Loans and Debt
959 questions
Does Ibn Rushd's statement: "Whether he has other lawful money or not, it is not permissible," mean that it is not permissible to deal with someone whose lawful money has become mixed with stolen money, even if he has other lawful money?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding compensating a worker for the loss in value of his overdue financial entitlements due to currency depreciation? Is this compensation considered usury (riba) or a legitimate right owed by the farm owners, and how is the compensation value calculated?
What prevents taking an agency fee in advance when cashing a check for a person who does not have identification documents?
Is it permissible to pay for a financial deficit incurred at work—resulting from various causes such as theft or errors—from the percentage allocated monthly for charities and good deeds?
What is the ruling on my brother's action of handing over my share of the sale of an inherited property to my mother without my knowledge or permission, given that I know my mother deducted more than half of the amount, and she owes me money, and I have other debts and court cases?
Is demanding compensation for material and moral damages resulting from procrastination in commercial and civil obligations, or failure to pay debts, or failure to deliver sales, or failure to deliver real estate after paying installments, considered forbidden usury (riba)? And is writing such lawsuits for the court considered a sin for the lawyer who works in a law firm?
Is it permissible to sell a portion of the apartment to the wife in exchange for her debt, especially with the rising price of the apartment and the decreasing value of the Egyptian pound? And is it more appropriate to repay the debt with the value of gold? What is the ruling on increasing the wife's ownership share in the apartment, and is this considered an infringement upon the rights of the children?
What is the religious ruling on a father settling a debt that he guaranteed for his brother who passed away thirty years ago, and without the knowledge of the creditor's heirs? And does the value of the debt change now?
What is the ruling on taking 5000 Saudi riyals from a friend on the pretext of paying it to a "mu'aqqib" (fixer/expediter), knowing that the "mu'aqqib" only requested 5000 Saudi riyals, and this is for paying off a personal debt, and is this amount considered a fee or a breach of trust?
Is it permissible for me to use the money I saved for marriage to pay off a portion of my brother's large debts, in order to alleviate his burden, knowing that this amount will not settle all his debt?
Is it permissible for a partner to demand that his associate withdraw from the company due to his continuous breach of financial obligations, and should he be repaid what he paid (40,0 Euros) or should he be repaid his share of the company in its current state (with its payments and debts)?
What is the ruling on profits resulting from trading U.S. dollars that were acquired through a previous impermissible transaction, and is it permissible to benefit from them after ceasing such dealings?
Is a boy who steals before the age of eighteen sinful, and must he return the stolen goods to his father, and how would that be? And is he obligated to return them if he remembers the theft after his father's death, when he is forty or fifty years old, and has no money?
From whom does the owner of the capital demand his money, which he lent to his partner - the Mudarib (investor/manager) - when a creditor denies having borrowed from the owner of the capital?
What is the ruling on exchanging a money debt for rice, if the price of a sack of rice is equivalent to a specific amount of money agreed upon at the time of repayment, and this is instead of repaying the debt in cash?
What is the ruling regarding the money designated by the grandfather for his grandchildren—the heirs of his deceased son—from the sale of his property? Is it a gift to be divided among them? And what is the advice for one whose request for her share of this money to pay off her debt was refused?
Does the company organizing the electronic auction receive a commission from the seller and an entry fee from the bidders, and is there any suspicion of Maysir (gambling) in that? Is it permissible for the company to buy and own the item, then hold an auction for it to defer payment of its price to the former owner until after it is sold in the auction, in order to achieve a greater profit, and is there any suspicion of Gharar (excessive uncertainty), Ghabn (deception/fraud), Riba (usury), or Maysir in that?
Should a wife, who fully supports her family and whose husband refuses debts, take a large loan to help her brother, knowing that her mother emotionally blackmails her into asking for more money, and that she believes her children and home are more deserving of this money?
Is it permissible to demand the money I gave to my former fiancé as a debt, considering he has not returned it after six years since the engagement was dissolved?
Is waiving money owed by a friend in fulfillment of a debt arising from the sale of his private merchandise and the embezzlement of its price, without informing him of the true reason for the waiver, considered repayment of the debt?
Is the roof tax due on the deceased father's house considered a debt that must be paid, or is it permissible to postpone its payment despite the accruing fines, especially since the questioner is currently unable to pay it?
Does the imposition of a late fee—even a symbolic one that goes to the poor—contradict the prohibition of usury in transactions based on the principle: "If a commodity mediates, there is no usury," especially in light of the hadith: "The deferment by a wealthy person makes his honor and punishment permissible"?
Is a woman sinful for returning a debt to another woman with money she found in Mecca?
Is the questioner obligated to lend her sister money to pay her son's dowry, knowing that her sister and her family are well-off, and that the questioner is hesitant to do so?