Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on profits resulting from funds that a mother deposited in an Islamic branch of an interest-based bank, knowing that this branch has an independent Sharia committee, and if these profits are impermissible, how should they be disposed of?
What is the ruling on borrowing from Nasser Social Bank out of necessity, knowing that the bank does not charge interest but deducts administrative fees?
Is emigration to a Muslim country considered "emigration for the sake of Allah" if the harassment you experienced did not prevent you from performing your religious rites, and is it permissible to obtain American citizenship (with the oath of allegiance) as a precautionary step for returning in the future, especially given the impossibility of renewing your Syrian passport?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to change statements before the judge to invalidate a theft case and release the thieves from prison, based on the request of their families who returned part of the stolen money, and claimed that the thieves have families and young children?
Is it permissible to invest an interest-free loan – provided by the state for an industrial project – in real estate and finance the project from the profits of the real estate, and is it permissible to save money if the project cost is less than what was stated in the feasibility study?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank to mortgage a house for the purpose of renting it out, when there is an urgent necessity?
Is it permissible to pay the banking service fee, which a usurious bank deducts from the balance if it falls below a certain value, from usurious interest, and distribute the remainder to charitable causes?
What is the ruling on traveling to America for the purpose of obtaining citizenship and studying, then moving to live in a Muslim country? And does swearing an oath to respect the laws of the state and show allegiance to it, without heartfelt consent, in order to obtain citizenship, constitute apostasy from the religion?
Who are the Usulis? And who are the Akhbaris?
Does a divorce occur with the husband's statement: "By Allah, if you go out to the market, you are divorced," if the wife has already gone out but the husband does not yet know about it?
Is it permissible to deposit a sum of money in a bank as a fixed deposit to benefit from its returns for studying and learning?
Is the woman who reported another woman, whom she thought had relieved herself in the Haram, considered mistaken or a transgressor, after the reported woman swore that she had not done so?
Can usury be explained by a Quranic verse or a Prophetic Hadith, and what does it mean?
Is it permissible to hand over a plot of land to a bank for construction and to pay the amount in installments with interest?
Is it obligatory to transfer to the Islamic transactions branch of the same bank, or to search for another Islamic bank? And are these banks free from the suspicion of usury (riba)? What is the ruling on Forex trading, and is its prohibition due to the interest (fa’ida) taken by the broker?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan for marriage and its expenses, in order to protect one's chastity and calm one's desires, knowing the gravity of usury and the unavailability of other alternatives?
What is the ruling on taking the percentage that is returned from banks when using credit cards, and is this considered usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on working for a company that guarantees credit facilities (loans, overdrafts, letters of guarantee, letters of credit) from Islamic and non-Islamic banks for small and medium-sized enterprises in exchange for a commission calculated on the principal value of the facility, excluding bank interest? And is it obligatory to leave the job immediately if the work is impermissible?
Is it permissible to sell an apartment to a person who pays part of its price and settles the remainder through an interest-based loan?
What is the ruling on working as an official responsible for medical and vehicle insurance for employees of a company whose activity is unrelated to insurance, knowing that the insurance system is commercial? And does this entail a prohibition?
Is it permissible to build a mosque on land that is leased or purchased with a usurious loan?
Is it permissible to deal with a website that provides a US credit card number for a subscription fee and administrative fees ($5 + 5% of the deposited amount), and are these fees considered usury (riba)?
Is it permissible to benefit from money deposited in a usurious bank, which my mother deposited to help my sister and me get married, given my knowledge of the suspicion of usury and my mother's refusal to dispose of it?
What is the ruling on continuing to pay the commercial shop's rent to the lending merchant until the full loan is settled, knowing that the remaining loan amount is small?