The ruling on replacing old devices with new ones while paying the difference
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Question:
What is the ruling on replacing old electrical appliances with new ones while paying only the difference?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, there is nothing wrong with that, because this is not riba (usury or interest). Riba only occurs in the wealth for which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated that riba applies, or in things measured by analogy to them. As for the rest of the goods, tools, animals, and clothes, riba does not apply to them. It is permissible to sell a garment for another garment plus a few dirhams, to sell an animal for another animal plus a few dirhams, or a car for a car plus a few dirhams; there is nothing wrong with that, and this is not riba. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
What is the ruling on replacing old electrical appliances with new ones while paying only the difference?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, there is nothing wrong with that, because this is not riba (usury or interest). Riba only occurs in the wealth for which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated that riba applies, or in things measured by analogy to them. As for the rest of the goods, tools, animals, and clothes, riba does not apply to them. It is permissible to sell a garment for another garment plus a few dirhams, to sell an animal for another animal plus a few dirhams, or a car for a car plus a few dirhams; there is nothing wrong with that, and this is not riba. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/106 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:48)
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