Loans and Debt
959 questions
What is the ruling on paying off a debt to the General Organization for Social Insurance in installments, such that the amount paid in the end becomes double the original debt, knowing that the system does not allow for a reduction in the period for prompt payment?
What should I do about a debt I cannot repay because I cannot find the owner?
Is it permissible to give away the debt as charity if it is not possible to return it to my colleagues after repenting from stealing?
Is it permissible for me to ask the debtor about the source of the money with which he will repay his debt, to ensure it is not from usury, theft, or anything unlawful?
Is it permissible to repay a loan in local currency (Dirham) when the original loan was in a foreign currency (Dollar), knowing that there is no intention of profit, and should the repayment value be equivalent to the dollar's value on the day the loan was taken or on the day of repayment?
Is it permissible to pay 150 dinars as commission for transferring 15,000 US dollars from Tripoli to Dubai?
Is it permissible for the landlord to demand the difference in currency exchange when checks are due, if the exchange rate of the Jordanian Dinar against the Shekel has increased compared to what it was at the time the checks were issued, and is this considered usury (riba)?
Is a husband obligated to inform his family when returning money he took from them without their knowledge? Is it permissible for him to repay the debt by contributing to household expenses? And does the ruling differ if the money was taken from a charity envelope?
How can a debt of 500 Riyals be repaid to a person with whom contact was lost after they both graduated from college?
Is the money saved by the mother from her children's funds to be divided among them equally after her death, or in proportion to what each of them paid?
What is the ruling on the custom of giving a sum of money on occasions, with the recipient being obligated to return the amount or more, and is the increase considered usury (riba)?
Will the thief be held accountable after his repentance and remorse? What are the conditions for repentance? What should he do if he cannot return the stolen money? Is his prayer accepted? Is expiation (kaffarah) due from him?
Is it permissible for the heirs who paid the deceased's debt from their own money with the intention of absolving his liability, to reclaim what they paid from the deceased's money that was discovered later, knowing that they were unaware of the existence of this money at the time of payment?
Is the forty dinars that I took from a person who was semi-intoxicated and who said it was a gift, considered a debt upon me?
Is an agreement to purchase an apartment by paying part of the amount and borrowing the remainder from a friend, with the apartment's rent going to him throughout the loan repayment period as a form of partial loan repayment, considered usury (riba)?
Is compensating for a lost book with five identical copies of it, or with an amount determined by the library, considered usury?
What is the ruling on an Islamic bank taking a return in exchange for rescheduling the debts of clients who are delinquent in paying their Murabaha installments?
What is the ruling on someone who died two years ago, having acquired money that was later discovered to be unlawful, while he was unaware of its unlawfulness at the time? And are the heirs liable for anything after their recent knowledge of the money's unlawfulness, given that the money was fully spent during the deceased's lifetime, and the inheritance does not include anything similar to it? And are the heirs required to repay the debt incurred by this money? And is it permissible to donate this money to the poor and needy due to the difficulty of returning it to the original source and to avoid harm?
Is it obligatory to return the entire stolen amount to the uncle, or is there a possibility that part of it belongs to the state or other people due to the nature of his work, which would necessitate a different course of action?
What is the ruling on a son stealing from his father if the father does not provide him with money?
Is an increase in the value of installments after their postponement due to financial hardship considered usury (riba)?
Does informing a friend about the intention to give him money as a gift, without actually giving it to him, constitute a debt that necessitates repayment?
Is the sum of 13 riyals owed to a brother considered a debt that must be repaid, and how should this debt be handled after many years have passed and the brother no longer owns the commercial store, especially given the awkwardness of informing him about it?
Does the charity I gave with the intention of paying off a debt—which I was unable to deliver to its owner years ago—suffice for the obligation of paying off the debt now that I have been able to reach him?