Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What are some examples of pure investment funds?
Is it permissible for me to abandon my Christian wife after 17 years because she has not converted to Islam, especially since we have Muslim children, and what would be the impact of such an action on the future of my children in Europe?
Is it permissible to take the excess money returned from a non-Islamic bank (Housing Bank) after three months, in the event of not winning a plot of land through a lottery?
Is the questioner obligated to return the money that was stolen from her and that was designated for her family to her husband from her own private money, or do her family bear that responsibility?
What is the ruling on not paying state taxes when double usurious interest accrues on them the longer the period of non-payment?
What is the ruling on taking an interest-bearing loan from a bank to pay off due debts, given the difficult circumstances and the siege imposed on the Palestinian people?
What is the ruling on purchasing a house from a real estate company if part of its price is paid through usurious banks affiliated with the state, knowing that the state provides a non-refundable portion of the price as a subsidy?
Is the mother sinful for shunning her daughter who disobeyed her and got married against her will and displeased God?
What is the ruling on salaries paid from the profits of a bank deposit designated as a reserve fund for an investment company?
Is it permissible to dispose of ill-gotten gains resulting from depositing money in an interest-based bank by investing it in a project and developing its profits to spend on the poor, instead of donating it directly?
Is it permissible to purchase a house that was built with a usurious loan, and what are the Shariah conditions for such a transaction?
Is it permissible to sell the usufruct of inherited waqf land, knowing that there is a judicial ruling to that effect, a fatwa permitting it, and pressure to dispose of it?
Is it permissible to take out an agricultural loan with interest to meet essential needs and care for the land, with the intention of repaying it and ceasing to deal with it as soon as circumstances improve?
Is a girl's going to university forbidden in Islam? And will her husband be held accountable for her if she is married?
What is the ruling on spending interest from bank profits on painting a building and repairing a road, and is it permissible to open an interest-bearing account for the same purpose?
Is selling a farm to Christians—especially with their potential intent to increase their presence in a Christian-majority area where prices are rising—considered a dereliction of religious duty, even if the sale generates significant financial gains for the seller?
Is buying a car through "Al Baraka" Bank, which pays a portion of its price while the buyer is responsible for paying the remainder to the bank in monthly installments with an interest rate and life insurance calculated, permissible or forbidden?
How can one get rid of usury (riba) and the unlawful (haram) in a remaining sum from the price of a car that was purchased with interest-based financing, knowing that the reason for the financing was an urgent need for the car and the unavailability of Islamic alternatives, and is it permissible to benefit from the remaining sum or from the car?
Does a son's giving of charity from money taken by his father from postal interest and distributed among his children alleviate the father's burden of sin?
Is it permissible to travel for 'Umrah with one's wife without informing the sick and elderly mother, in order to avoid her anger or feeling of sorrow, given that there are siblings who care for her?
Is it permissible to continue working as an accountant for a company that takes out interest-based loans to provide food supplies to prisoners, knowing the difficulty of finding another job, the existing debts, financial need, health problems, obstacles in searching for work, and security harassments in the home country?
Is the difference between regular bank expenses and the interest granted on a savings account considered usury (riba), and what should one do to avoid it?
Is it permissible to own shares in the "Yansab" company, which some scholars have reservations about, and what should one do if the company compels an employee to own them?
Is it permissible to borrow from someone who takes out interest-based loans from a bank, in order to buy an apartment, knowing the difficulty of securing suitable housing due to high prices and rent exhausting one's income?