank—bearing in mind the absence of Islamic banks that offer investment certificates—given that my mother sold land left by my deceased father and was compelled to place the money in these certificates due to her lack of sufficient expertise to start a project, and her brothers’ evasion of investing the money for her?
What is the ruling on taking a loan with interest from the municipality to pay for home insurance, knowing that its repayment can be postponed in case of inability to pay, and is this considered a Qard Hasan (a benevolent loan)?
Must I obey my elderly, unconscious mother when she refuses help with her personal hygiene, knowing that she curses and invokes against me and my children when forced?
How can money be invested, preserved, and its Zakat paid, in the absence of Islamic banks, the insecurity of the home, and the prevalence of Riba (usury)?
What is the ruling on visiting a friend who lives in a house bought with a usurious loan, and dealing with him, or staying in his house? And does the ruling differ if my friend condones dealing in usury?
Is receiving a fixed monthly sum in exchange for a percentage of the profits from a supermarket whose monthly earnings are difficult to determine considered usury (riba), and what is the solution in this case?
Is it permissible to work for an interest-based bank, assisting in the development of its software, knowing that dealing with interest is forbidden?
I want to ask about the public application of Sharia rulings and the shaming of disobedient individuals, and how this aligns with Islam’s command to conceal the faults of sinners, especially since the public application of rulings leads to the exposure of the disobedient person and their family, and even in cases of capital punishment, shaming will harm their family and children, even though the deceased will not be affected.
Is it permissible to send an amount in US dollars via a Visa card to a study website that deals in Swiss francs, through an electronic link, given the difference in currencies and not knowing the exact time of receipt, and does this fall under the ruling of riba al-nasi’a (usury of delay)?