Loans

Taking an interest free loan from the government

Q: The government I live in help the citizens with a payment of the house or flat when you are moving and give you a support/loan. The loan is interest free the first 5 years so you don’t have to pay the interest and their intention is to help out the citizens because it’s in the law. You can make a plan with them that they take every month from my student allowance until the loan is paid and it will be interest free. Can I take this loan or is it haram?

Loaning someone money and asking for a profit in return

Q: Is it permissible for me to lend someone money as a personal and ask for a profit in return. (The money will be used for business - I am not asking for a profit from the business).

The profit on the loan is fixed at 10% per annum. Then another 10% is added to the outstanding balance at the end of each year until fully paid. The term is fixed for 6 months to repay the loan.

Permissible method of purchasing a car from the bank

Q: If one buys a car using the following method will it be permissible:

ABC person tells the bank to purchase the car from a dealer. A purchase & sale agreement is done between the dealer and the bank. Just say the bank buys the car for 100000 and then a purchase and sale agreement is made between the bank & I, that I purchase the car from the bank for 120000 fixed regardless of changes to the haraam interest rate. Theres 2 separate transactions. Will this type of deal be permissible?