Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to purchase a car in installments with a condition for an increase in case of late payment, knowing that the original interest rate is 0% and there is someone who will pay in case of inability to do so?
What is the ruling on money taken from a grandfather's pension, which the state contributes to for retirees, knowing that the grandfather has other money that he deposits in a usurious bank?
How can the phenomenon of jinn possession of humans be interpreted in light of Quranic verses that speak of satanic touch, such as the Almighty's saying: "Those who consume interest will not stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity," and Job's saying (peace be upon him): "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of those who show mercy," and Iblis's saying: "And I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me," as well as prophetic hadiths like "Indeed, Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood flows through the veins"? And what is the opinion of scholars regarding this phenomenon, especially with the existence of statements from some of the early Muslims indicating possession, while others hold that jinn only possess the power of whisperings, and that observed phenomena might be psychological disorders?
Is it permissible to deal with usurious banks in order to acquire necessities such as a house and a car, due to the unavailability of an Islamic alternative?
Is it permissible to deposit a monthly sum of money in the bank to benefit from its returns in spending on one's family, especially in light of poverty and need, in order to free oneself to prepare for marriage?
Is it permissible to purchase a car by paying its installments via bank checks to settle a usurious loan the seller took from a bank, with the usurious interest included in these installments?
What is the ruling of Islam on bank loans with 7% interest from the Social Fund in Cairo, knowing that they describe it as a service entity and not a lending entity?
What is the ruling on the return on money deposited in the bank, and does the ruling differ between Islamic banks and others?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding bank investment certificates and their prizes?
Is it permissible to transfer a salary account to a nearby usurious bank for convenience, if all banks are usurious? And is there a natural remedy for beard growth?
Is Al Rajhi Bank an Islamic bank or a usurious one?
Is it permissible to use a Visa card from the Saudi British Bank if the bank charges a fixed, one-time late fee of 100 Riyals when payment is delayed for more than a month?
Is a wife suffering from depression permitted to refuse travel for her husband, given the presence of another wife and difficult living conditions, and what is the ruling of Islamic law regarding her refusal of divorce due to the distress she is experiencing, which hinders her recovery and normal life?
Is one who takes out a loan from an interest-based bank sinful due to the unavailability of Islamic financing conditions for obtaining a home, especially given the need for housing, difficult financial circumstances, and the wife's desire to have children?
What is the ruling on a Muslim student receiving financial aid from a church in Europe after applying for it?
Is it permissible to pay the fees for transferring land ownership with mixed money – some of which is from bank interest and some from private funds – and what should we do if we encounter a problem that requires paying money as a ransom, and is it permissible to consider this money paid as a disbursement of bank interest?
What is the ruling on investing in the shares of companies that deal in permissible goods (such as computers and clothing), but have some usurious transactions of their own or with their customers, or may be based on an interest-bearing foundation such as borrowing from banks with interest?
Is it considered usury if a man mortgages agricultural land for a sum of money, and then the lender leases it back to him for a financial amount in return for cultivating and caring for it and for what it produces?
Is it permissible to work for a company that develops IT systems for a government institution that deals with usury (riba) and life insurance?
Is it permissible to obtain an interest-bearing loan from a European bank in order to move to an Islamic country, with the aim of saving one's children from religious and moral deviation, given that there is no other source of livelihood or alternative?
Is it permissible to purchase a house in installments from an institution that claims to operate according to Islamic Sharia, with an added profit, while its capital originates from an interest-based institution?
Is it permissible to deal with a brokerage company that allows margin trading in currencies, knowing that it does not charge interest for covering the transaction (the margin), and if it is impermissible, is it permissible to continue with it to recover the capital?
Is it permissible for a mother to keep a platinum certificate if she is unable to trade with it, but uses its proceeds to help with household expenses? And if it is not permissible, is it then permissible to wait until its term ends to dispose of it without losing the principal?
What is the ruling on righteous deeds from which showing off (riya') is expelled after it attacked them during their performance?