Written on a laundry sign: Pay 50 riyals and we will serve you for 65 riyals. Is there any religious prohibition in this?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I entered a laundry and found a sign inside that read: "Special offer: Pay 50 riyals and we will serve you for 65 riyals." Is there any religious prohibition in this?
The Shaykh:
I entered a laundry and found a sign inside that read: "Special offer." I found a sign.
The questioner:
And I found a sign inside that read: "Special offer: Pay 50 riyals and we will serve you for 65 riyals." Is there any religious prohibition in this?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you pay 50 and ask for an increase on it, this is riba (usury or interest). This is riba, and it is not permissible. Yes, and their intention is that they want to use it to obtain amounts from people, hoping for the increase, and then they return to them some of their money from their own funds. This is riba, and it is not permissible. You pay coins and take coins in return with an increase. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I entered a laundry and found a sign inside that read: "Special offer: Pay 50 riyals and we will serve you for 65 riyals." Is there any religious prohibition in this?
The Shaykh:
I entered a laundry and found a sign inside that read: "Special offer." I found a sign.
The questioner:
And I found a sign inside that read: "Special offer: Pay 50 riyals and we will serve you for 65 riyals." Is there any religious prohibition in this?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you pay 50 and ask for an increase on it, this is riba (usury or interest). This is riba, and it is not permissible. Yes, and their intention is that they want to use it to obtain amounts from people, hoping for the increase, and then they return to them some of their money from their own funds. This is riba, and it is not permissible. You pay coins and take coins in return with an increase. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3464- 4717] مكتوب في مغسلة ملابس: ادفع 50 ريالاً ونخدمك بـ 65 ريالاً فهل في ذلك محظور شرعي؟ — youtube.com
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