Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Are we entitled to demand that our mother pay the remaining amount for the apartment, which is estimated at 570,000 liras, at the exchange rate from 3 years ago, equivalent to 47,500 Riyals, due to her failure to pay the amount entrusted to her?
What is the origin of the saying: "Wherever the interest lies, there is the law of God," and is it a legislative source or a legal maxim, and does it permit the violation of a religious command?
Is it permissible for my brother to take out a loan from the bank to purchase a car for disabled individuals, provided that the installments are paid from his disability pension?
What is the ruling on buying goods from a store that offers interest-free loans through the approval of an interest-based bank that gives the money to the store, not to the customer?
Is it permissible to request payment of driving instruction fees from a commercial group in a profit-making manner, and then pay it back in monthly installments?
Is it permissible to continue using contraceptives to delay childbearing until the age of forty, due to the difficulty of raising children and the husband's busy schedule?
Is it permissible to borrow with interest (riba) to renew the license of a taxi, which is the sole source of income for a large family, and what are the implications of this after the contract is concluded, and how is repentance performed?
Is the husband sinful if he dies while compulsively paying off an interest-based loan, and will he be held accountable for this debt if he dies before fully repaying it?
How can I make sincere repentance and avoid returning to sins, such as drinking alcohol and illicit relationships, after having abandoned some of them, and what should I do to expiate the usurious loan I took?
Is it obligatory for someone who has deposited the Hajj amount in a usurious bank to withdraw their application for Hajj, knowing that they cannot apply again for two years if they withdraw it, and that their family’s refusal of that will lead to family disputes?
Is it permissible to take a loan from Oman Housing Bank through the method of the bank purchasing the brother's house and then selling it to the questioner, in order to pay off a commercial bank loan with a higher interest rate, knowing that the house will remain legally owned by the questioner until the loan is repaid?
Is it permissible to purchase a car through a bank with a 4% interest rate, knowing that canceling the commercial order necessitates paying a sixth of the car's price, and I do not possess the amount?
What is the ruling on abandoning the repayment of a loan from an Islamic bank and transferring to an interest-based (ribawi) bank that offers to pay off the loan on one's behalf for half of the original amount, given that financial circumstances have worsened and there is a fear of the Islamic bank foreclosing on the apartment?
Is it permissible to use surplus money to pay off part of a usurious loan, while taking interest from the bank to pay off the remaining installments? And does the noble verse apply to this situation: "And if you repent, then you shall have your principal sums"?
What is the ruling on selling land that was entirely purchased with usurious bank interest, and what is the ruling on the price of this land?
Is it permissible to pay from Zakat funds to contribute to a bank deposit for the daughters of a colleague who died of cancer, who are still in various stages of education?
What is the ruling on working as a laborer on a vessel used by its owner for smuggling?
Is it permissible to obtain personal financing through the Tawarruq (Islamic Murabaha) system from a bank that profits 10,000 Saudi Riyals on 100,000 Saudi Riyals, payable over three years, knowing that I have not inspected the commodity, nor supervised the sale process, nor am I assured that the commodity has been genuinely sold, and there is a penalty clause for increasing the percentage in case of late payment, and is it permissible to use credit cards that impose interest when payment is delayed beyond the due period?
What is the ruling on volunteering as a loan officer for interest-bearing loans in a non-governmental organization?
Would you advise me to start a project with my only money, or to keep it in the bank to face any future expenses?
Is it permissible to transport undocumented individuals (those without papers) within the Kingdom from one city to another, and is the money received from them lawful or unlawful?
Is it permissible to search for a bank to buy out an accumulated, burdensome debt in its entirety, for the purpose of reducing the value of the monthly installments?
Do I remain in debt after the bank sells the house I bought with an interest-based loan, especially since the bank kept the installments paid and the selling price was low due to the economic crisis?
Is it permissible to take a shipping visa that has annual interest added to its account?