Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to study at a private school specializing in currency exchange and banking that qualifies one to work in a bank, in order to shorten the study period compared to university?
Is the amount that was paid to the partner "out of shyness" from the expected profits, even though there were no profits and a loss was incurred later, considered haram or riba?
Is the wife justified in refusing to ride in a car that her husband bought with usurious financing from the bank, claiming he was compelled to do so, and does she share in the sin if she benefits from it?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on continuing to pay monthly profits from the capital without realizing a profit, and is this considered usury (riba), especially if the only remaining option is a usurious loan to recover the capital?
Is it permissible to help one's father build on agricultural land in violation of the law?
What is the Sharia ruling on restricting marriage and not judging by outward appearances when marrying women in Libya, despite the hadiths that command judging people by their apparent deeds?
What is the ruling on personal finance in Saudi banks, and is it compliant with Islamic Sharia, and what is the formula followed to legitimize it?
Is the additional amount paid to the seller in exchange for returning an item of the same type after its price has increased, which the seller had sold to another due to its spoilage, considered usury (riba)? And is it the right of the buyer or the seller?
Is a man considered sinful if he agrees with his wife to divorce, and that she takes their son with her to her country, due to the difficulty of seeing him because of preoccupations and the hardship of travel, knowing that he cannot bear living with his current wife and does not wish to force her to remain alone in his country?
What is the ruling on using the credit card provided by the company for private and public travel, which stipulates an interest or a fine in case of late payment, knowing that the company bears the annual fees?
Is a father's evasion of helping his daughter and her husband build a house, after promising them he would, and his refusal to compensate them for the resulting losses, a justification for severing ties of kinship and depriving the children of visiting their grandparents?
Is the transaction considered permissible if commercial deals are closed before 5:00 PM New York time to avoid the calculation of Riba (interest) on open deals?
What is the method for calculating the Zakat on a sum of 100,000 Riyals invested in a warehousing project that yields an annual profit of 7,000 Riyals?
Is it permissible to obtain a credit Visa card from a non-Islamic bank, while being careful to repay in order to avoid interest, due to extreme necessity because of the difficulty in obtaining one from Islamic banks, and what are the controls if this is permissible?
Is the marital relationship still valid between the questioner and his wife, especially after she requested a divorce, he refused it, and the judge set a period for deliberation?
Is it permissible for my brother to buy an apartment in France through a bank that would purchase it then sell it to him in installments with interest, knowing that rent is expensive, it is difficult for him to save, and he aims to settle down while living abroad and save money, and does necessity permit that in a non-Islamic country?
Is the Arab National Bank in Saudi Arabia an interest-based (usurious) bank, given that it mentions on its website its dealings with scholars to issue fatwas regarding its transactions?
What is the ruling on buying a house in Italy through an interest-based bank loan, given the absence of housing in Tunisia?
- Was the Prophet's document upon his arrival in Medina in his capacity as a Prophet-legislator or a head of state, and what are the consequent rulings thereof? - Is the Umarian Covenant a consensus on a changeable interest that may be violated, or an inviolable consensus? And is it explicit or tacit? Are the harsh rulings against the People of the Book contained therein obligatory to implement if the Caliphate returns? And were these matters written by the People of the Book themselves, or did Omar impose them upon them? And what is meant by "until they give the Jizyah willingly while being subdued"? - How do we respond to those who say that the People of the Book should not be prevented from propagating their religions in Islamic lands, and that ideas should only be countered with ideas?
Is it permissible to study the subject of "Construction Economics," 90% of whose calculations rely on Riba-based interest, and which is useful in evaluating alternatives and financing projects?
What is the ruling on working with a currency trading company where you deposit $500, and it grants you a trading balance of $200,000 (400 times the capital), and its commission is the fixed difference between the buying and selling price of currencies?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding scholars who issue fatwas according to the whims of the ruler, prohibiting what harms him and permitting what is in his interest? And is one who denounces them for that sinful?
Will I be sinful if I deposit my money in a bank that operates on an interest-based system, with the intention of not benefiting from any money exceeding the original capital, and donating that excess to nearby projects?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-based loan to buy medicines and operate a pharmacy, given the existence of other debts, the possession of gold insufficient to cover the costs, and the absence of any other way to operate the pharmacy before the license expires?