A man who used to buy narcotics on credit, then repented: Is he obligated to pay off the debt?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person used to use narcotics and then repented. He used to borrow money from people who sold them to him. Now he is asking your eminence that he has not paid these people, so what is the ruling on his action?
Answer:
If they demand it, they go to the court. If they demand it, he does not give them anything except from the judge. If the judge obligates him to do so, then it is in his liability and the judge’s liability.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person used to use narcotics and then repented. He used to borrow money from people who sold them to him. Now he is asking your eminence that he has not paid these people, so what is the ruling on his action?
Answer:
If they demand it, they go to the court. If they demand it, he does not give them anything except from the judge. If the judge obligates him to do so, then it is in his liability and the judge’s liability.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [170 -2802] رجل كان يشتري المخدرات دينا ثم تاب، هل يجب عليه سداد الدين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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