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Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo

American scholar & Sharīʿah advisor. Contemporary · Comparative school · USA. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo

American scholar & Sharīʿah advisor

Comparative · Contemporary USA

Long-serving Sharīʿah advisor to global Islamic-finance institutions and a translator of fatāwā on finance.

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:Compendium of Sharīʿah rulings on finance

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

Prohibits

Source:Published advisory work

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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