Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is increasing the profit in exchange for extending the partnership period, after the agreed-upon period has expired and the original amount could not be provided, considered usury (riba)?
Is reducing contact with relatives who deliberately hurt and mock one's wife, and limiting interaction to merely exchanging greetings, considered severing ties of kinship?
Is it obligatory to dispose of the Bank Misr interest that was acquired in ignorance of its prohibition, or is it permissible to keep it as compensation for that ignorance?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to leave his job at the central bank immediately, or should he remain in it until another job becomes available, knowing that he holds a Pakistani passport and it is difficult for him to move to another job, but not impossible?
To what extent is the car installment system legitimate under the Murabaha financing arrangement from an Islamic bank, where the customer chooses the car and provides its price offer, then the bank pays its price to the dealership, and the customer directly receives it in their name, with it being mortgaged for the installments and not permissible to dispose of it except by consulting the bank, along with the fixed interest rate?
Is it permissible to engage in interest-based financing, such as financing for purchasing a car, if the beneficiary of the financing assures that he will pay the installments on their regular due dates without delay, and on the pretext that he will not fall into usury, specifically according to the Hanafi school of thought?
Is it permissible for the fiancé to speak with his fiancée over the phone or directly in the presence of a third party, even if it is a woman who is not a mahram?
What is the ruling on purchasing land granted to farmers under the Agrarian Reform Law, which was taken from its original owners decades ago without knowing their current situation or their relatives, and is it permissible to sell it in the future?
Is it permissible for relatives of important officials to accept and own land if the state distributes land to some of its important officials and their relatives?
How can a balance be achieved between religious commitment and academic achievement, especially after the noticeable decline in academic levels due to increased interest in Sharia sciences?
Is it permissible for a merchant to give a purchasing agent 5% of the sales value in cash and without the employer's knowledge, to ensure continued dealings, and what should the merchant do if this is not permissible Islamically, and is all his money then considered unlawful, and are his children sinful if they partake of this money?
Is it permissible to take a promissory check from a person with whom an agreement has been made for a house building project, so that a fixed amount is paid to the lender upon the sale of the house, regardless of profit or loss?
What is the ruling on dealing with banks by opening an account for buying and selling currencies, metals, and stocks, taking advantage of margin facilities that allow purchasing at a value exceeding the amount available in the account, knowing that buying and selling are instantaneous?
What is the ruling of Sharia on the housing loan that the bank grants to the employee, where the bank retains a portion of the amount to open it as a deposit whose yield covers the interest of the loan, and the employee pays a small difference monthly?
Are working in traditional banks and the salaries of their employees permissible or forbidden? And is the interest due on the bank balance permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling on purchasing an apartment through an Islamic bank at a price higher than its actual value, to include the cost of the roof and other expenses, with the buyer's knowledge? And what are the implications for the buyer in this case?
What is the ruling on receiving annual interest from an amount deposited in a commercial bank, knowing that one is unable to invest it through trade, and fears its loss, and that it is the sole source of income, and zakat is paid from it, and given the existing difference of opinion among jurists regarding its permissibility?
Is it permissible to receive a fixed monthly salary from a government bank in exchange for depositing a compensation amount with them, knowing that the salary is calculated on the basis of an 11% interest rate?
What is the ruling on working in installment sales (loan) offices that issue loans in the form of a commodity, whether the type of commodity is mentioned in the contract or not, and is there a sin upon one who leaves the space for the commodity blank in the contract at the request of the office owner?
My husband is a kind man, but he does not like discussing religious matters. I try to gently remind him, but he gets upset when I bring up topics of halal and haram. He asks: Is he sinful for being advised about religion? If he insists on bank interest, does the sin extend to the wife and children?
What is the ruling on purchasing for a relative using an interest-bearing credit card, knowing that there is no necessity for the purchase, and is it permissible to benefit from programs purchased in this manner?
What is the ruling on eating food purchased by a person using a credit card, knowing that the company does not charge interest or an increase for three months, but after the three months there will be an increase? And what is the ruling on eating if there is already interest involved?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat on the deceased father's usurious wealth from interest earnings before distributing the inheritance, or is it considered a debt upon the heirs to be paid from lawful earnings?
Is working in the tax administration, which imposes late fees on citizens, permissible (halal)? And is the bonus derived from these fees permissible (halal)? If the bonus is from usury (riba), is it permissible to use it to pay off the interest on a housing loan due to the necessity of marriage?