Interest and Riba

4,478 questions

How are company funds purified from the profits of deposits and the interest from bank facilities resulting from dealing with a usurious bank?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the permissibility of what is known as "legal interest" that is requested in a statement of claim for a delayed financial demand?
Is a brother obligated to boycott his brother who committed adultery with his wife? Is such a boycott considered a severing of kinship ties? And is it necessary to inform the adulterous brother that his brother is aware of his crime?
What is the ruling on mortgaging a house to financing entities to purchase a pharmacy for a large sum that the person does not possess?
Can the mosque's water bill be paid from mosque donations if the pipe feeds both the mosque and the house, and the bills are separate?
Is it permissible to accept money from a second wife if its origin is an interest-based loan from a bank, knowing that the husband's financial capabilities do not allow for supporting two families?
Is a man's marriage to a woman during her iddah (waiting period) or one temporarily forbidden to him considered void, and does she become permanently forbidden to him?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-based loan in the form of Murabaha to purchase equipment for a consulting firm, knowing that the bank is a branch of a French bank?
Is what the questioner did, by informing her brother that the woman he wants to marry is married " عرفياً" (according to an unregistered customary marriage), considered backbiting (غيبة) or slandering (نميمة), knowing that she is 100% sure of the accuracy of the information?
To what extent is it permissible to deposit money in a current account with a daily return at the Egyptian Post Authority to protect it from theft and risks, given that the interest is not fixed at a certain percentage and is added daily to the principal capital?
What should a Muslim do if he learns that the gift, food, or money he borrowed originated from an unlawful source, whether he knew this before or after accepting it?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from a private, non-Islamic bank to pay house rent and purchase furniture?
Is taking a sum from bank interest – which is usually given to the needy to dispose of it because it is considered unlawful – to cover a personal need with the intention of returning it later, considered a prohibited act?
Is it permissible to deposit money in banks and to take out car loans?
Is it permissible to take money along with the accrued interest if the borrower is forced to pay a bribe to complete his transactions, or should only the principal be taken?
Is requesting cash liquidity from contracting companies with a reduction in the value of received items, along with an increase in the discount by 20% which equals the companies' profits on the supplied items, considered usury (riba)?
Is it permissible to build on part of an agricultural land owned by a person, while he owns another house that is not suitable for him?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank with interest, which a friend pays from the interest of his savings, or is it not permissible even if the friend refuses?
Is it permissible to take out a mortgage with interest to provide housing for the family, especially if a scholarly council has issued a fatwa to that effect in light of the current circumstances of employees?
Is it permissible to deal with shop owners to withdraw a sum of money from the the governmental food stamp card in exchange for them taking a percentage, knowing that this is considered usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on receiving a monthly sum of 1,400 rupees from a government bank in exchange for depositing 100,000 rupees, with the original capital remaining withdrawable after one year, to help the elderly and retirees in Pakistan?
Is drawing fictional characters unlawful (haram)? And are they considered to be animate beings, knowing that they do not apply to humans?
Is it permissible to sign for the receipt of funds that have not been disbursed, knowing that not signing could lead to termination from employment?
Are loans from businessmen's associations permissible or forbidden?

Interest and Riba

How are company funds purified from the profits of deposits and the interest from bank facilities resulting from dealing with a usurious bank?

What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the permissibility of what is known as "legal interest" that is requested in a statement of claim for a delayed financial demand?

Is a brother obligated to boycott his brother who committed adultery with his wife? Is such a boycott considered a severing of kinship ties? And is it necessary to inform the adulterous brother that his brother is aware of his crime?

What is the ruling on mortgaging a house to financing entities to purchase a pharmacy for a large sum that the person does not possess?

Can the mosque's water bill be paid from mosque donations if the pipe feeds both the mosque and the house, and the bills are separate?

Is it permissible to accept money from a second wife if its origin is an interest-based loan from a bank, knowing that the husband's financial capabilities do not allow for supporting two families?

Is a man's marriage to a woman during her iddah (waiting period) or one temporarily forbidden to him considered void, and does she become permanently forbidden to him?

What is the ruling on taking an interest-based loan in the form of Murabaha to purchase equipment for a consulting firm, knowing that the bank is a branch of a French bank?

Is what the questioner did, by informing her brother that the woman he wants to marry is married " عرفياً" (according to an unregistered customary marriage), considered backbiting (غيبة) or slandering (نميمة), knowing that she is 100% sure of the accuracy of the information?

To what extent is it permissible to deposit money in a current account with a daily return at the Egyptian Post Authority to protect it from theft and risks, given that the interest is not fixed at a certain percentage and is added daily to the principal capital?

What should a Muslim do if he learns that the gift, food, or money he borrowed originated from an unlawful source, whether he knew this before or after accepting it?

What is the ruling on taking a loan from a private, non-Islamic bank to pay house rent and purchase furniture?

Is taking a sum from bank interest – which is usually given to the needy to dispose of it because it is considered unlawful – to cover a personal need with the intention of returning it later, considered a prohibited act?

Is it permissible to deposit money in banks and to take out car loans?

Is it permissible to take money along with the accrued interest if the borrower is forced to pay a bribe to complete his transactions, or should only the principal be taken?

Is requesting cash liquidity from contracting companies with a reduction in the value of received items, along with an increase in the discount by 20% which equals the companies' profits on the supplied items, considered usury (riba)?

Is it permissible to build on part of an agricultural land owned by a person, while he owns another house that is not suitable for him?

Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank with interest, which a friend pays from the interest of his savings, or is it not permissible even if the friend refuses?

Is it permissible to take out a mortgage with interest to provide housing for the family, especially if a scholarly council has issued a fatwa to that effect in light of the current circumstances of employees?

Is it permissible to deal with shop owners to withdraw a sum of money from the the governmental food stamp card in exchange for them taking a percentage, knowing that this is considered usury (riba)?

What is the ruling on receiving a monthly sum of 1,400 rupees from a government bank in exchange for depositing 100,000 rupees, with the original capital remaining withdrawable after one year, to help the elderly and retirees in Pakistan?

Is drawing fictional characters unlawful (haram)? And are they considered to be animate beings, knowing that they do not apply to humans?

Is it permissible to sign for the receipt of funds that have not been disbursed, knowing that not signing could lead to termination from employment?

Are loans from businessmen's associations permissible or forbidden?