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Saudi Permanent Committee (al-Lajnah al-Dāʾimah)

Saudi standing committee for fatwa & research. Contemporary · Body school · Saudi Arabia. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Saudi Permanent Committee (al-Lajnah al-Dāʾimah)

Saudi standing committee for fatwa & research

Body · Contemporary Saudi Arabia

Official Saudi fatwa committee; holds that conventional bank interest is riba and impermissible.

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:Fatāwā al-Lajnah al-Dāʾimah

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

Prohibits

Source:Fatāwā al-Lajnah al-Dāʾimah

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

Prohibits

Permits the prohibited only under genuine, narrowly-construed ḍarūrah.

Source:Fatāwā al-Lajnah al-Dāʾimah

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