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Mufti Muhammad Rafi Usmani

Late President, Dār al-ʿUlūm Karachi (d. 2022). Contemporary · Hanafi school · Pakistan. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Mufti Muhammad Rafi Usmani

Late President, Dār al-ʿUlūm Karachi (d. 2022)

Hanafi · Contemporary Pakistan

Senior Pakistani muftī (brother of Mufti Taqi Usmani); upheld the mainstream position 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:Fatāwā

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

Prohibits

Source:Dār al-ʿUlūm Karachi rulings

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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