Renouncing part of a debt, then retracting: What is the ruling on that?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person was asking me for some money, and he said to me, "I am waiving that money," then he went back on his words and started demanding it from me. So...
Answer:
If it is proven that he waived it, he is bound by that; because the money in your possession has been received, and a gift, once received, is binding. So if it is proven that he waived it, he has no right to retract.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person was asking me for some money, and he said to me, "I am waiving that money," then he went back on his words and started demanding it from me. So...
Answer:
If it is proven that he waived it, he is bound by that; because the money in your possession has been received, and a gift, once received, is binding. So if it is proven that he waived it, he has no right to retract.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1305 -2802] تنازل عن بعض دينه، ثم تراجع، ما حكم ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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