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ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Bāz

Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. 20th c. · Salafi school · Saudi Arabia. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Bāz

Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia

Salafi · 20th c.1910–1999 Saudi Arabia

On the core questions

3 of the 6 core questions are documented for this voice. Each carries its source.

Q1 · Is riba prohibited in Islam?

Prohibits

Source:Majmūʿ Fatāwā Ibn Bāz

Q2 · Is conventional bank interest the same as Qurʾānic riba?

Prohibits

Source:Majmūʿ Fatāwā Ibn Bāz

Q3 · Is a conventional mortgage permissible by necessity (ḍarūrah) in the West?

Prohibits

Source:Standing Committee Fatāwā (Saudi Arabia)

Positions are summarised conservatively from documented statements. A label reflects the scholar's strongest documented position; the nuance line captures the qualifiers. Verify against the cited source, and see the methodology for how these were formed.

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