Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to purchase a computer and media equipment by installments with an excess (interest) from a usurious bank, and what is the ruling on the bank's supplier of the goods?
What is the ruling on taking another installment from the bank, such that the bank deducts the remaining amount of the first installment?
Is it permissible to take out a loan with a simple interest rate from a bank to pay off a debt incurred from a Mudarabah contract, knowing that the borrower is compelled to do so?
Is it permissible to work for a services company, affiliated with an interest-based bank, that receives and distributes credit cards?
What is the ruling on taking study assistance from the Canadian government, part of which is classified as a grant and part as a loan, knowing that the government pays the interest on the loan throughout the study period, and interest is not requested until after its completion?
Is it permissible to accept an offer of study and work from an interest-based bank that has opened an Islamic branch?
What is the ruling on the loan my father took from the state to buy a car without interest, and then he was forced to take an interest-bearing loan from the bank to cover the additional costs of the same car, and is it permissible for me to use this car for my personal needs, and must I obey him if he orders me to use it for his needs?
What is the ruling on taking out a housing loan with interest that is considered fees and stamp duty, given the unavailability of interest-free loans, and what is the way for young people to achieve housing independence if these transactions are usurious?
Is zakat obligatory on bonds, and how is its zakat calculated?
What is the ruling on taking money from a bank as an advance salary with additional interest and installment payments? And what should one do if the ruling is that it is usury (riba)? And what is the ruling on one who followed the fatwas of some scholars permitting this?
What should I do with land I bought with an interest-based loan while continuing to pay the installments, given that I now have an opportunity to sell it for a price much higher than the loan amount? Should I donate the excess amount to charity or benefit from it?
What is the ruling on a father registering a part of his property (a plot of land) in the names of his two daughters equally, while he is in the process of constructing a building on it?
What is the ruling on depositing money in an Islamic bank and purchasing a car from it through a Murabaha arrangement with a 12% increase, guaranteed by the deposit, such that the installments are paid from the deposit's profit? And what is the ruling on offering property documents instead of the car to facilitate the procedures? What is the correct Murabaha system? And what should I do about the installments I have already paid?
How are the roles for a new house distributed among the heirs, especially with two of them being in the old house, and is it permissible to distribute bank interest to the needy?
Is it permissible to sign a commercial partnership contract in the wife's name and a debt contract in the husband's name to protect the money, due to the law prohibiting lawyers from practicing medicine and trade?
Is it permissible to utilize and then donate an orphans' library, given that the orphans will not benefit from it until after a long time, which may lead to its damage? And does the guardian's purchase of the library with his own money count as an act in the orphans' best interest?
What is the Islamic ruling on a wife taking a gift from her mother deposited in a non-Islamic bank with its interest, knowing that the wife refuses to take the interest while the mother insists on it? And what is the ruling if the mother states that the gift and all its interest this year are a single gift?
Is it permissible to waive one's disability pension in exchange for a lump sum from the Social Security Fund, and is this considered usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on working for a brother who has taken out an interest-based loan, and is it permissible to borrow from him from the money of this loan?
What is the ruling on purchasing a commodity from an investment fund that contracts with an institution to provide it and sell it to the buyer at a higher price in installments and with a fixed interest? And is it necessary for a representative from the fund to be present to take possession of the commodity?
What is the ruling on a wife remaining deprived of visiting her family at her husband's request, fearing people's talk, especially since the husband prevented her from registering the marriage at the consulate and abandoned her for seven years?
Is it permissible for me to obtain a loan from an interest-based bank due to my urgent need to pay off my debts, which I cannot settle with my simple income?
Did the Jew lend the Prophet (peace be upon him) 21 measures of barley without interest, and what was the benefit that accrued to the Jew from this loan? And if the loan was with interest, does that mean that borrowing with collateral is permissible?
Is it permissible to inquire about the character of a man whose reputation has been tarnished due to the words of three people, knowing that the questioner has not seen or heard anything from him, and this man associates with a close friend of the questioner?