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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 22 of 44
- Ask Imaam2 Aug 2016
I do not know either my software job in IT department of conventional bank lawfull by sharia or not?
I am a software engineer by prefession and working in an IT department of an islamin bank in pakistan. I am willing to switch my company due to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online1 Aug 2016
Helping a poor Muslim with interest money
A Muslim brother is in very deep debt. He doesn't have medical aid and his wife, son and daughter were hospitalised on different occasions.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jul 2016
Giving poor Muslims interest money
Can interest money be given to poor Muslims which is given by banker for savings account?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2016Roman Urdu
Sood se bachna
Main apne saaley (brother in-law) ke sath mil kar bank se car niklwa kar karobar karna chahata hoon. Aap ye bataen mera bank se car niklwa kar…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Claiming damages from the person who knocked one's car
My car was hit by other car from behind, so I claimed and the insurance company gave me some amount as compensation. So can I use that money?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Getting rid of interest money
We have been told that if a person somehow gets ribaa money in his possession, he may get rid of it by giving it out in charity without the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Insurance
I want to pursue general insurance course and work in Muslim countries like Saudi Arab, Dubai, Oman, Kuwait. Is it Halal to pursue and work in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Motor vehicle insurance
Is full comprehensive insurance for motor vehicles allowed?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Jul 2016
Does the following situation constitute Riba?
Hazrat Mufti Sahab, I seem to remember the following mas'ala but I'm not sure if I remember it correctly and I also don't remember the source. Could…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Jamiat KZN20 Jul 2016
Income from a business started with interest money?
Years ago, I was not inclined to Deen. So a friend of mine asked me for a R100.000.00 loan and I gave it to him on interest for a R150.000.00…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam19 Jul 2016
Monetary Help to Muslims with Interest Funds
Can i give monetory helpto a muslim from the bank interest ?
Mufti Ismail Desai - Mufti Online18 Jul 2016
Paying taxes with interest money
Will it be correct to pay taxes and duties imposed by govt. in India (such as income tax, sales tax, service tax, dutis on commodities etc.) from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 May 2016
Home loan
I live in Mauritius, where Islamic Finance and Interest Free loans are not available. In these circumstances, is it permissible to take a loan to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 May 2016
Service fee for Credit Card transactions
I have a query regarding the following Friend of mine sells high value goods. To make it easy for customers, the customer has two options to pay for…
Maaz Chati - Mufti Online7 May 2016
Paying an entrance fee to enter a soccer tournament
I want to enter a soccer tournament. There’s an entrance fee of R700 per team to cover the costs of the tournament. A person is donating a prize for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Apr 2016
Takaaful
1. Is takaaful valid in Islam? 2. Hospital plan for affordable childbirth; is this permissible in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Apr 2016
Insurance for marriage
I want to know that is it permissible to have an insurance for purpose of marraige of one's sister or daughter?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Apr 2016
Taking out life insurance to save tax
Here, in South Africa, when a person passes away, he has to pay 20% estate duty of his total estate to the government. Many a time, this amount runs…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Apr 2016
Taking a loan at Al Inma Islamic bank in Saudi Arabia
I want to take a personal loan in al inma islamic bank in Saudi the process is we should request for loan and they will shares and we wll receive…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Mufti Online24 Apr 2016
Interest bearing loan
I wanted to find out something regarding interest. I'm currently in an unstable financial situation, I find it very difficult to pay my expenses,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2016
Life insurance
What kind of thing is life insurance?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2016
life insurance and funeral insurance
I just wanted to know if one can take out life insurance policy? Also if one can take out funeral insurance policy where the family is covered in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2016
Working for a bank
In a banking institution the only income they do earn is through Riba. There is no other income generation process involved in a Bank's system. And…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Apr 2016
Is it permissible to eat and drink at the home of friends who are working in conventional banks?
My brother in law works for a conventional insurance company in Pakistan. He also has other sources of income; however, his salary from insurance…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam19 Apr 2016
I'm currently looking for work, to pay off the loans, and some other unrelated debts I've accumulated upon myself, but I remember hearing many times that "paying" interest is haraam; how then can I avert myself from this issue?
I have loans (financial aid loans) which I used for college some years back, that I've not paid off. Alhamdulillah, they've not accumulated over…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online19 Apr 2016
Making a bequest for zakaat to be discharged and interest to be disposed off
In the last will and testament of the deceased, it is instructed that the whole balance on one of the bank accounts of the deceased be deemed…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Apr 2016
Medical aid
Is medical aid and hospital plans permissible. In our town we have a government hospital and a private hospital. The government hospital's services…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Apr 2016
I need a to take a loan to start a business unfortunately most banks deal in Riba
I need a to take a loan to start a business unfortunataly most banks deal in riba and to tke a loan privatly from a relitive ect is difficult as it…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online5 Apr 2016
Working for banks
Is it halaal to do job in banks? Please explain.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Apr 2016
Giving widows interest money
Is the income generated from interest based schemes permissible to use for windows who have no other source of income?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Mar 2016
Government reimbursement
In the country where I live, if you are a working person, the government will send you tax every three months without you asking for it. Is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam24 Mar 2016
Banking Job, complete contract VS run away (Halal/Haram VS Moral Responsibility)
Banking Job, complete contract VS run away (Halal/Haram VS Moral Responsibility) I am IT professional in Canada, always avoid banking/insurance…
Bilal Issak - Mufti Online22 Mar 2016
Earning profit from Islamic banks
I have saved a certain amount of money that I want to invest for my retirement. I do not want to invest it in a conventional bank because I know…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2016
Helping widows with interest
Is the income generated from interest based schemes permissible to use for widows who have no other source of income?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2016
Investing in a bank
1. My question is, is investing in a commercial bank shares allowed? Halaal or haraam? 2. If someone gets dividends from investment on Banks share,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Mar 2016Roman Urdu
Musalmaan ghareebo ku sood dena
Kia saving account say mil-nay wale profit ku musalman gareeb aadmi ku day saktay hain or khud istimal kar saktay hay?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Mar 2016
Question regarding mortgage based interest
I have a question regarding mortgage based interest. My father bought a house 25 years ago which we currently live in. The house was initially…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online9 Mar 2016
Interest bearing loan
I attend pharmacy school in the United States. It's my first year and as you might know I had to take out a loan because of the tuition. The tuition…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Mar 2016
Interest based schemes
Is any income earned by way of fixed deposit or any other interest based scheme offered by government permissible for a widow or someone disabled?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Feb 2016
Is it riba to start a personal blog to showcase our writing talent for career?
Is it riba to start a personal blog to showcase our writing talent for career? Can i write about people who have inspired me in my life ?
Ismail Desai
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