Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible for a Muslim to borrow from banks to establish industrial projects and employ workers, taking into account that contemporary societies are not governed by Islamic Sharia?
Is it permissible for the questioner to abandon the responsibility of caring for his deceased brother's family after he has spent on them from his private funds and from funds belonging to them, and must he return all their money that was in his possession?
How can financing from an interest-based bank be considered "blessed" and permissible, and does using this financing in permissible (halal) companies make it permissible?
Do Islamic banks dealing with the Murabaha system, which takes multiple times what usurious banks take, make dealing with them permissible merely because they bear the name "Islamic"? And is it permissible to deal with usurious banks within the limits of Sharia controls due to the lack of a clear Islamic alternative, especially with the presence of ambiguities in all banks?
Is it permissible to enter into an interest-bearing contract to purchase a house with the intention of selling it for profit before paying any interest-based installments, knowing that there are no Islamic alternatives available and that the sale of the house is guaranteed due to high demand?
Is a government loan to encourage national industry, with 5% interest paid after four years, considered an usurious loan? Is it permissible to take out an interest-free loan if it is repaid before interest becomes due? Is it permissible to take this loan to save a project threatened with bankruptcy, knowing that its interest is considered administrative expenses and not usurious profit?
Will the father be held accountable for not giving the sponsor what he promised him of profits after his trade became large, and are the losses the family is experiencing due to this money, and does the mother bear the sin of her silence concerning that?
A person born in a Gulf country, who does not hold its nationality, is facing problems with his group regarding paying annual residency fees and difficulty finding work. He proposes a project that involves opening an account in a usurious bank to collect donations to help those in need pay residency fees, with a promise to return the money to donors upon repentance. He cites Quranic interpretations and old fatwas regarding usury and requests a fatwa on this matter.
What is the ruling on buying necessities in installments, and is it permissible to take an additional amount in exchange for the installments, or is it forbidden?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to marry using money whose source is certificates with compound interest from usurious banks, knowing that he does not have sufficient income for marriage and his parents possess only this money?
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan with the intention of only repaying the principal amount, and not paying the usurious increment, when one is certain of being able to avoid paying it, or when one is not certain but there is an urgent necessity?
Is it permissible to take an interest-bearing loan from the bank to buy the land of an indebted brother, in order to help him settle his debts and end the dispute with the merchant?
Does the amount presented as an end-of-service bonus from the United Nations, which includes "interest $639.90," contain usury (riba)? If so, what should be done with it, and is it permissible to give it away in charity?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife whose husband passed away and left her money which she deposited in Bank Misr for Islamic Transactions? What if this bank gives her fixed or non-fixed interest?
What is the legal ruling on someone who took an interest-free loan from his employer and then requested the cancellation of its installments after paying half of it?
Is it permissible to resort to a bank guarantee that entails usurious interest, due to the company's lack of liquidity and the cancellation of the deal if there is no guarantee, and the absence of Islamic banks in the country?
Is it permissible for a father to help his son repay his usurious debt by lending him money, and then for the father to collect the repayment of this loan from the rent of his son's house to him, knowing that this might lead him to favor this son over his other siblings who also rent from him?
Is it obligatory to dispose of money earned from work that involves tasks contrary to Sharia, such as preparing and broadcasting advertisements featuring unveiled women, knowing that the intention was to promote a permissible product? Does good intention affect the ruling on this money? Can one repent from it and dispose of it, especially when it is needed for marriage and buying a house to avoid an interest-based loan?
Is the loan provided by the Arab Bank through Sharia-compliant Tawarruq—by selling metals owned by the bank and stored in the warehouses of other companies—considered a permissible loan?
Is it permissible to give papers to one's wife for her to handwrite them for a lower wage, instead of having them typed at a shop, knowing that official bodies accept both types?
What are the limits of obedience to a father when he orders his son to do things that the son does not accept, and which relate to his honor and chastity, or to his basic needs such as disconnecting the phone?
Is it forbidden to strive to obtain the American Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate?
What is the ruling on benefiting from a sewing machine purchased through installments from the bank, knowing that the bank deducted the installments from the husband's wages without interest, and is this transaction considered impermissible?
Is subscribing to the National Fund, which requires paying 750 EGP for the subscription and then 7 EGP monthly in exchange for receiving 40,000 EGP upon retirement or death, permissible or forbidden, knowing that the money is saved and invested in banks?