Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it obligatory to calculate and pay out the bank interest that the father took from the inheritance, given the ignorance of its amount, knowing that he deemed it permissible based on a fatwa, and then withdrew his money from the bank three years before his death?
Does the legality of a Bay' al-Wafa' transaction change if the return of the sold item is conditioned upon a promise from the buyer to the seller to return the sold item when the seller repays the price, taking into account the differences between a condition (shart) and a promise (wa'd)?
What is the ruling on eating from a restaurant without the owner's permission? And is it permissible to sentence a thief to imprisonment and flogging for eating part of a chicken?
What is the ruling on taking a sum of money from the municipality in exchange for paying another sum to the pension insurance department? And does planning for one's financial future contradict reliance on Allah?
What is the ruling on working for a company that installs information systems for institutions that conduct usurious transactions with banks?
Is it permissible to travel using money derived from usurious (unlawful) interest to visit ill and elderly parents, especially when there is a debt that prevents one from traveling?
Is it permissible to donate money acquired from an interest-bearing loan to a school specializing in teaching the Quran?
What should I do to close my account in a usurious bank, given that I have incurred a debt due to deduction fees, and am I sinful for that?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on dealing with a Swedish bank that claims to offer interest-free savings and lending services, but requires saving in exchange for borrowing, and takes an annual administrative fee of 1.5% of the loan amount, given the dire need for this loan?
Is it considered a betrayal to give a portion of a donor's money to a poorer, more needy individual without his knowledge, especially given that the original intent of the donation is for the poor and needy?
Is it permissible to continue with the procedures for a housing loan, the interest of which is paid by another party, knowing that ultimately I will have to pay a small portion of this interest, and that is after I have already moved into the house, and after performing Istikhara and consulting some sheikhs?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on taking financial compensation from the state for a property that was expropriated for public benefit, given that the determined compensation amount is less than one-third of the property's real value? And is it permissible to resort to engineering and legal offices to increase the compensation amount in exchange for a percentage of this compensation, with the possibility of paying sums of money to some state employees to finalize this?
Is it permissible to obtain a prepaid card from a usurious bank, which is covered by a prepaid balance that cannot be exceeded when it runs out, knowing that it can be issued without having an account with the usurious bank?
Is it permissible to establish a company and contribute to it if the main partner insists that the company's accounts be held in a usurious bank?
Is it permissible to take out a bank loan to purchase commercial land if the bank buys a commodity and sells it to me through a legitimate agency from it, with an interest rate of 4.7%?
Is an employee who has retired entitled to receive a sum from a social welfare fund after discovering that the fund's money was deposited and invested in an interest-based (usurious) bank?
Is it permissible to seek assistance from Muslims to pay off interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing debts in easy installments without interest, given the dire need and difficult financial situation?
Does the warning to image-makers include one who animates and embodies a ready-made three-dimensional design of a living being, or a being with a human body and an animal head, or a being with a human body and a fruit head, knowing that the design is done by computer?
What is the ruling on taking a cooperative loan with a simple interest—intended for building or improving a dwelling—that is repaid in installments, and then fully settled upon retirement or death, knowing that the surplus is taken to enable others to obtain the same loan? And is it permissible for me to take this loan, given that I am married, live in a rented home, and face difficult living conditions?
Is it permissible or forbidden to take out an interest-bearing loan when necessary?
Is it permissible for me to take an interest-based loan to build a house above my father's house, in order to avoid my mother disinheriting me and her anger?
Is it permissible for me to sell my shares to a person in installments, then sell them to him whenever the buyer wishes, knowing that the shares do not enter his account, but only the money?
What is the ruling on borrowing from usurious banks to finance an agricultural project if the government program does not provide financing except through them?
Is using the National Bank Visa card, which allows for purchases and payment of the amount in monthly installments with the bank adding interest on the remaining balance, permissible or forbidden? And is this transaction usurious, or is it like purchasing in installments from merchants?