Loans and Debt
959 questions
What must I do to pay off the debts for which I am liable, and what is the order of their repayment given the scarcity of money I possess?
What is the correct action for an employee who illicitly took money from the price of a purchased commodity, and has repented and wishes to return the money but is financially unable to do so, and cannot return it to the same entity?
Is the questioner's lack of success in finding a job after graduating from university due to his not having paid off his deceased father's debts?
Is it permissible to accept financial aid from a non-mahram man to pay off a debt, knowing that Sharia does not approve of any relationship between a man and a woman outside the framework of marriage?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding price offers that stipulate payment after 90 days, with the possibility of obtaining a 2% discount for early cash payment, and what is the legitimate alternative to such types of sales if they are impermissible?
What should I do to get married when I am in debt, have no money, cannot be patient, and am having suicidal thoughts?
What should a person do who has disposed of a financial sum exceeding the amount needed to pay off his father's debt, without the knowledge of his mother and siblings, and now wishes to inform his mother of the situation but fears losing her trust?
How can one achieve aspirations and avoid the unlawful (haram) amidst difficult financial circumstances, accumulated debts, and the inability to visit one's parents, along with the desire to complete postgraduate studies and purchase a car without falling into usury (riba)?
What is the ruling on a father spending from his money on his son's marriage, given that he is indebted with usurious loans to banks, which he took out of necessity to save his business from bankruptcy? Does the ruling differ between the necessities of marriage and its luxuries? And what is the ruling if his sincerity in not returning to usurious transactions without necessity is not proven?
Does my promise to my mother to donate to a specific mosque constitute a debt upon me after her death, and am I obligated to fulfill it to the same mosque, or is it permissible for it to be to another, or is this promise absolved from my responsibility?
Does working overtime to expedite the repayment of a debt permit one to miss congregational prayers due to the inability to go to the mosque during work hours?
Who is responsible for paying off the debt after money was stolen from the apartment: Is it the debtor or the brother who was supposed to deliver the money?
Is what the father does permissible, in terms of neglecting his first wife and his adult children in their financial responsibilities, and must the son continue to spend on his mother and her travel expenses despite his straitened circumstances and debts?
Is it permissible to secretly take money from the family's funds to compensate for what was spent on renovating the kitchen, and would the amount be considered a supererogatory charity if one waives their right to it with the intention of charity?
What should I do to recover my money that I lent to my relative, which he has not returned despite our agreement on trade and profit?
What is the legal ruling regarding opening an exchange shop that cashes post-dated checks for customers in exchange for a 1% commission, in order to avoid paying the 17% Israeli taxes, knowing that the exchange shop pays commissions to the bank when withdrawing cash? And what is the Sharia-compliant method for such a transaction?
Is it permissible to sell a house to a man who pays with money from a Riba-based bank, while signing papers that facilitate the reception of the Riba-based debt?
Is money paid to the wife of an influential person capable of redressing injustice considered a bribe, even if the injustice is not redressed, given that it is intended as assistance to him in his capacity as one of those in debt (gharimin)?
What is the ruling on settling a deceased person's debt, and is it required to expedite that?
Is it permissible to deal with debt repayment using a plot of land, with an agreement to sell it and return the surplus or claim the deficit, and does this involve any suspicion of usury (riba)?
Is the son obligated to pay the price of the apartment that the father sold to help him with his debts, knowing that the father did not inform the son or the rest of the family that it was a debt upon him, while he informed everyone of another agreement concerning another part of the inheritance?
Is the money my maternal uncle paid a settlement of my mother's debt or a gift from him?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning guarantors failing to pay the debt amount after swearing by Allah's Book that they had already repaid the amount before the due date? And is what occurred considered a legal oath?
How can one reconcile the saying that it is recommended to have witnesses to a debt, with the Hadith that mentions that whoever has money owed to him by a man and does not have witnesses to it, his supplication will not be answered, knowing that this Hadith is a strong text and was authenticated by Al-Albani, and is this Hadith abrogated or does it have another interpretation?