{"id":490,"date":"2026-07-24T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=490"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:56:14","slug":"is-not-charging-interest-on-a-loan-part-of-sharia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=490","title":{"rendered":"is not charging interest on a loan part of sharia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, <mark>the prohibition of charging or paying interest, known as <strong>riba<\/strong>, is a core and fundamental part of Sharia law and Islamic finance<\/mark>.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tycfinance.com\/eninfoc_details\/id\/150\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key Aspects of the Prohibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Definition of Riba<\/strong>: Refers to any predetermined excess or interest charged over and above the principal amount on a loan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Religious Source<\/strong>: Forbidden explicitly through verses in the Quran and traditions (Hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethical Rationale<\/strong>: Viewed as exploitative and unjust because it guarantees a risk-free return to the lender while placing all the financial burden and risk on the borrower.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, the prohibition of charging or paying interest, known as riba, is a core and fundamental part of Sharia law and Islamic finance.&nbsp; Key Aspects of the Prohibition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}