Loans and Debt
959 questions
What is the ruling on selling something used for cheating in exams after purchasing it? Is it permissible to sell it to another person or to the source from which it was bought, or is that not permissible and one should seek compensation from Allah, especially since it led to debt?
How can I repent and seek God's help to repay a debt I took from a financial trust in my house without its owners' knowledge, and what is the way for a repentance to be accepted and a prayer to be answered?
How is the value of used appliances taken from the debtor calculated in exchange for an old debt whose original value has eroded?
Is the money the questioner took from his workplace considered a debt upon him, and is he sinful for not informing the owner, knowing that the latter permitted him to take what he needs?
What is the ruling on the bank paying an immediate amount to the investor from the expected profit in Mudarabah?
What is the ruling on paying off the accumulated debts of a deceased person by someone who is not a relative, and is he obliged to continue doing so despite his fear of not being able to fulfill it in the future, and what are the other ways to pay off the debt?
What is the ruling on taking the remaining money from one's husband without his knowledge, after asking him for it under the pretext of buying a piece of fabric at a specific price, and then lying to him about its price? And what is the ruling on taking money from one's husband without his knowledge when in need?
How can the younger brother be appeased after the death of the father who willed his apartment to the questioning brother, knowing that the father had helped the other brothers purchase their apartments?
Is it permissible to retract part of a sum of money that was previously relinquished, especially since the relinquishment occurred without consent?
How can the creditor's right be protected when lending money to his brother residing in another country, taking into account previous unsuccessful experiences with other brothers?
Is it better to pay off debts, or to invest money to pay them off from the profits?
What is the ruling on the compensation amount awarded by the court after the agent's procrastination in delivering the cars, and is this compensation considered usury (riba)?
Is it obligatory to divide inherited property Islamically based on the number of sons and daughters, knowing that one of the paternal uncles refuses the Islamic division and demands a third of the house, claiming it was bequeathed by the grandfather, and should the uncle pay my parents the cost of construction at the price of the time of construction in 1988 or at the price of the time of payment, and is his payment at today's price considered usury (riba)?
Do sins fall away through repentance and generally seeking forgiveness from the husband, after stealing his money and spending it, and being unable to return the stolen money, and fearing to tell him the truth of the matter?
Am I considered to have acted wrongly or unjustly, and do I bear a sin, after I covered the full cost of the merchandise from my own money due to my friend's inability to pay in cash, with her agreement to a 5% increase, even though I received the amount from her in installments, and after we were forced to close the shop?
Must the son return the remainder of the money he stole from his father, after the father forgave him and then came back demanding the money he had not yet returned to him?
How is the estate of a deceased father, who left a four-story building, distributed, knowing that the male children built the upper three floors with their own money and with the father's consent, and what is the share of each of the sons, daughters, and wife?
Is the additional amount requested for subscribing to the elevator, after an initial refusal to subscribe, considered usury or a legitimate increase, given that the increase is due to rising prices?
Is it permissible to postpone the repayment of a debt owed to a friend, given difficult financial circumstances and the inability to pay immediately?
Is it permissible to accept attorney fees and recover money paid in an unlawful ("devious") manner in an installment sale case, and what is the Shar’i evidence for it not being due, if any?
Is the money that the beggar took from donations and used to pay off part of his debt and household expenses considered unlawful (haram), what is the ruling on feeding his family and children from it, and how can he absolve himself of that?
Is it permissible to sell an oud to pay off a debt when no other money is available?
Does the paternal uncle have the right to claim his share of the questioner's mother's apartment, given that the questioner's father passed away before his mother (the questioner's grandmother), and that the questioner's brother was the one who paid off the father's debts and bought him the apartment that the uncle is now claiming?
Must I pay the money my mother willed to be paid to our neighbors whom I could not find, especially after my cousin's son saw my mother in a dream asking for money?