Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on buying a house from its owner, knowing that the buyer will complete the payment of the remaining price of the house to a housing association or a bank that the seller was obligated to pay?
Is it permissible to open a commercial register for a Saudi national to be used by a relative of his who is of Yemeni nationality, knowing that this is considered prohibited cover-up (tastur) in Saudi Arabia?
Is it permissible for a person suffering from a chronic illness, who does not have a stable income or health insurance, to deposit a sum of money in a bank to receive fixed monthly profits to cover treatment and living expenses? And what is the legitimate (Sharia-compliant) solution to secure these expenses if that is not permissible?
What is the ruling on the money that a father spends on his family, if the source of his money comes from working on a truck that he bought through a usurious bank and by usurious means? And what is the ruling on the food and drink of those in the family who cannot support themselves except from this money?
What is the ruling on the cooperative housing in which the father bought a house in 2002, claiming that the state gave him a grant and he pays the remainder in installments, and that it is not a usurious loan from the bank? Is the father sinful if there was usury that he did not realize? Is it permissible for the son to live in this house?
Is it permissible for my father to combine my grandmother's pension, given that she suffers from Alzheimer's, with the family's income to spend on everyone, or must he calculate what my grandmother spends and save the rest for her as an inheritance to be distributed after her death?
Is dealing with a bank to pay the installments for a recreational social club membership, with 9% annual interest, and labeled as a "personal loan," considered usury (riba) or a شبهة ربا (doubt of usury), especially after the fatwa from the Egyptian Dar Al-Ifta permitting such a transaction?
What is the ruling on paying off debt to Al-Rajhi Bank through Bank AlJazira without interest, knowing that the employee stated the permissibility of this based on a fatwa from the bank's Sharia Supervisory Board?
Is money earned from working in a radio program funded by an interest-based bank unlawful money, and what should a worker do in this situation?
Am I right to reconcile with my aunt by offering her money and kind words through my wife without my mother's knowledge, given that my mother does not want me to reach out to my aunt, and I do not want to displease my mother?
Is it forbidden to use American paid and free software due to the possibility of benefit returning to American companies hostile to Islam? And does the same ruling apply to buying original copies of this software?
What is the ruling on my work as an accountant in a documentation office that deals with usurious loans from banks, where I record the mortgage registration operations related to these loans?
How can a mother rid herself of the sin of usury that she unknowingly committed by using usurious interest to buy furniture for the house, and is it obligatory to give money in charity in exchange for this interest after withdrawing all the money from the bank?
Is it permissible to ostracize a person for committing a major sin (such as sodomy and sexual harassment) that occurred a few years ago?
Is it permissible to sell wheat sale certificates for less than their value if the payment to indebted farmers is delayed?
How are the real profits for an investment in a store calculated when the partner offers a lump sum of 10% of the invested amount (100,000 Riyals) without referring to the actual profits?
Is it permissible to deal with a banking institution through a Murabaha contract to acquire a house for residence, knowing that their definition of Murabaha is financing a product that the institution buys and sells to the customer with a pre-agreed profit margin, and the amount is paid in installments, and the profit margin constitutes a مقابلًا (consideration) for services and expenses and cannot be increased?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car in interest-free installments over five years, after which interest is added, and is such a transaction advisable?
What is the ruling on borrowing from private institutions that deal with usurious banks for a micro-project, knowing that the contract stipulates that the state will pay the usurious interest?
Is it permissible to agree with the bank to cover guarantee checks with usurious interest to avoid the issuance of a "insufficient funds" document, knowing that the supplier might use the check for leverage?
Is it permissible to give the wife a monthly sum for her to save in an interest-bearing bank account, despite the husband's objection to that?
Is it obligatory to donate the value of the financial interest earned from the post office, which was spent on building a house, due to ignorance of the prohibition of interest?
What is the ruling on company savings programs if the savings are without investment?
What is the prescribed Islamic legal punishment for harassing girls, and on what Sharia basis did judges issue divergent rulings in this matter, and are these rulings considered a judgment by other than what Allah has revealed?