What is the ruling on taking a loan from the state with the payment of an additional percentage upon repayment?
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Question:
He says: Our state gives us loans; it gives us loans and takes an additional percentage on them.
Answer:
This is riba (usury or interest). Riba is riba, whether it comes from the state, from individuals, from companies, or from banks. Riba is riba; it is not permissible. Allah the Exalted has forbidden it. So this loan on which a rate of two percent, or one percent, or less is taken is riba and is not permissible.
He says: Our state gives us loans; it gives us loans and takes an additional percentage on them.
Answer:
This is riba (usury or interest). Riba is riba, whether it comes from the state, from individuals, from companies, or from banks. Riba is riba; it is not permissible. Allah the Exalted has forbidden it. So this loan on which a rate of two percent, or one percent, or less is taken is riba and is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أخذ قرض من الدولة مع دفع نسبة زيادة عند السداد؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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