Loans and Debt
959 questions
Must a debt, which was promised to be waived upon success, be repaid if it is demanded after the condition has been met?
Is expiation required for someone who swore to give money to his father, then borrowed the amount and gave it to his father, whereupon the father refused the amount and gave it to the son's brother, who in turn absolved the son of the debt?
Is it permissible to keep a sum of money that was taken as settlement for a debt owed by the deceased, knowing that the principal amount of the debt was later returned, and that the heirs are demanding the return of the larger sum due to the difference in exchange rates?
How can one absolve oneself after mistakenly selling goods without the possibility of returning the money to their owners?
Is it permissible for the creditor to demand 100,0 pounds as a reward, knowing that the original amount of the debt was 735,0 pounds, and the creditor bought the house, which was the origin of the debt, for 900,0 pounds? Does he have the right to take this reward, and what is the ruling of Sharia on this transaction?
Is it permissible for a father whose son has died to refrain from paying a debt he owes his son on the grounds that he is his heir, knowing that he has taken his share of the inheritance?
Must the profits from selling "phone cards" that were purchased with private money be returned to the employer, bearing in mind that 10 years have passed since the incident, and the employer is extravagant in sins? And should the amount be returned in his name or given as charity on his behalf, and how should the value of the profit and the difference in the pound's exchange rate be estimated?
What should a brother do who repented to Allah, but stole money from his grandfather without knowing the amount, and now cannot repay the sum or confess to his grandfather?
Is the money the husband borrowed from the Kuwaiti considered a debt that he must repay, or is he not obligated to repay it because he lost the cost of two travel tickets due to not being provided with work?
Is it permissible for me to use the food and clothing that my husband brings from the homes of their original owners who have abandoned them, given that we are in dire need of these things and are burdened by debt, despite my feeling of unease about this money?
Are brothers legally obliged to pay on behalf of their brother who swindled 36 people through fictitious partnerships and alleged gains? And does the proposed solution of deducting the fictitious profits and then deducting half of the remaining amount from the victims' capital touch upon Islamic law? And is what the brothers paid considered a favor from them?
How can money be returned to the postal service after using recycled stamps, especially given the unknown total amount, the current lack of funds, and the change in residence?
Should the deceased's family pay the amount claimed by the claimant and supported by witnesses, or should they limit themselves to what the deceased willed, in the absence of any written document or attestation other than the claimant's witnesses?
What are the conditions for legitimate currency trading, and is the amount taken by the broker for keeping the position open until the next day considered usury (riba)?
What is the Sharia ruling on how to dissolve a losing business partnership, given that one partner is the owner of the original business, clients, and equipment, while the other partner paid an amount to enter the partnership, part of which was from his own money and part from the company's profits, and he is now demanding that the amount he paid be calculated as a debt or expense among the losses?
What is the position of a wife who paid off her husband's debts from her own money after he faced financial difficulties, and what is incumbent upon her Islamically?
Is it a condition in a forward sale (bayʿ al-salam) that the price be paid at the time of the contract? And does this condition cease to apply if the intermediary website transfers the price to the seller within a week, with the seller knowing that he does not possess the commodity before the money arrives? And is it permissible for the buyer to return the goods and receive his money back if he does not like them?
What is the ruling on delaying the fulfillment of a vow when one is unable to do so, and is it permissible to pay a financial vow in installments in this case?
Is it permissible to divide a sum of money paid by a rich person between two men, one of whom is in debt (gharim) and the other has a sick daughter, knowing that the rich person paid the money out of sympathy for the sick girl's condition?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who vowed to give a specific amount of money in charity during Ramadan, but does not possess the amount, to borrow it to fulfill his vow and then repay it later?
What is the ruling on the amount paid to the son and borrowed from the bank: is it part of the inheritance, and what is the ruling on the amount allocated in the account for building the son's house and the daughter's marriage: does it enter into the inheritance or go to its designated recipients?
What is the ruling on taking possession of an apartment purchased by one's father with money borrowed through usury, and is it possible to atone for that while keeping the apartment?
Am I sinful for having eaten from ill-gotten gains when I was young and unaware? And if I owe a debt to a female student and do not know her whereabouts, how can I repay this debt?
What is the ruling of the Sharia concerning money acquired by a person from selling materials owned by a public entity, with the permission of the official in charge of it, and then he repented and wants to know how to deal with this money after he used it for building and purchasing, and only a very small amount of it remains?