My friend borrowed from me and then returned the amount with an increase. Is it permissible for me to accept it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My friend borrowed from me twice, and then in the third instance he returned the amount to me and added fifty riyals to it. Is it permissible for me to accept it?
Answer:
If it was a voluntary gift from him and you did not stipulate it as a condition, there is nothing wrong with it. This has been repeated to us and it is clear. The benefit or increase that is not stipulated in the loan contract is not a condition for the lender; rather, it is a voluntary gift from the borrower and a kind repayment, and there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My friend borrowed from me twice, and then in the third instance he returned the amount to me and added fifty riyals to it. Is it permissible for me to accept it?
Answer:
If it was a voluntary gift from him and you did not stipulate it as a condition, there is nothing wrong with it. This has been repeated to us and it is clear. The benefit or increase that is not stipulated in the loan contract is not a condition for the lender; rather, it is a voluntary gift from the borrower and a kind repayment, and there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1715 -3022] اقترض مني صديقي ثم أرجع لي المبلغ بزيادة، فهل يجوز لي أن أقبلها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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