Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to work in the art of gypsum for hotels, usurious banks, and liquor stores?
Is mixing a father's money with the money of his mentally handicapped sister—for whom he is a guardian and who has a sufficient pension—for household expenses considered a violation of Allah's saying: "And do not consume their property (by mixing it) with your own"? And if mixing is impermissible, how should the father calculate the costs of his sister's stay in the family's owned home? And does the verse "and do not exchange the bad for the good" apply to the mentally handicapped who cannot discern between good and bad?
What is the ruling on withdrawing money from a credit card belonging to a friend accused in a case and sending it to his family, knowing that the friend is indebted to banks and may not repay these debts?
What is the ruling on the "interest-free loan" transaction prevalent in Morocco, which takes place between three parties (the buyer, the selling company, and the bank), whereby the bank lends the buyer the price of the commodity without usurious interest, and shares its profits with the selling company in exchange for this loan?
How is agricultural land divided among heirs: by length, by width, or by area?
Q: Is illicit gain in usurious loans limited to the interest rate, or does it include both the principal and the interest, and is the borrowed money itself considered permissible despite the prohibition of the act of borrowing?
Are subsidized foodstuffs and undelivered increments considered debts that could suspend the spirit of the deceased, and what is the proper action to be taken regarding them?
Is it obligatory to dispose of previously acquired bank interest by giving it to the poor, and keeping only the principal, then depositing it in a current account in an Islamic bank, or should it be deposited in an account with no interest whatsoever, bearing in mind that leaving the job may not provide an alternative source of income?
Is it permissible for an architect to prepare a cost report for a project, knowing that the client will use it to obtain a loan from an interest-based bank, especially considering that banks require a building permit prepared by him, and is this considered assisting in sin?
Is it permissible to pay off an usurious loan with ill-gotten money?
What is the ruling on the proceeds from selling cars subsidized by the public treasury, which were imported through a monopoly and via private intermediary companies? And what is the ruling on money earned from mediation between employees and financiers to divide profits?
What is the ruling on keeping money in an Islamic bank under the current circumstances versus returning it to a conventional bank for ease of disposal?
What is the ruling on purchasing a car by transferring its value to its original owner through an intermediary company, to which the buyer pays the price in installments with interest? Is the second party sinful? And what should he do, given that four years remain on the installments after one year, knowing that selling it would cause him a significant loss?
Is it permissible to eat from money acquired through usury, whether its source is a brother, the wife's father, or the mother, and how can one deal with them without severing ties of kinship?
Is it permissible to sell shares of an interest-based bank at their current price, or should one wait to recover the principal, and is Zakat obligatory on them?
Is it permissible to acquire a taxi by installments from a bank, knowing that the bank acquired it from the supplier?
Is the money saved in the post office without interest forbidden or permissible, and is it the cause of the son's illness?
Is it permissible for me to lend my company money in exchange for 2% of the profits monthly?
Is it permissible to obtain a Visa card from a usurious bank in order to receive a gift (such as a travel ticket) without using the card, while paying the annual fees?
How can I differentiate between giving advice and backbiting when warning a colleague at work about another person, especially with the prevalence of speaking ill of others at work, even of managers?
What is the ruling on partnership in purchasing real estate through Islamic Murabaha, where one partner pays a portion of his lawful money, and the other partner pays a down payment from money earned from her work in a non-Islamic bank, knowing that the first partner will cover the remaining installments from the property's rental income?
What is the ruling on taking interest from usurious banks, and can it be considered that "every" in the hadith: "Every loan that draws a benefit is usury" does not imply generality, as some believe?
Is it permissible for a woman who has repented from usurious bank dealings to dispose of the interest money by giving it to her children who are about to marry or are university students, or by helping her husband pay accumulated taxes when he is capable of spending?
What is the ruling on working for a research company that conducts studies for both interest-based (usurious) and Islamic banks, knowing that the nature of the work involves personal interviews with clients about their opinions on the bank and its services, and that the questioner is in financial need and does not personally benefit from these studies?