Banking/ Interest

Using Interest Funds To Repair Toilets

QUESTION: Can a person use their interest money to change the direction of their toilet in a house that they are renting? ANSWER: The recipients of interest funds are poor Muslims that are eligible to receive Zakaat or poor non-Muslims. The landlord does n ot fall in...

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Purchasing a Car on Finance

QUESTION: If I finance a vehicle from a dealer, can I consider the interest amount as part of the entire payment due? From my perspective, will this still be considered as interest? ANSWER: If you financed the vehicle through the car dealer and you will be paying more...

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Purchasing a Property on Riba

QUESTION: A family member has bought a house in South Africa, while she is residing in Canada. She bought the house through the bank, and is renting it out for a year until she returns. Would this fall under Riba, or is the transaction in order? ANSWER: If your cousin...

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Receiving interest in a bank account

QUESTION: I receive interest in my bank account every month. I dispose of the interest amount from the cash I have on hand and do not remove it from the account. Is this allowed? ANSWER: It is not permissible to dispose interest funds accumulated in one’s bank account...

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Opening Bank Accounts

QUESTION: It is not permissible to intentionally accumulate interest money. 1. If a person has an option at a bank to open a bank account whereupon one does not accumulate interest but opts for using another account, will this be considered as intentionally...

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Usage of interest funds

Question:- If a person has financed the purchase of a vehicle using the conventional banking system, involving interest, would it be permissible for them to offset or pay the interest charged from funds acquired through interest accrued in their personal / business...

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Using interest funds on Madrasah students

Question:- Can interest money be given to Zakaatable Madrasah students book their tickets to go home? Answer:- The recipients of interest are individuals that are eligible to receive Zakaat. However, we advise that poor students should be assisted with Zakaat and...

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