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Why prophet (s.a) had his armor mortgaged with a Jew?
The hadith says that the Prophet ﷺ bought grain from a Jew in a contract where cash payment was to be made at a future date and he deposited his armor as a security for that.
I am not really sure why ...
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Riba and loan interest
Riba is haram because Allah says so (Quran 2:275-279), there does not need to be any justification for it as commands are primarily given to test compliance. And Allah is not bound to make His ...
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Riba and loan interest
Usury/Riba is forbidden in Islam (3:130) because it is very cruel/harsh on the person that took the lone.
Usually a person that is desperately poor takes a lone but when he has to give back multiples ...
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Am I exempted if I take this student loan involving riba?
"O believers! Do not consume interest, multiplying it many times over. And be mindful of Allah, so you may prosper." -Qur'an 3:130
"and for their charging Ribā (usury or interest) ...
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Can we perform hajj or umrah with loan money?
The islamic scholars are in agreement that Hajj is only obligatory on those who are capable of that because Allah said: {And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever ...
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Is it halal to take a student finance loan for education?
Assalamu alaikum,
a) There is one type of student loan where you can pay back within a certain period, without giving any interest. This is halal if all are paid-back without any extra money (...
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Is it permissible for Muslims to receive subsidy for performing Hajj?
That depends from what sources and terms the government is giving those subsidies.
If the source and terms are of zakat, then it's not permissible1 to accept the subsidy as, by default, those going ...
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Can I take loan for my mother's Hajj
Since she can not afford, then she is not required to perform Haj.
As for the loan, if you mean a loan that can generate any interest then it is Haram and she must not do it.
If someone like a ...
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