Loans and Debt
959 questions
Are the heirs obligated to repay the deceased's real estate loan to relieve the deceased of the consequences of debt in the grave?
Is it permissible to give the deceased's car to his sister's son, to whom it was verbally bequeathed, with witnesses present and the heirs' consent, even though the deceased owes debts to the state?
To whom and how can I pay the debt I owe my deceased aunt, who has no husband or children, and whose siblings' or their children's whereabouts I do not know?
What is the ruling on giving money to a person with an increase when I remember an old debt owed to him that he does not know about, and is it sufficient to give charity to purify the money if I do not remember the owners of the money?
Is it permissible to purchase a house in installments from the Housing Authority in Turkey, given that the installment amount is increased annually based on the inflation rate, while the number of installments remains fixed, making the final amount paid undefined?
Is it permissible to give the collected debt amount to the questioner's mother, and how are the shares of inheritance distributed among the wife, sons, and daughters?
Is it permissible for the debtor to repay his debt to another person in exchange for an unlawful act that person committed against the creditor, or is the debt waived?
What is the ruling on a farmer taking a portion of a contractor's money in exchange for giving him the project, the costs of which the state undertakes to pay, in order to settle the farmer's debt owed to the state?
Is taking money from a store without the owner's knowledge, with the intention of paying it back later from one's salary, considered theft?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding the repentance of someone who embezzled funds and is unaware of the amount, is unable to seek forgiveness from the owner, and does not possess sufficient money to return them? Is his repentance accepted? And what can he do in this situation?
Is the wife religiously obligated to repay her deceased husband's debt, which is an amount he deposited with her for his mother's account, knowing that the husband's brothers are aware of this and have debts to the deceased?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a father's will to divide the house into two halves between the mother and the children, and to what extent does a brother have the right to claim a room in his brother's apartment, taking into account the varying contributions to marriage expenses among the children?
Is it permissible to give charity from one's money with the intention that its reward goes to the people whom the father stole from in his youth, so that this sin may be removed from the father, without informing him of this to avoid problems and embarrassment?
Is a 23% price increase in an installment purchase transaction considered usury (riba) or permissible (halal)?
What must one do, who took money from a charity and spent it, and then repented, but is currently unable to return it, for his repentance to be sound?
Is the mother obligated to share equally with the partner of the deceased father in the commercial establishment's business? And should the borrowed amount be returned at its value at the time of borrowing or at the time of repayment? And what should be done with the money if its owner refuses to take possession of it?
Does the transaction that took place—where a brother took a sum of money to lend to his friend, and the friend gave the brother riyals to hold and sell at a suitable price to repay the debt and keep the remainder, then the questioner bought the riyals at market price, repaid the debt, and delivered the remainder—constitute a suspicion of usury (riba), and if so, how can one absolve themselves of it?
What should a maid who has repented and wants to return trusts she stole from many homes do, given that some of these homes are unknown and some of their owners are difficult to reach, and she is poor and cannot afford to pay money in return for them?
Is it permissible to divide the rent of the deceased father's building, which amounts to 1100 Egyptian Pounds, such that the mother takes one-eighth, and the remainder is distributed to the son receiving double the share of the daughter, while the children who benefit from the apartments continue to do so without paying rent, knowing that the father refused to write rental contracts for them during his lifetime? And how is the rent calculated if it is decided to be paid, given the differing values of old rents for leased apartments, and how is the rent calculated for apartments whose roofs one of the children covered with his own money, or that are not yet roofed?
Is it permissible for the daughters and wife of the deceased to fulfill a vow he did not fulfill during his lifetime, taking into account that his assets are seized due to war, and that fulfilling the vow might require incurring debt or relying on the husbands' money?
What is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) position regarding the eldest brother demanding that his siblings pay for their mother's treatment costs, which he covered from his own money? Are these costs considered a contribution to the father's inheritance, or should they be repaid to him at their current value, especially since there is an inheritance from the mother that covers the treatment costs?
Is the repentance of a debtor accepted who defrauded someone to pay his debts, and is unable to return the money to that person?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on an agreement that stipulates the borrower must return an additional sum of five thousand Riyals over the original loan amount of ten thousand Riyals, after two years from the date of borrowing? And is it permissible for the lender to receive this increment?
Is the questioner sinful for not giving money to the sisters of her deceased aunt, and will her sin be forgiven by her imprisonment and suffering?