Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
What is the ruling on working for a company that deals with interest-based loans, and what is the ruling on ensuring the accuracy of its documents and records, given the possibility of avoiding direct dealing with the financial administration?
Is it permissible to complete the construction of the second floor of a house that was mortgaged with an interest-bearing loan, knowing that part of its construction was done with an interest-bearing advance?
What is the ruling on deposits in Islamic banks?
Is it permissible to take usurious funds from a usurious bank as an interest-free loan that is repaid without interest?
What is the ruling on dealing with various debts after bankruptcy and repentance, and what is the priority for their repayment?
Is it permissible to benefit from a loan from a Riba-based bank for investment projects for the unemployed, knowing that the bank sets a 5% interest rate and does not pay money directly but rather undertakes to purchase the project's necessities?
Is dealing with checks and depositing their value into a current account in a usurious bank permissible or forbidden, given the unavailability of Islamic banks?
What is the ruling on disposing of money acquired through unlawful means due to ignorance, such as bank interest and bribes? And is it obligatory to dispose of all of it, including one's home and vehicle, and start from scratch, or does sincere repentance erase what came before it, allowing these funds to be used for lawful purposes?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on borrowing a sum of money with interest from a bank, then wishing not to pay the interest after learning of the prohibition of usury, and what is the ruling on a friend providing a free service to the bank equivalent to the value of that interest?
Is it permissible to work as a programmer for stock trading software for companies on the stock exchange, knowing that some of these companies may be involved in prohibited activities or deal with interest (riba)? Is this considered aiding in sin, or does the sin fall upon the buyer? What is the ruling on accepting work in a company that claims not to deal with prohibited stocks until this is verified?
Is money received from an Islamic bank as an Umrah prize permissible, and must Umrah be performed with it, or is it permissible to dispose of it?
Is retrieving a message from a computer and presenting it to the manager for signature, which pertains to an interest-based loan for an employee from an interest-based bank, considered writing usury? And does the doer of that fall under the sin mentioned in the noble Hadith: "Allah has cursed the one who consumes usury, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and its two witnesses"?
Is it permissible to use a grant equivalent to the value of interest to pay off an usurious bank loan taken out of necessity for housing, and does that make the loan permissible, knowing that the lenders are public entities?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from an interest-based bank and not investing the borrowed money, and is it sufficient to repay the loan?
Is it permissible to use a car owned and maintained by the company for official and personal use if it is highly probable that the company leased it from a usurious bank, knowing that the user is not a party to this transaction?
What is the ruling on money deposited in investment certificates and savings accounts in banks, and are their interests considered usury?
What is the ruling on purchasing shares of a permissible (halal) company with financing from the institution where the questioner works, provided that the institution recovers the loan plus 5% upon the sale of the shares? What is the ruling on trading shares, buying and selling, in the short term to generate profits? What is the ruling on the profits resulting from this operation, and is it permissible to use them to pay off debts if they were Haram (forbidden)?
Is it haram to rent out a fully equipped commercial store (grocery) to another person after obtaining the licenses and paying the fees, on the grounds that it violates regulations?
Is it permissible to use interest money, which is imposed in a foreign country and collected separately, for the husband's education, or to deposit it in a bank with a higher interest rate to increase the amount distributed as charity, or to buy gifts for relatives whose maintenance is not obligatory, such as the husband's brother or his sister's husband?
Is it permissible to obtain a loan from the Jordan Engineers Association if the beneficiary pays a sum to the Association, and then the Association grants him a loan equal to four times the amount paid after one year, and the Association returns the original amount to the beneficiary after the repayment period ends?
What is the ruling on using a sum of money that was not withdrawn from the balance, knowing that it was withdrawn from a usurious bank, and is it permissible to give it as charity instead of returning it to the bank?
What events transpired after the Prophet's death regarding the succession of leadership among the Companions such as Umar, Abu Bakr, and Ali? And is it true that Ali was not pleased with Abu Bakr's caliphate, and what are the details of that?
Is Zakat obligatory on 75% of an employee's income saved in usurious banks?
What should employees who are subscribers to social security and have repented or left their jobs for reasons beyond their control do if they continue to pay social security to avoid losing what they previously paid and to eliminate the forbidden increase in the end, while refraining from payment would cause them to lose what they have paid?