Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on working in a management that concludes contracts containing clauses stipulating late payment fees upon non-payment of rent, and late payment penalties (3% of the contract value) in supply contracts?
Is it Islamically permissible to buy a car in installments without interest, while being obligated to insure the car and life?
Is it permissible to give the money earned from bank interest to the sister supported by the questioner, or to a relative such as an uncle or an aunt?
Is it permissible to purchase goods from the United States through a friend residing there who uses his own credit card, in exchange for sending him the price of the goods?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the increase added by an Islamic bank to a deposit, which it claims is a "gift" resulting from Mudarabah (profit-sharing)? And is it permissible for Muslim students to accept this increase and spend it on charitable causes if it is prohibited?
Is abortion permissible after two months of a sleeve gastrectomy and a sudden pregnancy, given the severe difficulty in eating and morning sickness, and the gastroenterologist's recommendation to terminate the pregnancy while the gynecologist sees no necessity for it?
Is a salesperson's payment of money from his own pocket to a client to complete a sales transaction considered a bribe, and is this act permissible or forbidden?
What is the evidence for the permissibility of 'Tawriya' (ambiguous speech), and how can it be reconciled with Islam's call for clarity, transparency, and avoidance of deception? Is 'Tawriya' not considered a maneuver or deception, even if it does not lead to corruption? And how can one distinguish between truthfulness and 'Tawriya'? What is the ruling on a wife using 'Tawriya' in her statements and oaths, and what is the way to restore trust in her?
Is offering a meal to a traffic officer in exchange for retrieving car documents after a traffic violation considered a "bribe" or "assistance"?
Is it considered usury if I invest my money in a company, and the profit is approximate, not based on a specific percentage?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car in installments with interest paid by the employee, and is it permissible to pay this interest from bank profits, and is it permissible for the family to use this car?
What is the ruling on paying off a debt that its owner sold to a collection company? Is one absolved of the debt by that sale, or by paying the company?
What is the ruling on depositing money in an Islamic bank and taking interest from it? Is this permissible as an exception for special cases, such as a disabled daughter or a widow over seventy years old, who do not have a fixed income other than the returns from this money?
Am I, as my father's heir, entitled to a percentage of the store's management, especially since I perform most of the administrative and sales tasks? And what is the ruling on selling goods at a deferred price, with its price to be determined after a week, or selling them in installments and then the buyer requests to reduce the installment and extend the period?
What is the ruling on profits earned from shares in car insurance companies?
Is it permissible to take a loan from German banks without interest to pay off debts amounting to 2500 euros, given that the monthly salary of 400 euros from the unemployment center is not enough to pay off these debts, and the person may be forced to borrow from others, taking into account his current health condition that prevents him from working?
What is the ruling on using a Saudi British Bank Visa card for purchases only, without cash withdrawals and without annual fees?
What is the ruling on participatory banks established by an interest-based bank in partnership with an Islamic bank, and does the capital of the interest-based bank affect them?
Is it permissible to buy shares in the Arab Electronic Bank, which claims that its dealings are lawful and that its profits do not fall under usurious interest, because they are based on buying and selling and are not fixed?
Is it permissible to rent a car with a monthly payment system with 0% interest or a certain interest rate, knowing that installments are paid automatically and on time, and does the same ruling apply to renting a house whose owner is paying off an interest-based mortgage?
Is it permissible to purchase goods for five thousand dinars and sell them to the buyer for eight thousand dinars in installments, based on the principle of murabaha to a party ordering the purchase, in order to avoid the suspicion of usury?
Is the borrower sinful for a usurious loan taken in his name to buy a house, even though he was coerced and opposed to taking it?
Is it permissible to send money to one’s home country via a businessman, with an increase of two riyals over the bank’s commission, in order to avoid dealing with usurious banks?
What is the ruling on taking a monthly loan from the National Bank to meet needs and treat a chronic illness, given a small income and inherited wealth from which one lives off its returns?