Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to rent a safe deposit box in a Riba-based bank to store gold ingots, given the current unavailability of other alternatives for this service?
Is delaying turning off the light after one's mother has commanded it considered haraam, even if one is preoccupied with something permissible like reading and writing religiously and worldly beneficial questions? And must what was written be torn up, and is it forbidden to read the questions later from paper or the internet because they remind one of the sin?
Is a person sinful for refusing to return land that a relative sold to him, after its value increased, despite the relative's claim of a prior agreement to reclaim it when money became available, while the buyer's intention was to complete a fully constituted sale and purchase transaction?
Is it true that Islamic banks deal with usurious banks within the same system, and therefore it is forbidden to deal with them?
What is the meaning of a discretionary death sentence?
What is the ruling on dealing with banks that charge fees on accounts when the balance falls below a certain limit, and what is the ruling on depositing money in non-Islamic banks?
What is the ruling on working in banks, specifically in the field of granting loans, and is there any doubt concerning it?
Is it permissible to take three dinars in exchange for five, with the remaining two dinars to be paid later?
Is the transaction offered by a participatory bank, in which its profit margin increases with the extended duration of house installment payments, yet without an increase in this margin in case of delayed payment, considered a valid Murabaha from a Sharia perspective?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning the Murabaha transaction conducted in this manner: the lender buys a commodity, then sells it to the borrower at a significant profit, and then the lender himself or a third party buys it back from the borrower at a lower price to provide the borrower with liquidity? And does the lender have the right to demand the currency exchange difference when repaying the debt in the event of its devaluation, whether it was an interest-based loan or a benevolent loan?
What is the ruling on paying a sum of money to someone who pays off a bank loan on my behalf and helps me obtain another loan?
What is the ruling on mortgaging a house for a sum of money, with the mortgagee living in it for a specified period, then the money and the house are returned? Is this considered usury, i.e., "a loan that draws a benefit"?
What is the ruling on usury (riba) in banking transactions, and how do we distinguish Islamic banks from interest-based (ribawi) ones?
Is the repentance of a father who took out an interest-bearing loan valid, and does he fall under the Hadith: "His food is unlawful, and his drink is unlawful..."? Is the house built with money from the loan considered unlawful property, and what should be done about it? And will the supplication of the son for his father be answered in this case?
What is the ruling on depositing money in a bank and receiving a monthly interest, whether in Islamic banks or conventional banks?
Will the father be sinful for dealing with usurious banks based on the fatwa of the Egyptian Dar Al-Ifta permitting it, given his belief that it is not forbidden? And is it permissible for the son to marry using mixed funds, some of which are from usurious interest provided by the father, given the son's belief in the prohibition of usury, his need to marry, and his inability to cover the expenses himself?
Am I sinful if I keep silent about a colleague of mine who takes money through illicit means?
What is the ruling on the owner violating the specified building ratio, or renting out part of the parking allocated for cars, knowing that the remaining part is barely enough for the vehicles of the household members?
Is it permissible for a mother to withdraw the profits of her two minor sons' money, deposited in an Islamic bank, to spend on them, with her intention to deduct this amount from the principal after they reach maturity and dispose of it, due to the ease of withdrawing profits and the difficulty of withdrawing a portion of the principal, and her scrupulousness about using the profits due to the disagreement regarding the ruling on Islamic bank interest?
Is it permissible to validate the sale of an iPhone with the condition that it not be sold or lent to others, due to the seller's concerns about the retrieval of private files that were on the device?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a wife's refusal to allow her children to visit the husband's family after a severe dispute, and her threat to seek a divorce if they go, and what is the ideal course of action for the husband in this situation?
Is it rationally impossible for jinn to enter the human body due to the difference in the origin of creation, as humans were created from clay and jinn from fire, and that devils possess only the ability to whisper and have no authority over humans, and that the circulating videos are not evidence of this?
What is the ruling on purchasing an apartment in installments from a real estate company when a bank is a third party, such that the full sale price is transferred to the bank, considering it the mortgagor of the project until all dues are paid, and does it affect the ruling if the bank is usurious or claims to operate under an Islamic system?
What is the ruling on inherited IBM company shares, and are they considered unlawful or mixed wealth, and how should one dispose of them?