Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to purchase an apartment in residential compounds that require a maintenance deposit, the interest of which is used for general maintenance?
Is it permissible to obtain an interest-bearing loan guaranteed by home renovation invoices to settle burdensome debts, resulting from the husband and his siblings relinquishing their share of the inheritance to appease their mother?
Can jinn touch people, and if so, how will the possessed be held accountable for their actions on the Day of Resurrection?
How can I ascertain whether a company or its shareholders deal with usurious banks?
Can usurious money be used to cover part of the interest on a car loan?
Is delaying the sale of dollars or the delivery of their price after the sale considered usury (riba), given that the dollars will be sold hand-to-hand with the buyer, and the agreement is that I get what exceeds a certain agreed-upon amount?
Which of the two bank accounts (current or savings) is more suitable for depositing rent, or should both be avoided due to dealing with a usurious bank?
What is the ruling on depositing a sum of money in exchange for obtaining an agency to sell biscuits, with a monthly commission received on this deposit in the form of goods, and to what extent is that compatible with Islamic Sharia?
Is it permissible to deposit money in the Islamic transactions branch of a usurious bank, knowing that this branch does not specify a profit percentage and expects a loss with state guarantee?
What is the ruling on acquiring a classic Visa card from Kuwait Finance House Bahrain, given that its credit limit is 800 Bahraini Dinars, and there are no issuance fees, renewal fees, or late penalties, but there are fixed service charges of 1 Bahraini Dinar per month, in addition to 2% of the purchase value?
Is it permissible to reclaim money lent to a person when it is known that he will repay this money from an interest-based loan?
What is the ruling on dealing with a company that recycles waste and extracts raw materials from it and sells them, with the investor receiving a share of the profits ranging from 8% to 14%?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to buy a home, either due to the urgent need for marriage, or to secure housing for one's wife and children instead of employer-provided housing?
Is it permissible to mortgage a family home to a non-Islamic bank to purchase another home in the city of residence, knowing that Islamic banks are unavailable and the head of the family needs to pay off large debts?
Is my work of entering deposit and withdrawal slips and adding interest in the post office considered part of writing down usury? Is post office interest permissible or forbidden? Do I have to leave this job or move to another department?
Is it permissible to partner with a businessman who purchased equipment for his factory with usurious financing from the bank, and is this partnership considered Haram or Riba?
What is my duty towards my son after I caused him to be hit, which led to a wound in his hand, and do I have to pay him blood money (Diyyah), and what is its amount?
What is the ruling on disposing of bank interest accrued from an amount deposited in the Housing and Development Bank for reservation in a land lottery, and is it considered permissible, or must it be spent on charitable causes?
Is money earned from selling goods at a higher price to those who do not possess credit cards, by using an Islamic credit card, lawful?
What is the ruling on a contractor building a residential villa on land owned by an individual, then the contractor mortgages this land in his name, and after completion, the bank buys it from the contractor for the landowner to pay him in installments, knowing that the agreement is not binding on the landowner and can be revoked by merely returning the value of the land?
Is it permissible to give the usurious interest acquired from the bank to the indebted brother who supports a large family, in order to pay off his debt resulting from purchasing a plot of land to build a house?
Is the loan that the state repays to the bank with interest considered usury (riba), and is it permissible for me to take it?
Is it permissible to take the remaining amount (85,000 Saudi Riyals) through the bank using a Murabaha system to purchase a car, with the amount being paid back to the bank in monthly installments?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank in a foreign country and then pay back only the principal amount without the agreed-upon interest, under the pretext of avoiding usury (riba)? And is this considered theft, given that the interest was agreed upon, even if the other party is not Muslim?