The ruling on one who has become entangled in riba (usury or interest) loans and is paying off their installments
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One who has become entangled in riba loans, and up to now he is still dealing with them,
The Shaykh:
And it is
The questioner:
up to now he is paying them in installments. He says: So what is the solution?
The Shaykh:
The solution is that there is no solution for him if he wants them to forgive him and end the matter by waiving the riba installments from him; otherwise, they will compel him to pay them, and he is the one who entangled himself in that. Yes. A questioner before this said that he entered into riba dealings, but after he became entangled, he has no recourse except that they forgive him. He should repent to Allah and leave this matter. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One who has become entangled in riba loans, and up to now he is still dealing with them,
The Shaykh:
And it is
The questioner:
up to now he is paying them in installments. He says: So what is the solution?
The Shaykh:
The solution is that there is no solution for him if he wants them to forgive him and end the matter by waiving the riba installments from him; otherwise, they will compel him to pay them, and he is the one who entangled himself in that. Yes. A questioner before this said that he entered into riba dealings, but after he became entangled, he has no recourse except that they forgive him. He should repent to Allah and leave this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 16 — youtube.com (29:31)
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