Fatwas Archive

Question: A man owed another man a debt. He sent the amount due with a trusted, reliable messenger. He then lost contact with both the messenger and the creditor. Much later he asked about the messenger and the sender, then...

Question: If there is no physical taking and giving in the bank, and it is merely names and numbers recorded in a computer, what is the ruling?

Question: If there is dispute about whether the transfer occurred, and bank employees testify that they executed the transfer from account to account, what is the status of such testimony?

Question: A man has a bank balance and owes a debt to another man who also has a bank balance. The creditor phones the debtor asking him to settle by bank transfer from the debtor’s account to the creditor’s account....

Question: Is it permissible to borrow from the agricultural bank to build greenhouses for oneself and one’s family, knowing the bank takes interest?

Question: A civil servant has funds placed in his custody by the state to execute a project. He wishes to perform ḥajj. May he borrow from those funds to cover his ḥajj expenses, to be repaid after his return—bearing in...

Question: I sold a car on murābaḥah, then I asked the one I bought it from to grant me a rebate. Am I required to grant a comparable rebate to the person to whom I sold on murābaḥah, or not?

Question: A man bought goods from another man, paid their full price, took possession of the goods, and left them with the seller. Later the buyer came and offered those goods to the seller to buy back at less than...

Question: The buyer says to the seller, “How much is this item?” The seller says, “Such-and-such.” The buyer says, “Give it to me,” so he gives it to him, and the buyer gives him the price. Is this sale valid,...

Question: Most of what occurs in people’s transactions—in trade, lease, muḍārabah, partnership, and the like—comes by contracts deemed defective according to the jurists. What, then, should the judge do if they litigate before him regarding any of these transactions? Should...