Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a working and capable son's refusal to contribute to household expenses, and is the father obliged to cover all of his expenses after his marriage and continued residence with him?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding usurious interest on inheritance preserved in the bank, and is it permissible to take this money in its entirety, or must the interest be disbursed to its legitimate beneficiaries? Also, can this interest be used to pay off the accumulated tax debts of the deceased?
Is it permissible for me to have my teeth treated and fitted, by paying the total cost in installments to the bank with an added profit for the bank, knowing that I am in urgent need of treatment and do not possess the amount in cash?
Does the custody of daughters transfer to the father when the divorced parents reside in different areas, what are the legal procedures for considering the best interest of the child in custody, and does the father's repeated marriage affect custody?
What is the ruling on striking one who curses Allah Almighty and His Messenger, and how should this group be dealt with?
Is it permissible for an employee of the Ministry of Commerce to sell a voucher for construction materials, which the state provides to its employees, to someone outside the ministry for the same amount and without interest?
Is it permissible to postpone conception or to practice coitus interruptus due to fear of the return of depression and anxiety, along with the responsibility associated with childbearing and raising children?
Is it permissible to take oil from the press owner before pressing the olives if the quantity of olives to be pressed is small?
What is the ruling on honoring mosque workers—whether volunteers or paid—and mosque benefactors from the mosque's funds?
Is it permissible for a mother to give the profits from an investment certificate to her son to help him with marriage expenses, such as furnishing an apartment?
What is the ruling on spending usurious bank interest on charitable projects, and what are the views of scholars Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Baz, Al-Uthaymeen, and Al-Qaradawi on this matter?
Is it permissible to engage in an installment transaction for construction or finishing materials that the engineer purchases for the client, provided that 2% per month is added to the original amount according to the agreed-upon repayment period?
Is it permissible to take a bank loan without interest that requires commercial insurance, given the unavailability of cooperative insurance in the questioner's country?
Is obtaining a loan with interest from a bank, along with a non-refundable government grant, and then repaying less than the borrowed amount, considered usury (riba)?
What is the religious ruling on the profits generated from investment certificates deposited in the bank, originating from the deceased father's pension? Is it permissible to give from it to poor relatives and orphans if it is considered unlawful? And what is the validity of the fatwa issued by the Egyptian Dar al-Ifta permitting these profits?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car in installments, where it is reserved from a dealership, then the dealership designates a specific bank that buys the car and gives the purchaser a check for the dealership to take the car, knowing that the bank did not own the car for a sufficient period of time?
What is the ruling of the Sharia and how should we act concerning a house we inherited from our father who did not register it in our names before his death, and another house belonging to our mother which she wishes to gift to us after having paid off its installments, knowing that our father's name still appears in some of its documents?
Is it permissible to take a sum of money from someone in exchange for giving them 20% of it and repaying it later with checks, due to a need for the money for life's obligations?
What is the Sharia ruling on dealing with a father who stole his son's money and house and gave them to his other son who spends the money on forbidden things?
Is the borrower required to compensate the heirs for the value of the two cars from his own money after their destruction while in his custody?
What is the ruling on selling the Russian governmental "Maternity Capital" certificate for cash at a price lower than its nominal value, and is this considered among the prohibited sales due to lack of equivalence, or among the sales of currency for currency which requires equivalence and immediate possession?
Is participating in the employees' insurance fund permissible or forbidden, knowing that the fund invests money and grants loans with interest, and are the monies received by the employee at the end of service forbidden?
Are real estate loans from banks with an interest rate of 1%, 2%, 3%, or 4% permissible, considering that this percentage might be considered a processing fee for the file, especially since it is part of the total housing cost (part borne by the beneficiary, part by the state, and the remainder by the bank)?
What is the ruling on borrowing from the Canadian government to complete one's studies, and what should I do now that they have started imposing an increased interest rate on the debt, and I am unable to repay it in full at present?