Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to take monthly interest from the bank to cover family expenses, knowing that the principal amount may be lost if not invested in this manner?
What is the ruling on purchasing an apartment from the Ministry of Housing, where the bank mediates the contract on the basis of "transfer of right" (hawālat ḥaqq), knowing that the owner sells it at a fixed price and adds a specific installment interest that the buyer pays to the bank? And does this transaction fall under the category of usurious increase (ribawi increase)?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank out of dire necessity, such as to complete studies, or to buy a car for the family or a house, if the borrower cannot find anyone to lend to him without interest?
What is the ruling on debt that has doubled due to usurious interest, what should I do to clear myself of liability, and is it permissible for me to use the devices purchased with this loan?
Is it permissible for the preacher to interrupt the Friday sermon to address one of the worshippers, or for a listener to interrupt the preacher with a question? And does this contradict the hadith: "If you say to your companion on Friday, 'Listen,' while the Imam is delivering the sermon, then you have spoken idly (laghawta)"?
Is it permissible for me to take the discount I get from the merchant after negotiating with him, knowing that I do my best to get the best price for the manager?
Is it permissible to pay a large financial fine in installments with an increase in interest in non-Islamic countries?
Does the father's current circumstances, such as old age and inability to work or engage in trade, permit him to deal with an interest-based bank by depositing money in investment certificates and accounts that accrue interest?
What is the ruling on obtaining and using an amount of $25 from Payoneer Bank, which is given to a registrant via a referral after $1,0 is received in their account, and also to the person who made the referral?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to engage in Riba (usury/interest) in a society based on Riba?
Is the advance provided by the bank to employees with a fixed, low interest rate, where the remaining debt is waived upon the borrower's death, considered a usurious loan or assistance, and is it permissible for me to obtain it?
Is it permissible to use bank interest money for a temporary need, then disburse the same amount later?
What is the ruling on taking a loan to buy a car without interest, given the existence of a fixed and predetermined penalty clause that the debtor pays in case of遅延 (delay) in repayment to cover debt collection expenses?
Is it forbidden or permissible to take a loan from a bank with an agricultural land as collateral, where the land will remain at the disposal of the borrower until the loan is repaid with interest over 25 years?
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Is opening a savings account in a conventional bank, with the aim of obtaining a credit card and covering account and transaction fees with the interest, considered a violation of Islamic Sharia, given that I do not intend to receive this interest, waive it, or donate it?
What is the ruling on working for a government company that distributes water and takes usurious loans to finance seawater desalination projects, while monitoring the expenditure of these funds without participating in the loan contract or calculating the interest?
What is the ruling on despair, thoughts of suicide, and a servant's feeling that God has abandoned him despite his supplications and avoidance of the unlawful, especially with financial hardship and the inability to marry?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from Al Baraka Bank or Al Salam Bank Algeria?
What is the ruling on cashing a receipt worth 850 Algerian Dinars for 800 Dinars, and receiving 50 Dinars?
Is it permissible to withdraw money from the bank to trade it in the black currency market, knowing that the country is suffering from illiquidity and high prices, and is it permissible to exploit the price difference between cash deposits and actual cash?
How can training employees on a payroll disbursement program be permissible (halal), while the repair and maintenance of ATM machines belonging to banks from which they will withdraw their salaries be impermissible (haram)?
Is there any sin on anyone—the grandfather, or the father, or the questioner, or the brother—due to an interest-bearing deposit that the grandfather deposited for the grandchildren, and then the questioner waived it for his father to buy an apartment for his brother, and the questioner took possession of one of his father’s two apartments in return for that?
Is it permissible, from a Sharia perspective, to benefit from a 55% tax exemption granted by the tax authority for saving money for 10 years, knowing that the saved money includes usurious interest, but there is no intention to benefit from it (the interest), rather only from the tax privilege?