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Riba (interest) — the complete topic hub
Riba is the most-cited reason a product fails shariah review. This hub gathers every ruling and explainer on where riba shows up in modern retail trading.
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Overview
Riba al-nasi'ah (time-based interest on debt) covers overnight forex swaps, margin financing, conventional bond yields, crypto lending APY, and perpetual funding rates. Riba al-fadl (unequal same-commodity exchanges) governs gold-for-gold and currency-for-same-currency trades. Both are absolutely prohibited.
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Guides (26)
Forex
Is forex trading halal? A scholar-aware guide
Brokers
Is LiquidBrokers halal? A scholar-aware review
Forex accounts
What makes a forex account halal? The five account-level tests
Swap-free
What is a swap-free account? How it works and what it does not fix
Trading costs
Is holding a trade overnight halal? Rollover and swap explained
Trading costs
Are spreads and commissions halal? Broker fees in Islam
CFDs
Is CFD trading halal? The Shariah verdict on contracts for difference
Margin
Is margin trading halal? Interest, collateral and liquidation
Trading methods
Is short selling halal? Selling what you do not own
Gold
Is gold trading halal? Spot, XAUUSD, CFDs and leverage
Trading methods
Is scalping halal? Short holding periods and Shariah
Trading methods
Is copy trading halal? Delegation, responsibility and fees
Swap-free
Swap-free vs Islamic account: are they the same thing?
Spread betting
Is spread betting halal? The UK question answered
Leverage
Is leverage halal? 1:10 to 1:500 explained
Platforms
Is MetaTrader 5 halal? What the platform decides and what it doesn't
Swap-free
How to verify a swap-free trading account in 20 minutes
Trading costs
Are administration fees on Islamic accounts riba?
Swap-free
Forex rollover and riba: what happens at 5pm New York
Trading methods
Is algorithmic trading halal? Bots, EAs and automation
Indices
Is index trading halal? Screening, CFDs and the alternative
Swap-free
Are swap-free accounts really interest-free? Four ways the charge comes back
Day trading
Is day trading halal? Scholars, speed, and speculation
Crypto
Is crypto trading halal? Bitcoin, altcoins, and the Shariah debate
Trading costs
Triple swap Wednesday: why the charge triples, and what it means
Stocks
Is stock trading halal? Screening, dividends, and purification
Fatwas (11)
Forex
Are forex overnight swap fees riba?
Trading style
Is margin trading halal?
Forex
Is spot forex trading halal?
Forex
Is using leverage in trading halal?
Crypto
Are crypto futures and perpetuals halal?
Trading style
Is day trading halal?
Crypto
Is crypto staking halal?
Stocks
Is buying stocks halal?
Stocks
Are stock dividends halal?
Commodities
Is trading gold halal?
Stocks
Is short selling halal?
Verdicts (6)
Comparisons (3)
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