Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is a gift stipulated on lifelong possession and inheritance of jewelry considered a family waqf (endowment), and is it permissible to sell it out of necessity, and what is the ruling on lying to the donor, and is it permissible to borrow with interest to buy similar jewelry to please her?
How can one get rid of attachment to and excessive thinking about women, and addiction to pornographic websites, in light of the adornment of women he sees around him, especially when his wife does not respond to his repeated requests to adorn herself for him and satisfy him, which drives him to consider marrying another as a means of satisfaction?
Can the percentage deducted by the bank when withdrawing an amount from an interest-bearing account be considered part of the usurious interest, or is it deducted from the principal amount? And is it obligatory to spend the interest on charitable causes immediately, or is delay permissible?
What is the ruling on opening two accounts with a bank, the first of which accrues interest that must be withdrawn to avoid it, and the second enters draws for cash prizes without interest? And is it permissible to give away the usurious interest from the first account as charity to avoid sin?
Is it permissible to open a savings account at a post office that deals in usury, out of necessity?
How is an inheritance that includes real estate, cash, and cars divided among the heirs: a wife, six sons, one daughter, three full brothers, and fifteen grandsons, taking into account the contributions of some of the sons to construction and the agreement of the heirs on some distributions?
What is the ruling on the 23,0 Egyptian pounds remaining from selling the project and repaying the loan after taking 100,0 Egyptian pounds (half of which was a benevolent loan and half a partnership) from a person who bears the interest on his employment loan?
What should a wife do whose husband is unable to have marital relations with her, and he has married two other women, and she has come to live alone far away from him, with her desire for divorce and her fear of society's view of a divorced woman?
Is it permissible for a man who has committed adultery multiple times with a married woman to marry her legitimate daughter from another man?
Is it permissible to test one's wife to ascertain her repentance after discovering her previous relationships, and does the Sharia interest necessitate her remaining [with him] if this recurs despite prior forgiveness?
What is the ruling on my brother taking an interest-based loan from a bank, given that real estate rental prices are extremely high in his country (Chad), and it is impossible to own a house except through loans, bribery, or stealing state funds, and that the Ministry of Finance itself deals with usury?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on a sponsor bringing over a worker with the sole intention of providing assistance, knowing that he will not provide work for him and that the worker will remain under his sponsorship?
Am I sinful if I help my family find a suitable house, with the predominant assumption that my father will pay for it with Riba (interest)?
Are the fees deducted by Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt for withdrawing money from an ATM belonging to another bank considered usury?
Is it permissible for an employee to receive 100 salaries from the state in exchange for bringing a title deed for land or a house, whether for their need or without need, in exchange for specified fees?
Is the money taken from a man who claimed to be a prince and gave it as a gift with the intention of marriage, then a lawsuit was filed against him and she won the case, considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram) when given to the father for investment without interest to pay off the father's debt?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from a bank to purchase a car in cash, with the intention of buying a commodity and not taking money, and is that permissible?
What is the ruling on seeking help from a relative who has a PayPal account activated with an interest-bearing credit card, whether by asking them to purchase items for me or by asking them to receive customer payments into their account to be transferred to me later?
Is the price difference in murabaha for car financing considered usury? And is it necessary to inquire about the source of capital funding even if it is said to be a benevolent loan? And is it permissible to resort to Tawarruq due to the lack of an alternative?
Is the noble verse: (And whatever you give in usury so that it may increase in people's wealth, it does not increase with Allah) considered evidence for the prohibition of usury?
How can the money from usurious loans belonging to a deceased brother be purified, and what is the legitimate percentage that must be given out? Is it permissible to give this money to another brother for marriage?
Is it permissible to take a loan from an Islamic bank that requests invoices for home maintenance materials and is repaid to the bank with an 8.5% increase?
What is the ruling on loyalty points given when purchasing from a store, which can be exchanged for goods or used to obtain a discount on expensive items? Are these points considered a form of usury (riba)?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from an interest-based bank to buy land for the purpose of building a family home, if no other alternatives are available due to high rents?