Loans and Debt
959 questions
What is the ruling on altering electricity receipts to obtain money instead of losing financial entitlements from the state, and what is the ruling on taking extra money beyond the original debt for moral damage and the loss of effort and time to recover the money?
Is it permissible to help a friend with a sum of money to pay off an installment of a loan he took out via Murabaha (Tawarruq) from a bank in Saudi Arabia, fearing falling into the suspicion of usury (riba) or impermissibility?
Does the brother have the right to claim maintenance expenses he incurred on the family apartment 10 years ago, knowing that he did not intend to claim them at the time, and did not agree with his family that it was a debt?
What should I do about having taken money from people without their knowledge, given my inability to return it or confess my actions, so that God may be pleased with me?
How does a person atone for thefts that he repented of, but whose owners he does not know, and will they be considered a debt against him on the Day of Resurrection, to be taken from his good deeds?
What is the ruling on paying a sum of 34,000 Saudi Riyals instead of 26,000 Saudi Riyals to the company for the installment of the last payment of a car that was leased under a lease-to-own system?
Is it obligatory to take the blood money from the person who caused the accident in which the mother and two brothers died, or is it permissible to pardon him, especially given that the perpetrator was driving against traffic at a speed of 160 km/h, under the influence of intoxicants, and that the father and the questioner are in debt?
What is the ruling if debt befalls an endowment?
Is it permissible for the eldest brother to intervene and purchase the commercial store for an amount less than its market value in order to divide it among the heirs, knowing that there is full consent among the siblings and recognition of the eldest brother's effort in establishing the business?
Is it permissible for my son to give money to his paternal uncle with the intention of helping him, fearing a قطعيه (severance of ties), and out of gratitude, and is it permissible for the uncle to take it?
What is the jurisprudential adaptation (takyif fiqhi) of the issue of paying a sum of money to purchase a plot of land with the intention of concluding two subsequent contracts (a loan followed by a sale upon completion of construction), and does this fall under the category of usury (riba)?
Is the money taken from a friend to help a widow, and then spent on housing rent due to hardship, considered a debt upon the one who took it?
Does a wife's obedience to her husband become void if he does not pay the full mahr, nor provide for her while controlling her money, and he insults her and throws her out of the house that she contributed to building, and discloses her secrets, and demands happiness from her during intimacy despite his ill-treatment of her, and refuses to communicate to solve problems?
What are my legal rights regarding my deceased wife's estate, given that I paid her debts from my own money, and how should household movable property be valued, especially items that belonged to her mother?
Is it obligatory to return money borrowed from a deceased person whose relatives are unknown, at the same value as at the time of borrowing? And is it permissible to give it as an ongoing charity?
Is it valid for the marriage to take place with the ma'dhun (authorized marriage official) in the presence of only the groom, the bride, and her mother, in the event that the father refuses to marry off his daughter out of greed for money, and there is agreement between the prospective spouses, and the consent of the mother and younger sisters?
What is the ruling on one who vows to slaughter a chicken (with the intention of slaughtering a sheep) if his debt is paid off, and is it permissible for him and his family to eat from it?
Am I still accountable for the money, given that I assigned someone to deliver the debt to its owner, but he refused and took it upon himself to deliver it, and I was subsequently unable to verify its delivery?
To what extent is it permissible to receive the remainder of the phone’s price and dispose of it, and what is the ruling on the money that was received and disposed of, given that the buyer was not informed of the seller’s waiver of the price?
What is the ruling on a son taking money or things from his parents without their knowledge, and does the ruling change according to the the son's age?
Would the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) advise saving some money or investing all of it in purchasing an apartment, taking into consideration that the available amount is not sufficient to buy an apartment in a safe area?
What is the ruling on an uncle who took out a loan for his nephew through a deceptive, nominal transfer to register a house in his name, and then died? Is he sinful and does he owe expiation? Is the loan a debt owed by him or by his nephew? And what is the ruling on the guarantors whose salaries the bank is deducting to repay the loan?
What is the ruling on a partner withdrawing from a project after delays in obtaining licenses, and am I obligated to pay what he considers a debt?
What is the ruling on converting a commodity sale from installment to spot sale, with agreement on the term and price?