Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on depositing money in the post office and in a passbook without profits?
Is installment payment with bank interest for the company to buy a house considered permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible to sell a house in Syria with a tenant who wishes to pay one third of the house's price in exchange for living in it without further payment until he can pay the remaining amount, and is this considered usury (riba)?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank that does not deal in usury, for someone who does not have enough money to get married, knowing that some consider this as cooperation with the bank?
Is it permissible to purchase camels that have been recommended (for sacrifice) and then donate their value in cash to charities?
In brief, is it permissible to mortgage land to buy my uncle's land, with the mortgagee utilizing the mortgaged land without rent until repayment? And is it permissible for my mother to bequeath to one of her married daughters due to her difficult circumstances, given the dispute among the siblings regarding the permissibility of this bequest?
Is the financial transaction of endowment insurance - which includes monthly premiums invested in legitimate commercial activities, and the premiums and profits are recovered after a specified period, with a life insurance component paid in the event of death before the end of the period - permissible or not?
Is the described situation, which includes the cramped living conditions and their health and psychological impact on the questioner and her family, along with the inability to cut off support to her parents, considered an extreme necessity that permits taking an interest-based loan to build a house in the absence of an Islamic alternative?
What should a wife do regarding her husband who secretly married and neglects his family responsibilities, and should she tell him about her knowledge or remain silent and patient?
Is it permissible to bury the deceased in a house that the person does not own, even if he is the village governor?
What is the ruling on taking money in exchange for currency exchange for another person when the state prohibits it, and what is the ruling on taking money for intermediation in that?
Is one who mortgages his house to his cousin (daughter of his maternal uncle) so that she may obtain an interest-based loan from the bank committing a sin?
What is the ruling on working and earning a living from a trade that is originally permissible, but the state has prohibited it through regulatory laws and incapacitating conditions, knowing that significant losses and debts will result from refraining from this work?
Is it permissible to participate in a stock trading company by paying $1500 per share and receiving monthly payments of $400 for one year, knowing that the profit is not fixed but without loss?
Is it permissible to borrow with usury to help one's mother?
Is it permissible to continue paying the installments for the house to a Riba-based bank, or must the house be returned? And what is the ruling on buying a house through Riba-based banks in non-Islamic countries when no Islamic banks are available?
What is the ruling on depositing money in a usurious bank with the intention of protecting it from theft, provided that the amount will be transferred to an Islamic bank later? Is this considered assisting in sin, and does one fall under the curse, "May Allah curse the one who consumes Riba, the one who feeds it, its two witnesses, and its scribe"?
What is the right of the questioner to the plot of land he won in his name, knowing that its costs were paid by the company, and that one of the partners told the questioner that he would be satisfied later?
What are the legitimate Islamic guidelines and advice for someone who took out an interest-based loan to build a house, and is now suffering from marital problems, disobedient children, and a lack of blessing in their provision?
Must I veil myself in front of my mentally disabled brother-in-law, and is it permissible for me to remain with him to care for him in the husband's absence?
What is the ruling on working in the Gulf and depositing money in non-Islamic banks, such as savings accounts and fixed-interest investment certificates, given the lack of experience in trade and the proximity of these banks?
Is it permissible to purchase agricultural tractors through an Ijara-Muntahia-Bil-Tamleek (lease-to-own) system via a bank that deals with Riba (usury/interest), knowing that the state subsidizes 30% of the price?
Is an employee who is forced to defraud a customer or deal with an interest-based bank by order of his manager sinful?
What is the ruling on participating in a bank system that involves transferring one's salary to it and obtaining a visa (credit card) that allows purchasing goods up to a certain limit, after which the value of the goods is deducted from the transferred salary, with the possibility of purchasing even after the salary runs out for a maximum of 55 days before interest is calculated on the withdrawn amount, in exchange for 75 Egyptian pounds annually, and is this interest haram (forbidden)?