A man came to me wanting me to exchange one hundred riyals for him, but I only had ninety-six, so he said the rest is a gift for you. Is there anything wrong with this?
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Question:
A man came to me wanting me to exchange one hundred riyals for him, yes. I had only ninety-six riyals, so he said, "Give me what you have, and the rest is a gift from me to you." Is this action valid?
Answer:
There is no harm, if it is a gift and he waives the rest, there is no harm. But if you made a condition with him, saying, "I will not give it to you unless you lower this for me," that is riba (usury or interest). But if you did not make a condition with him, and he waived the rest for you, there is no harm in that, yes.
A man came to me wanting me to exchange one hundred riyals for him, yes. I had only ninety-six riyals, so he said, "Give me what you have, and the rest is a gift from me to you." Is this action valid?
Answer:
There is no harm, if it is a gift and he waives the rest, there is no harm. But if you made a condition with him, saying, "I will not give it to you unless you lower this for me," that is riba (usury or interest). But if you did not make a condition with him, and he waived the rest for you, there is no harm in that, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 426 - جائني رجل يريد أن أصرف له مئة ريال وعندي 96 فقط فقال الباقي هدية لك فهل علي شيء؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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