Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on using a credit card in cases of necessity, and must one dispose of purchases made with it after realizing their unlawfulness, even if the amount was settled without interest?
Is it permissible to pay off a debt owed to relatives first, or to pay off a bank loan with interest, knowing that the debt to relatives is years old?
What is istiḥsān in the Maliki school of thought?
Is the first party entitled to claim the penalty clause agreed upon in the contract, given that the original transaction did not materialize due to circumstances beyond the institution's control, and the agreed-upon period has been exceeded by eight months? And is it permissible to allow the institution to pay the amount in installments with a late payment penalty?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on benefiting from social co-operative housing where the bank pays one-third of its value with interest, and on purchasing a car through an Islamic bank that uses Murabaha?
Is it permissible for a brother to deprive his brother of the money he entrusted him with, claiming family disputes, and is refraining from communicating with him considered a severance of kinship ties after he has been psychologically and financially harmed by this act?
Is purchasing tiles and paying their full price, while receiving part of them and delaying the rest due to their unavailability in the warehouse, considered usury (riba), whether the non-delivery is in the same contract session, or because the factory only produces the item after payment, or due to the item not existing at all?
Is it permissible to use riba money that has come into my possession to contribute to the construction of a mosque?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan from a bank with a 2% interest rate to establish a factory, along with a three-year tax exemption, instead of gathering the money through personal efforts which may not guarantee reaching the required amount?
Is it permissible to modify images or documents for a public interest, provided that no one is harmed and the truth is not altered, and it is limited to changing the wording in the same place?
Is it permissible to increase the repayment of a loan if the increase comes from the borrower himself and was not a stipulated condition?
Is it permissible for a wife to conceal from her husband news concerning herself or her family, under the pretext that it is a secret? And is it obligatory to fulfill a promise made to children not to inform their father about their mistakes, even if it has negative consequences? What are the limits of concealing secrets from one's husband?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to save an Islamic company threatened with bankruptcy? And is this considered a matter of necessity?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to deal with non-Islamic European banks and companies that deposit money and give 30% monthly profits for one year, considering the principal as part of the profits at the end of the contract?
What is the ruling on selling losing shares to a needy person at their cost price on credit, so that he can sell them for cash and benefit from the price difference?
What is the ruling on the monthly pension of my deceased father, who used to work at the Agricultural Development and Credit Bank, and what is the ruling on the money deposited in my sister's name in the same bank and the interest accrued thereon which she uses for her necessities, and what is the ruling on my brother's work in the same bank, and my maternal uncle's work in Abu Dhabi National Bank, and am I sinful if my brother does not comply with the Shariah ruling if it is Haram?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to purchase a car essential for work, knowing that the company will pay the installments and the car will be registered in the employee's name?
What is the ruling on the profits from stocks and bonds and their specific zakat?
Is it permissible to spend the profits from end-of-service benefits, which include usurious interest and stock dividends from usurious banks and financial institutions, to help a sister cover the expenses of an in vitro fertilization procedure?
Is it permissible for me to continue to maintain an interest-based bank account and withdraw the usurious amount from it monthly, knowing that I am contracted with the bank for one year?
What is the ruling on exchanging an interest-based loan for a Tawarruq loan from an Islamic bank to pay off the remainder, and does this purify the money and the house?
Is a woman's work in her home (such as sewing or cooking) for a small income from trade considered something that requires declaration to the responsible authorities?
Is there anything haram in what happened in the sale and purchase based on another person bearing the loss for the remaining amount, and must this person compensate for the loss that the two sellers bore because he forced them to sell?
What is the ruling on a bank waiving the debt of a deceased employee who has young children?