Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is taking part of the interest from usurious banks as a loan to buy a computer, with the intention of repaying it in a charitable act (such as printing religious booklets), considered Riba (usury)? And if so, how can this money be purified, given that the income barely covers living expenses and medical treatment? And does Allah accept the purification of a grandfather's money from usurious interest after his death?
Is it permissible to allocate a portion of the donations and charities collected for the Sharia school to what is necessary for the mosque?
Is it permissible to reclaim bank interest to cover account statement fees, knowing that the principal amount has decreased due to these fees, and that this interest has not been withdrawn before?
Is it a condition for repentance to dispose of old usurious money that has been mixed with capital, or can it be kept as new capital after resolving not to return to usurious transactions?
Is it permissible to take a loan from Al Baraka Bank – which bears the slogan of an Islamic bank in Algeria – to establish a physical therapy clinic?
What is the ruling on refraining from paying rent on the pretext of the lessor's corruption and his exaggeration in [charging] interest, and must the unpaid amount be estimated and paid?
What is the ruling on the profession of an auditing expert? May Allah reward you with goodness.
Is it permissible to entrust money with a friend for him to lend it to people?
What is the ruling on working in Islamic banks whose capital originates from usurious banks?
Is it permissible to purchase a residential apartment through a real estate bank with interest, knowing there is an urgent need for housing and no alternative?
Is it obligatory to pay the full usurious debt (1700 Euros), or is it sufficient to pay the original amount (900 Euros) after repenting from borrowing from a usurious bank due to necessity?
Is it Sharia-compliant for someone about to get married to acquire housing through a co-ownership sale program, in which the bank contributes 50% to be repaid in installments, along with a 20% down payment and a 30% grant from the Housing Fund?
Is money earned lawful or unlawful after fully repaying a loan, knowing that part of the loan was used to pay for travel visa expenses?
Is the income of a Muslim who works in a film developing shop, receiving films from customers and placing them in the developing machine, permissible or impermissible?
Is depositing money in "United Egyptian Bank" with the available variable-yield certificates considered an Islamic transaction compliant with Islamic Sharia, and are the resulting profits free from the suspicion of usury (riba)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on reserving an apartment in a youth housing project by paying a down payment and the remainder in installments with a 5% interest rate, knowing there is a sum called "Owners' Association" that is deposited in the bank and its proceeds are spent on maintaining the building? What if the remaining amount is paid in a single lump sum? And is the "Owners' Association" sum considered usury (riba)?
Do the aforementioned reasons, namely the desire to maintain the hijab and secure her brother's future, justify taking an interest-based loan to establish a private project in the absence of Islamic banks?
What is the ruling on taking a loan from an interest-based bank to purchase a plot of land when it is impossible to buy it with cash or directly from the seller in installments?
Is it permissible for a mother to give bank interest to her married daughter, who has been abandoned by her husband, and for whom he does not provide financially, neither for her nor for her children? And what is the method for disposing of bank interest money? And what is the ruling on a husband who leaves his wife in such a state?
Is it permissible for a financing company to pay the remaining amount for an apartment to the first company in exchange for me repaying them in comfortable installments, and if that is not possible, is it permissible to purchase a commodity in installments and then sell it to complete the remaining amount?
Is it permissible for me to take usurious interest from my friends whom I helped in a contracting project, knowing that they only returned the principal to me?
What is the ruling on the "Kanz Certificate" issued by some Jordanian banks, which is a receipt for fifty dinars or multiples thereof, and is subject to periodic draws for sums of money, real estate, or cars, knowing that the full amount can be redeemed at any time without increase or decrease, and what is the ruling on the prizes resulting from it, and what is the ruling on saving with this certificate without accepting the prize, in order to avoid the interest given in savings accounts?
Is it permissible for a doctor to photograph a patient's body or parts of it and display them at a medical conference to teach about the disease?
Is a son taking money from his father without his knowledge considered stealing, and is it obligatory to tell him about it after more than 4 years have passed, especially since the son is currently unemployed and the amount taken does not hold value for his father now?