The Ruling on Demanding a Debt from One Who Is Unable to Pay
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The listener Sam from Yemen says in his question: I thank you for this distinguished program. My question is: I gave my father a piece of land and said it is yours, but I still owe my father a sum of money, and he is demanding it from me, yet I am unable to pay it off. He says he will curse me. Is this considered undutifulness to parents? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you are unable to pay, then he should grant you a respite until you are able to pay. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:280] It is not permissible to demand payment from a poor person or one who is unable to pay until he finds what he needs to settle the obligation upon him. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The listener Sam from Yemen says in his question: I thank you for this distinguished program. My question is: I gave my father a piece of land and said it is yours, but I still owe my father a sum of money, and he is demanding it from me, yet I am unable to pay it off. He says he will curse me. Is this considered undutifulness to parents? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you are unable to pay, then he should grant you a respite until you are able to pay. Allah the Exalted said:
someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease
كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7495 — youtube.com (9:55)
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