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Mahmud Shaltūt

Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar (1958–1963). 20th c. · Reformist school · Egypt. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Mahmud Shaltūt

Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar (1958–1963)

Reformist · 20th c.1893–1963 Egypt

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:al-Fatāwā

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

Prohibits

Authored some of the most influential 20th century rulings affirming bank interest as riba.

Source:al-Fatāwā

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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