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DSN-MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council)

National Sharīʿah Board, Indonesia. Contemporary · Body school · Indonesia. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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DSN-MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council)

National Sharīʿah Board, Indonesia

Body · Contemporary Indonesia

The Sharīʿah board of the world's largest Muslim-majority nation; issued a fatwa that conventional bank interest is riba.

On the core questions

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

Q1 · Is riba prohibited in Islam?

Prohibits

Source:DSN-MUI fatāwā

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

Prohibits

Source:MUI fatwa on bank interest (2004)

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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