Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to emigrate with a Muslim child to a Muslim country without the permission of his unbelieving father?
Is it permissible to borrow from a bank to purchase machinery, with repayment over three years without interest, on the condition that if there is a delay, the bank stipulates interest, but then it is possible to relinquish the machinery to the bank without interest, is this permissible?
What is the difference between interest and a loan, and what is their relation to usury? Are the bank interests resulting from a client's contribution of capital and the bank's contribution of effort in massive projects considered haram by analogy to prohibited loans? And do bank interests enter into projects, and how can they be haram when they are a type of partnership?
Is holding a competition to encourage young people to abandon masturbation—with the provision of religious advice—considered "public disclosure" (mujāharah) that necessitates sin, based on the hadith, "All of my Ummah are forgiven except those who commit sins openly"?
ما هي عقوبة الرجل الذي يضرب زوجته بدون سبب في الشرع؟
What is the ruling on a sister contributing her money to the finishing and equipping of a commercial building for the purpose of renting it out, in exchange for her receiving a percentage of the monthly rental value for thirty leased months (with payments ceasing if the rental stops), with the agreement that she will not demand payment in case of loss, and then her capital will be returned after the agreed-upon period ends?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car in installments through the company where a young man works, given that its value differs from the market price, with a 40% down payment and the remaining installments deducted from the monthly salary over four years, knowing that the car is registered in the buyer's name but is mortgaged to the private seller throughout the installment period?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on giving the usurious money obtained from a usurious bank—of which my mother was unaware of its prohibition until a long time later—to the poor suitor as a form of assistance to him?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman suffering from schistosomiasis, who took medications harmful to the fetus before knowing about her pregnancy, to take schistosomiasis treatment and abort the fetus, or should she wait until after childbirth?
Is all the money that my father obtained from selling a house built with a usurious loan considered unlawful, and is it permissible for me to ask him to buy me a means of transport, knowing that he acts upon a fatwa that permits usurious loans for building in the countries of the Islamic Maghreb?
Is hastening to prayer for the sake of catching up with a worldly matter, such as a girl immediately standing for prayer after the Adhan in order to watch a television program, considered a form of Shirk?
Is divorcing one's wife considered a grave injustice to her, even while providing all that she and their son need to live a dignified life, all for the desire to marry another with whom he finds happiness?
Is it permissible to invest a sum of money to supply electricity to commercial shops affiliated with a mosque, provided that a percentage of the shops' rent is given in exchange for this investment, and what would be that percentage and the duration of the investment if it is permissible?
What is the ruling on scholarships that allow a specific group to enter public universities with lower grades than other students, and exempt them from tuition fees, because they are children of certain families, or employees in government departments, or officers?
What is the ruling on usurious banks offering to buy a car by paying a part of its price and depositing the remainder as an interest-free deposit, then paying the rest in installments, the sum of which is less than the deposit value, and retrieving the deposit after the full price has been paid? And is this considered a circumvention of usury?
Is it permissible to borrow from the state with interest to pay off debts, along with deductions for transaction fees?
What is the ruling on the salary received by an employee who has been working for the National Post Authority for 20 years, knowing that the Authority invests depositors' money in usurious banks and the stock market? And what should he do regarding the interest-free loan he takes from the Authority, knowing that the peer support fund from which the loan is deducted invests in conventional banks?
Is it permissible to congratulate relatives on buying a new house, knowing that they bought it through a usurious bank?
Is drawing caricatures of fictional characters without noses, in order to avoid resembling Allah's creation, considered forbidden, and is there a permissible type of drawing?
What is the ruling on a wife prioritizing her family over her husband and refusing to emigrate with him to a Muslim country, and does she have the right to prevent her husband from taking their youngest son to raise him upon the religion in a Muslim country?
Is buying goods in installments through an intermediary who does not own the goods, and who pays on my behalf without my knowledge of the source of his commission (whether it is from my company or from the companies from which I buy), considered a usurious sale?
Is it permissible to take a loan from an interest-based bank with specific fees, based on a previous fatwa of yours, and what is the reason for the apparent contradiction with other fatwas?
If I deal with usurious banks and withdraw money without knowing the exact amount of interest, and my family deposits money in the bank periodically against my will, how do I get rid of this interest?
What is the ruling on trading forex, foreign currencies, oil, gold, and silver? And can you guide me to Islamic forex companies with which trading is permissible and lawful according to Sharia?