2 articles tagged “Riba”

Yes, interest on a savings account is riba. What to do with interest already received, how to read a Kenyan bank or M-Shwari statement, and the halal savings options with printed profit rates.

HELB's undergraduate loan carries 4% interest and a KES 1,000 yearly ledger fee, which makes it a riba contract; the scholarship and bursary parts are grants. The fiqh positions, the printed terms and the halal routes.