Religion for a Disbelieving Government and Its Increase with the Length of Time
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person has a debt to a disbelieving government, and he is unable to pay the debt now. As the time passes, they increase the amount of the debt. The question is: if I pay them the amount, do I have to pay them these increases?
Answer:
We do not know. If they accept the principal, then it is obligatory for you to pay them the principal. If they force you to pay the increase and you are unable to get rid of it, then you are coerced.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person has a debt to a disbelieving government, and he is unable to pay the debt now. As the time passes, they increase the amount of the debt. The question is: if I pay them the amount, do I have to pay them these increases?
Answer:
We do not know. If they accept the principal, then it is obligatory for you to pay them the principal. If they force you to pay the increase and you are unable to get rid of it, then you are coerced.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 060 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الحجر / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:17)
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