Loans & Debts

Q: I'm buying a flat in installments. The company is giving discount if I pay the installments prior to the due date. Is it interest? Is it halal?

Q: My cousin is buying a house. He asked if I could write him a cheque for a certain amount and he would give me cash. My question is, if the cash he gave me is (maybe) from a haraam source, is that money still halaal for me? As I gave him my halaal money.

Q: I live in UAE and is it possible to get a loan from an Islamic bank. What is the difference between Islamic banking and conventional banking because both are offering same kind of products.

Q: I have a debt with my friend. He payed for a bowling event and I was supposed to pay him back. I've been wanting to pay him back but everytime I tried to pay him back he said that we will talk about it next time. However he did not say he will forgive my debt. How am I supposed to deal with this? I know that having a debt and not paying it can be a hurdle for me to enter heaven. If I donate it to the mosque will it considered as done? My previous teacher told me that as long as the person is still alive, I have to pay him. Its been a year already.

Q: Is it jaiz to pay gold as a loan to someone and demand the same amount of gold back when he wants to pay back the loan?

Q: If a person is paying someone in instalments for a house. What should be done if the creditor passes away before all the instalments are paid? Who should the outstanding instalments be given to?

Q: I want to know about subsidizing loan sanction by the government under some scheme to minorities. It is the scheme run by the government on certain sectors. The scheme is:

25% amount of the scheme will be paid by the government and 75% of the loan will be directed to any bank to pay on interest. If we calculate the interest repayment it comes to nearly 25% which is already paid by the government. It means we get a loan with no interest and we have to pay only the principle amount. This type of loan scheme is only for particular sectors and eligibility criteria. As these types of schemes are particularly for minority community and many Muslims involve in it. Can this be halal? Please enlighten to us.

Q: Can I take a loan from a bank for business purposes?

Q: Is it permissible in Islam to take out a loan for my business. I want to take out a commercial loan from the bank for my business. Can I take out the loan?

Q: My question is about bank loans. What does Islam say about taking a loan when the bank describes the mark up at 19%?