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Interest (Riba) & Banking

1,723 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Interest (Riba) & Banking, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

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Interest (Riba) & Banking fatawa — page 16 of 44

  1. Ask Imaam23 Feb 2018

    Debt incurred from the bank

    I was living in Uk for last 10 years. When I was in uk I was using credit cards having interest free offers. Due to some reason my visa was refused…

    Muhammad IV Patel
  2. Mufti Online20 Feb 2018

    Muslim accountant calculating insurance transactions of a company

    A Muslim business has already taken out insurance on their fleet of vehicles. Is it permissible for a Muslim to do the accounting records and…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  3. Mufti Online19 Feb 2018

    Islamic banks

    I live in UAE and is it possible to get a loan from an Islamic bank. What is the difference between Islamic banking and conventional banking because…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  4. Mufti Online17 Feb 2018Roman Urdu

    Interest (sood) ke paise se kiya karna chahia?

    Jo bank interest (sood) ata hai use kya karna chahiye le kar kis ko dena hai

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  5. Ask Imaam13 Feb 2018

    Is the buy to let mortgage by Al Rayan Bank Shariah complaint?

    Please can you confirm if the buy here to let mortgage by Al Rayan Bank is halal or haram

    Muhammad IV Patel
  6. Ask Imaam11 Feb 2018

    Working on bank software only

    I had a question regarding my job. Currently I work for a solutions delivery company that works with banks to make it easier for them to print…

    Muhammad Yasser Iunus Hussen
  7. Mufti Online7 Feb 2018

    Mistakenly receiving extra money into one's account

    I'm using a banking app, so I have transferred funds from 1 account to another but the transaction failed and the balance has been deducted from my…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  8. Ask Imaam6 Feb 2018

    Interest bearing student loan

    Assalamu alaykum, I have taken an interest bearing loan and have come to realize its seriousness. I cannot take do anything about it now. So I am…

    Muhammad IV Patel
  9. Mufti Online5 Feb 2018

    Working for a bank

    I'm looking for a job and I got an offer in at an Investment Banking. I didn't know if I should accept it because I do not know if working in a bank…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  10. Mufti Online5 Feb 2018

    Umbilical cord banking

    What does the Ulama say about umbilical cord banking? Nowadays some people from hospital take away the newborn childs umbilical cord by saying that…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  11. Ask Imaam4 Feb 2018

    Is financing with Al-Barakah bank permissible?

    As salaamu alaykum I would like to apply for an Albarakah bank home loan in South Africa in December 2017. Our property finance is based on the…

    Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo
  12. Mufti Online4 Feb 2018Roman Urdu

    Aise larki se nikaah karna jis ke Abu bank me nokari karta

    Ager kisi larki ke abbu bank main nokari karte hon or larke ke ghar waale soodh ke khilaf hon q ke bank ki nokari main soodh ke bagair kaam to hota…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  13. Mufti Online3 Feb 2018

    Donating interest accrued in a provident fund

    I have a saving dividend (interest money) with my provident fund and will receive it when I resign or retire. Without expecting reward from Allah…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Mufti Online30 Jan 2018

    Working for a company that accepts the bank's interest

    I have a question regarding my job. I work in a technical firm as an engineer and my company pays me a monthly salary. My company take projects from…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  15. Ask Imaam28 Jan 2018

    Working in an investment bank

    I am a bcom graduate..my specialisation is FINANCE ..I want to know that can i work in investment banks?? An investment bank is typically a private…

    Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo
  16. Ask Imaam28 Jan 2018

    Income of a joint director of a bank

    My husband's uncle is working in state bank of pakistan on post of joint director.he says that his income is halal as he is not involved in riba…

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  17. Mufti Online25 Jan 2018

    Interest transaction

    I have question about sood. In my town people are taking Rs.45,000 for a month and giving the Rs.60,000 or Motor Cycle CD-70 having price of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online15 Jan 2018

    Life insurance

    Is life insurance allowed in Islam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online4 Jan 2018

    Working in the finance department of a bank

    I am working in a bank in the cards finance department. Is it permissible for Muslims to work in a bank in finance dept? Am I earning haram income?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Mufti Online4 Jan 2018

