Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on dealing with Banque Misr, Islamic Transactions Branch, and what is the ruling on the interest generated from it? And is one sinful if their money is invested in forbidden matters?
Is money taken for trade, with the condition of half the profit and a guarantee of the capital, considered usury (riba)?
Are financial loans from Al Rajhi Bank that impose a 3.5% interest rate considered usury or not?
Is it permissible for my husband to take out an interest-bearing loan to buy an apartment for my parents in Morocco, knowing that Islamic banks are not available, and my parents are living in difficult financial circumstances and need stability in a home of their own, provided that the apartment is registered in my name?
Does Fatwa No. (95364) regarding the prohibition of torturing animals in hunting apply to fishing with live bait, especially since some fish can only be caught this way, and fishermen rely on it as a primary source of livelihood? And does the same fatwa apply to traps (snares and perches) used for hunting falcons by placing a net over pigeons or quails?
Is a wife sinful if she abstains from childbearing for fear of God's wrath, due to the fatigue, stress, and depression she experiences during pregnancy, knowing that she does not desire to have children in the first place, and that her husband is indecisive in his opinion?
Does the ruling of prohibition on a forbidden loan in forex trading fall upon the broker or the client? Is the loan considered fictitious, thereby permitting the trade? And what is the decisive legal ruling amidst the differing fatwas of Islamic bodies regarding these transactions?
Is the money my brother received after two years of working in journalism permissible or forbidden, knowing that he withdraws from it periodically to buy household necessities?
Is it permissible to open a current account that does not accrue interest (riba) in a riba-based bank for the purpose of transferring salary to it and quickly withdrawing it each month, given that the employer only transfers salaries to this bank, and the cost of transferring the salary to an Islamic bank is higher than what the riba-based bank might benefit from, and given the difficulty of receiving the salary monthly via check?
What is the ruling on purchasing a house through a bank with a 7% annual murabaha, knowing that buying it with this offer is better than continuing to pay high rent?
What is the legal ruling on financing the purchase of a car from a bank that has Islamic branches, according to the steps mentioned, and does the employee's failure to pay the 10% down payment affect the ruling?
Is the husband excused for taking a usurious loan to pay off his brother's debt after his debts escalated due to buying an apartment, or is his action considered an act of disobedience despite his knowledge of its prohibition and his feeling of pain?
Is it permissible to dispose of usurious gains by donating them to hospitals for the purchase of medical supplies and medicines, or by placing them in the mosque's charity box, given the inability to identify a specific poor or needy person?
Is money earned from working in an unlicensed taxi permissible?
Should an offer to open an interest-bearing savings account at a bank be rejected?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank, valued at 10,000 to be repaid as 12,000, for the purpose of starting a small business to provide a source of income for a family in dire need?
What is the ruling on clothes bought with ill-gotten money, and is it permissible to distribute them to the needy, or must they be burned?
Is it permissible to ascertain the value of usurious interest and deduct it from other funds after withdrawing the entire amount and building a house with it?
What is the ruling on working in the tax sector and the National Social Security Fund, and what is the basis for their prohibition?
Is money earned from working in a bank's loan department halal or haram, knowing that the nature of the job is to review loan applicants' files?
Is paying the installments for a residential unit, with an annual interest rate calculated on them, unlawful (haram)?
Is it permissible to pay car tax from prohibited bank interest?
What are the outlets for money mixed with usury, and is it permissible to give it to one's fiancée to prepare herself for marriage or to use it in building a mosque?
Must the heirs pay off the accumulated tax debts of the deceased, knowing that these taxes increase with usurious interest?