The Ruling on Repaying a Debt with Goods
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the validity and nature of this sale? A man borrowed a sum of money from his brother for a specific term. When the term arrived, he said to him, “I do not have any dirhams, but I have this good.” So he took it for the dirhams he had borrowed from him, even if it was of lower value.
The presenter:
For example.
Answer:
This is a deviation, but there is no harm in it. He had a debt of dirhams upon him, and he settled it with food or something or a good. This is a deviation, but there is no harm. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the validity and nature of this sale? A man borrowed a sum of money from his brother for a specific term. When the term arrived, he said to him, “I do not have any dirhams, but I have this good.” So he took it for the dirhams he had borrowed from him, even if it was of lower value.
The presenter:
For example.
Answer:
This is a deviation, but there is no harm in it. He had a debt of dirhams upon him, and he settled it with food or something or a good. This is a deviation, but there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/69 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (12:40)
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