    Islamic banks

    Is it permissible to saver money in a savings account in an Islamic bank? We are only using the actual money which we have saved. Whatever savings…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Ask Imaam31 Dec 2017

    Interest & Rent

    1.In India Can We Use Bank Interest ? There is a Hadees in Muslim That No Interest Exist Between A Harbi And Muslim In Daryl Harb ? 2.Some Jurists…

    Anas Sharieff Qasmi
  22. Mufti Online31 Dec 2017

    Investing in prize bonds

    My question is regarding the bonds that can be acquired from the state bank of the country and used as an investment tool by different people. The…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Mufti Online30 Dec 2017

    Working as a software developer in a bank

    Will working in the bank's software development team be considered halal?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  24. Mufti Online28 Dec 2017

    Using interest money to offset bank charges

    A business bank account was opened with Nedbank. Upon opening the bank account an investment(call) account had to be opened in parallel( for…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  25. Mufti Online28 Dec 2017

    Tenants insisting on insuring a commercial property

    A person bought a commercial property for R10 million, and the replacement value is approximately R15 million. The current tenants will not sign a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  26. Mufti Online28 Dec 2017

    Option of purchasing a car from the bank after renting it from the bank

    Islam banks are giving away cars on the principle of Ijarah. The bank buys a car and gives it to you on a monthly rent specified in the contract.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  27. Mufti Online23 Dec 2017Roman Urdu

    Account kholne se pehle kisi deendaar shakhs se mashwarah karna

    Ma aik do din sa bara parashan ho payoneer aik online bank ha online work ka paisa is ma log transfer kar k mangvata ha mana jab account banan tha…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Mufti Online23 Dec 2017

    Paying for one's studies with haraam money

    My questions are regarding haram earnings and investing it in education. I have learnt that investing haram money in a halal business is haram, and…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  29. Ask Imaam22 Dec 2017

    Islamic Banking

    Assalamu'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Thank you so much for answering my early question in a very detailed, i pray that all of your time…

    Lutfi Alam
  30. Mufti Online19 Dec 2017

    Is modern day interest haraam?

    I would like to know if riba falls under the category of western interest? A lot of scholars have said that it does not and it is permissible. I…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  31. Mufti Online18 Dec 2017

    Dealing in riba

    Is giving haraam money (riba) to someone else haraam? And is it haram to receive the haraam money that someone gave him?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  32. Mufti Online16 Dec 2017

    Islamic banks

    I see many Islamic banks charge everything like other banks, they are just changing the name. So, isn't it haraam to take a loan for a car or…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online2 Dec 2017Roman Urdu

    Bank se loan lena

    Maine bank se apna ghar girwi rakhke ak loan li hai. par nai us loan ki jo interest hai wo na chukane par hume apne ghar chorne par rahe hai. Kya ye…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  34. Mufti Online29 Nov 2017

    Islamic banks

    Is "musawamah" in Islamic banks halal or haram. I mean Riba-Free or not? Kindly guide. In our country Islamic banks sell consumer goods according to…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  35. Mufti Online21 Nov 2017

    Marriage and education insurance policy

    Does Islam allow us to take out marriage and education insurance policy for our childrens future?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Mufti Online21 Nov 2017

    Taking a loan from a bank

    Can I take a loan from a bank for business purposes?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  37. Mufti Online20 Nov 2017

    Conventional Insurance, Medical Aid, Hospital Plan and Takaaful

    1. I purchased a business and wish to insure it. What is the Shar‘ee ruling regarding insuring one’s business? Similarly, please explain the law of…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  38. Mufti Online19 Nov 2017

    Taking out an interest bearing loan

    Is it permissible in Islam to take out a loan for my business. I want to take out a commercial loan from the bank for my business. Can I take out…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  39. Mufti Online16 Nov 2017

    Interest bearing loan

    My question is about bank loans. What does Islam say about taking a loan when the bank describes the mark up at 19%?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  40. Ask Imaam15 Nov 2017

    Is Mudharaba Term Deposit in Bangladesh Islamic banks Sharia Compliant?

    I would like to know the permissibility of Mudarabah term deposits arranged by Islamic Banks. Here in Bangladesh, most Islamic banks have Mudarabah…

    Ridwaan Ibn Khalid Esmail [Kasak]

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