Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is there any Sharia-related doubt in my receiving two different commissions, one from the client and one from the company, as a sales intermediary, and am I required to know the payment method agreed upon between them to avoid such doubt?
What is the ruling on dealing with margin in forex trading, taking into account that the loan from the brokerage company does not incur any interest, and the company's profit comes from the difference in buying and selling prices, and that the interest-free loan (Qard Hasan) aims to help clients with small capital?
Does taking a percentage of the salary in exchange for disbursing it via a smart card fall under the category of a loan that draws benefit?
Is it permissible for me to publish books of knowledge with money acquired from usurious interest, and to distribute them publicly without investigating who will benefit from them, due to the difficulty of distributing them to a limited number of individuals?
How should one deal with money mixed with unlawful (haram) elements due to its deposit in an interest-based (riba-based) bank, given the absence of an Islamic alternative, and knowing that the interest rate varies with the amount, making it difficult to determine the unlawful proportion?
What is the ruling on taking out a loan from a bank to furnish a marriage apartment and cover the costs of a child's birth, and how can one repent from that?
How can the forbidden interest mixed with lawful capital be calculated upon the death of a father who used to deposit his money and its interest in banks?
What is the correct course of action for my situation, given that my conscience makes me feel guilty for giving up custody of my son, who is suffering from neglect and wants to live with me, while my family refuses to help me get him back, and my father prevents my siblings from supporting me? Would my acting without consulting them be considered disobedience to my father?
Is it permissible to subscribe to a sports club in installments with a usurious bank if the total installments equal the cash price, and the bank does not take profits?
What is the ruling on lying in politics for the sake of Islam's benefit?
Is it permissible to work at a car dealership in Canada where some cars are sold with interest (riba) and others without interest?
Is it permissible to advise someone to abandon bank interest while retaining what has already been received from usurious funds?
Is it permissible to take money given for introducing someone to a website that sells clothes online and then purchase from it?
Is it permissible to work as a financial manager for a company that sells tight, short, and transparent women's clothing, as well as underwear, deals in usurious loans and interest, and engages in commercial insurance for its stores, knowing the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses, and he said: 'They are all equal'"?
What is the ruling on a contract for selling a house from an Islamic bank in America with the following conditions: 1. The bank buys the house, then sells it to the buyer for a profit. 2. The value of the monthly installments is fixed, and in case of delayed payment, $50 is paid as administrative fees, not as compensation. 3. In case of inability to pay the installments, the bank gives the buyer one year to sell the house and pay off the remaining amount to the bank. If it is sold for less than the debt, they waive the difference. 4. The bank stipulates a down payment of 5% or 10%. Is this condition permissible? And must the contract be signed before the amount is handed over? And does their knowledge that the amount will be handed over before the contract invalidate its legitimacy? 5. The bank has the right to sell the contract to a third party (which may be an interest-based bank) with the condition of respecting the original contract terms? And can conditions be stipulated to them to avoid usury if these conditions are not Islamically valid?
Is a son’s concealment of his bank account details from his father considered an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq), especially since the father is unforgiving and discloses minor matters, and revealing the truth might embarrass him in front of his wife and harm their relationship?
Is it Islamically permissible to deal with a Forex company that commits to not taking interest or commissions on open contracts or on overnight positions, allows the use of leverage without commission, and in which gold is exchanged through official daily transfers between the company and the international stock exchange?
What is the ruling on subscribing to a Takaful fund that invests 30% of its capital in investment certificates or treasury bonds, and the remainder in a Sharia-compliant investment?
Is it permissible to marry a girl before she enrolls in university for fear that others may propose to her, knowing that I have not completed my education, am approximately 18 years old, and my salary is 3000 Saudi Riyals, and will my family and her family agree to this marriage?
How can one repent and be delivered from an interest-based loan taken to purchase a shop, and another to purchase an apartment, knowing that the borrower lives in France and has been blessed with a child whom he does not wish to raise on unlawful money?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding real estate financing in which the bank purchases the property and it remains mortgaged to the bank until the completion of payment, with an annual interest rate ranging between 7-8%?
Is a commercial transaction where a sum is paid to a contractor to purchase goods and sell them at a predetermined price, along with receiving a check for the paid amount plus the agreed-upon profit, considered permissible (halal) or usury (riba)? And how can one extricate themselves from it if it is usury?
Is emigration obligatory for one who cannot practice the apparent prophetic traditions (Sunan al-Hady al-Thāhir) in his country, knowing that his departure would affect the sectarian balance? And is it more preferable to endure and cooperate, or to emigrate to apply the Sunnah?
I would like to know the legal permissibility (according to Islamic law) of taking a personal loan from the National Bank of Egypt?