Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is the salary earned from working for a company that invests in usurious banks, without direct dealing with these banks, unlawful? And is resignation obligatory, or the disbursement of the earned money?
Is it permissible for an orphaned girl to take money from her paternal uncle through investment certificates that the uncle places in her name in the bank, from which she receives a fixed monthly amount, knowing that this money is her deceased father's end-of-service benefits, and that the uncle claims to have fatwas (religious edicts) that permit this? Otherwise, is the uncle obligated to spend on her from his own money, given that he is her guardian?
Is it permissible to sell an apartment and deposit its price in a bank, and then use the profits/interest to pay the rent of another apartment temporarily until it becomes feasible to purchase a new apartment?
After usury was forbidden, why was the one who was subjected to usury not given a right over the one who practiced usury, even though Allah said: "You do not wrong others, and you yourselves will not be wronged"? And does this mean that the one who practiced usury and the one who was subjected to usury are equal, even though the one who practiced usury took more than his due?
Is the questioner obligated to pay the amounts of checks he issued to his friends as guarantee checks, and is he sinful if he is compelled to take out an interest-bearing loan to pay them, especially since the original business owner is imprisoned and it is unknown when he will be released?
Is it permissible to buy goods (clothes) with haram bank interest money and distribute them to the poor?
Should I refuse the money my mother gives me, knowing that she takes money from bank interest and affirms that what she gives me is from household expenses and not from that interest?
What is the ruling on continuing membership in pyramid schemes if the company enrolled the member in its pyramid system without his knowledge, some time after his initial subscription?
What is the ruling on subscribing to a company that provides employees with a card for 300 pounds annually, allowing installment payments for goods over 10 months without interest, with installments deducted from the salary and a fixed service fee of 10 pounds paid for each purchase?
Is it permissible or impermissible for the bank to purchase a car in its entirety from the car dealer, and then sell it to the buyer in installments with an added interest?
Is it permissible for a teacher to lend money to a farmer, knowing that the farmer is unable to sell his crops to anyone else, and without an explicit condition, provided that the teacher demands only his money back without any increase if the farmer sells his crops to someone else?
Is it permissible to deal with an Islamic bank to finance the finishing of a residential apartment, whereby the bank pays the finishing costs to a specialized company and does not give me the money directly, and then I repay the amount to the bank in installments with added interest?
Is buying a car in America in installments forbidden, even if the buyer is unaware of the existence of usury in the contract?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from the Housing Bank to buy a house, where a monthly subscription is paid for four years, after which the subscriber is entitled to borrow an amount with interest, and the house remains leased from the bank until the end of the repayment period, when it becomes his property?
Is it permissible for the ruler to forcibly seize private land from its owner, even if the owner does not agree to compensation, in order to establish public facilities?
What is the ruling on a wife seeking divorce if her husband does not buy a new house with an interest-based loan, knowing that he is regretful and repentant of the sin that the wife discovered?
Is it permissible to take out a usurious loan to purchase a house for one's family in Turkey?
Is it permissible to dispose of the money held in trust (which is usurious interest-bearing loan money) to repair the roof of the house of the one entrusting it to him, who lives far from his wife and does not want to give her money for the repair?
Is it permissible to demand a guarantee for the principal of a stalled project, based on a prior condition for a guarantee case, despite knowing that there is no guarantee for the principal in a lawful Murabaha?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a Muslim helping his customers obtain usurious loans from financial institutions to purchase cars from his showroom, knowing that he only receives 75-90% of the car's price from them or from the institution?
What is the ruling on participating with a farmer who bought equipment through the bank and has not yet paid its price? Is the money earned from it unlawful? And is it out of piety not to participate with him?
Is it permissible to open a bank account and deposit money into it while receiving interest, despite the client's request not to have it, and is it permissible to take and spend this interest, or must it be left to the bank?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan from a bank to buy a home if the person is living in difficult circumstances after a relative backed out of lending to them, coupled with the difficulty of recovering a large down payment for the apartment, and the high cost of suitable rents?
Is silence regarding the manipulation of expense receipts by some employees considered participation in sin, especially given the company's lack of interest in those expenses?