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Islamic Fiqh Council — Muslim World League (Makkah)

Global fatwa council (al-Majmaʿ al-Fiqhī, Makkah). 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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Islamic Fiqh Council — Muslim World League (Makkah)

Global fatwa council (al-Majmaʿ al-Fiqhī, Makkah)

Body · Contemporary Saudi Arabia

Makkah-based council of senior scholars; has ruled that conventional bank interest is the prohibited 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:MWL Fiqh Council resolutions

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

Prohibits

Source:MWL Fiqh Council resolution on bank interest

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