The Chapter of Ribā-Items

Question: A man reported this evening that he bought a car and paid approximately half its price; the seller gave him a term for the other half. He has paid what he owed, except that he added about fifteen thousand...

Question: A young man wishes to marry but has nothing with which to marry, and he fears falling into the unlawful. Is it permissible for him to borrow from a usurious bank, or not?

Question: What is the rationale for prohibiting the sale of gold for gold on credit—and likewise silver and grain—while permitting a loan of the same? Are not sale and loan the same?

Question: If usurious dealings with banks are prohibited in Islam, what is the alternative in Islam?

Question: Banks have become enmeshed in people’s lives, dealings, and commerce, and the need to transact with them has become pressing; yet what is obviously known is that they are usurious banks. Is there a lawful way by which a...

Question: A man placed an amount of money in the bank. After a period he requested his money; the bank gave him his money and added extra. He took all of it and gave the extra in charity, since it...

Question: A man deposited a sum of money in the bank. After a period he went to withdraw his money, and they gave him more than he had deposited. He objected, and they said to him, “The increase is your...

Question: What is the underlying cause for the prohibition of ribā?

Question: An oppressor may come to the seller and buy without haggling, then say, “How much is the total?” Is it permissible for the seller to raise the price against this oppressor because he is an oppressor?