Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible for a brother to take from his sister's interest-based money (which she will inherit and give out for the sake of Allah upon reaching maturity) in order to buy an apartment, on the condition that he considers it a debt upon himself to Allah that he will repay later, just as he did with his own interest-based money which he gave out for charitable causes?
Is the 2% fee, taken once when the first installment of a loan is paid – after it was a bank interest and then canceled and considered an administrative fee – considered usurious interest or not?
What is the ruling on a pension salary paid monthly to the bank in exchange for receiving a pension salary after sixty [years of age]?
Is the interest resulting from a deposit in an investment bank permissible or forbidden, knowing that the bank invests these funds in commercial or real estate ventures?
Is a bank's purchase of a house or car for someone, based on the person's desire, permissible (halal) or a usurious trick (hilah ribawiyyah)?
What is the ruling on someone who acquired a property from the state with a contract, knowing that the state had seized it from its original owner without right or compensation, and then the acquirer rented it out and benefited from it for years before the property was returned to its original owner? And what are the consequences for each of the acquirer, the tenant, and the original owner?
Is there any doubt concerning the acquisition of a specific percentage of shares in a venture capital firm in exchange for it providing financing and distributing annual profits?
Is sharing a taxi from a prohibited area, or working in bakeries that do not adhere to the salt standard in subsidized bread, or buying from them, considered unlawful (haram)?
Is it permissible, Islamically, for a judge to make a prisoner's release contingent upon his father's approval, and are there similar cases in Sharia?
Is it permissible to work for a company that develops software for commercial insurance companies, and is that considered promoting evil?
What is the ruling on disposing of lawful money that was deposited in a Riba-based bank and became mixed with Riba, and is it permissible to deposit it in an Islamic bank?
Is it permissible to repay a usurious loan I took from a friend, knowing that she obtained it through illicit means (passing a tender transaction and taking a percentage), and is repaying this debt considered a "gift" or "repaying the unlawful with the unlawful"?
Is dealing with a bank that buys cows and equipment for a cattle breeding project, then sells them to the client in monthly installments with an increased profit margin the longer the repayment period, considered usury (riba) or شبهة الربا (something akin to usury/doubtful transaction)?
Is it permissible for my mother to give the zakat on the Hajj pilgrimage money from the interest of funds deposited in the bank, and what are the categories and recipients of zakat?
How can work be organized and backbiting avoided when inquiring about the actions of others and following up on public issues such as the case of Suzanne Tamim, and how can one offer advice and warning about a person without mentioning their faults?
هل يعتبر تغيير الجنسية والدولة في المحادثات الإلكترونية للكراهية في الواقع كذبًا؟
What is the definition of usurious banks, where does usury lie in their financial dealings, and is it permissible to work in them as a cashier?
What is the ruling on drawing anime for the purpose of producing a film that depicts the suffering of the Palestinian people, with drawings that are close to reality to suit young people and arouse their interest?
Is the husband's silence and smile considered a divorce when the wife jokingly said "Mom is in the trash" meaning she is neglected, and the wife understood from his silence that she has no value to him?
What is the ruling on dealing with a bank that has two windows, one for Islamic transactions and the other for interest-based transactions, with a Sharia committee for the Islamic window? And is this considered a stratagem to attract money for haram, especially since stratagem regarding haram is a characteristic of the Jews, as in the story of the People of the Sabbath?
Is it permissible to contribute to the costs of a sister's marriage from the interest of money deposited in a bank, and if not permissible, how can this interest be disposed of without sin?
Is it permissible to take out a usurious loan due to necessity, or to sell an apartment to my brother and then buy it with an Islamic loan, in order to pay off a mortgage on my father's friend's house amounting to 26,000 dinars, after my father became unable to pay his usurious debt?
ما هي المدة القصوى للسجن في التعزير؟
How can one overcome the self-whispers that discourage him from supplication and repentance, under the pretext of committing sins and having many transgressions?