Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is it permissible to use money inherited from one's father if its source was usurious banks, [received] in good faith?
Is it permissible to retract an oath to deduct half a degree from disruptive students and to atone for the oath?
Is not specifying an age for the number of Tarawih rak'ahs as 20, even though the Prophet did not specify a number, considered a bid'ah (innovation)? And why was that permissible for 'Umar, while it is not permissible for others?
What is the ruling on taking a commission from clients for deferred payment invoices to cover printing costs, follow-up fees, and late charges?
Why are Taha Hussein and Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri criticized, and is it permissible to read their works despite accusations of them disparaging Islamic law, while the same is not said about Al-Mutanabbi, despite his extravagance and lack of interest in religion? Is there a contradiction in this?
What is the ruling on writing a letter of approval to a financing company to sell goods at a price higher than their real value, knowing that the seller will take the difference in cash?
Is buying an apartment from a bank that owns it, paying a down payment and the remainder over ten years with 10% interest, considered usury (riba)?
Is it permissible for the financier who requests guarantees for funds to pay the money in installments, if he stipulates transferring the liquidity to his account abroad to provide the guarantees?
How can the interest of the Muslim community in having committed Muslim specialists in the field of multimedia be reconciled with the pleasure of Allah, taking into account the problem of dealing with students' works that may contain images of women or drawings of animate beings, and is there a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the ruling on such works?
What is the ruling on a loan with an usurious form from which the debtor does not receive interest, but which has a surplus, and the value of the grants accompanying it exceeds the amount of this surplus, and which is designated for unemployed degree holders to enable them to start projects?
Is taking a fixed monthly sum from the profits of timber trading, unaffected by gain or loss, considered usury (riba) or an unlawful form of Mudarabah, and is it forbidden for us to take it?
How can one dispose of the forbidden interest from commercial banks, knowing that the questioner is currently in debt? Is it permissible to delay giving it out until the debt is paid off? What if he dies before fully disposing of the amount?
What is the Sharia ruling on the fatwa issued by the Academy of Islamic Research (Majma' al-Buhuth al-Islamiyya) which permits dealing with banks that predetermine the profit on deposits, and what is your opinion on their reliance on the Almighty's saying: "O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] trade by mutual consent"?
What is the ruling of Sharia on dealing with a house that was purchased through a long-term loan system with interest, with the option of selling it and getting rid of the interest, or continuing to pay the monthly installments which increase as the term lengthens?
Is it permissible to trade in things forbidden by the state, even if they are not religiously prohibited, and is this considered an act of rebellion against the ruler?
Does an agreement to convert a due amount into advance rental payments covering a long period, along with the issuance of premature rental receipts for that period, fall under the category of Riba (usury) or sin in Islamic Sharia?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank with interest, or is it not permissible, given that the questioner's associates took the loan without interest and without returning the amount, and that he is in need of money for marriage and to help his family?
What is the ruling on purchasing an apartment with an insufficient amount, borrowed from banks at interest?
What is the difference between the permissibility of purchasing cars through banks and the prohibition of purchasing homes through them, knowing that the method of purchasing homes involves the buyer designating the home, after which the bank undertakes its purchase and pays its price to the seller, so that the home becomes the property of the buyer, provided that the buyer repays the bank the amount in installments with added interest, with the possibility for the buyer to sell the property before the end of the repayment period on condition of repaying the remaining amount to the bank with interest?
Does the savings plan in one of the companies – which allows an employee to save between 5% and 15% of their basic salary with two options for investment or non-investment, and the company commits to doubling the saved amount at the end of service regardless of the investment option – have the same ruling as the Aramco system?
Is it permissible to work for a private institution that engages in the following practices: submitting bids in the names of other companies to increase the chances of winning tenders, taking interest-based loans, and paying bribes to government officials?
Is it considered usury for Omar, through his agent Abdou, to buy an item (such as a refrigerator) in order to sell it to someone else in installments over one year with a 35% interest rate?
Does the victim of a theft have the right to demand financial compensation for the theft and for moral damages, in addition to compensation for the value of the lost money and its interest over five years, knowing that the case has been referred to the judiciary?
Is it permissible for a girl whose family relies for their livelihood on interest from usurious banks to work in order to provide halal money to help a committed and poor young man get married, and is this work considered a necessity? And is it permissible for her to buy clothes, jewelry, sweets, and food luxuries from the mixed money her father gives her from bank interest?