{"_id":"6af23d941726f142c7bf4a5c","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it permissible to vote in favor of interest-bearing government bonds that fund public projects?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Conventional interest-bearing government bonds are generally considered haram due to riba. If a ballot measure proposes issuing such bonds to fund projects that benefit the public, such as affordable housing, would it be permissible to vote in favor of the measure despite the bonds involving interest?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"No, the fact they'll be used for public projects does not change the equation because the ends do not justify the means.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c23277c","tag":"Contemporary Life: Politics","count":41},{"_id":"68a50aaa2cc850e0af10384a","tag":"Finance: Interest","count":32}],"createdOn":"2026-11-09T21:39:32.398Z"}