Rewarding the Lender with a Vacation in Exchange for the Loan
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Question:
The questioner says: I asked my son for a loan to build a house, and I told him I would reward him by giving him a vacation. He says: I asked my son for a loan to build a house, and I told him I would reward him by giving him a one-year vacation in addition to repaying the loan, even though my son did not make that a condition on me, and he said, “I will lend to you and I do not think about this matter.” What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to add to the loan a financial increase or an increase in benefit, such as a vacation. This is not permissible. A loan is a good loan without interest. Therefore, any increase or benefit stipulated in a loan is not permissible, and it is riba (usury or interest). Every loan that brings a benefit is riba. This is by consensus. So he lends to his father and does not ask him for an increase or a benefit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I asked my son for a loan to build a house, and I told him I would reward him by giving him a vacation. He says: I asked my son for a loan to build a house, and I told him I would reward him by giving him a one-year vacation in addition to repaying the loan, even though my son did not make that a condition on me, and he said, “I will lend to you and I do not think about this matter.” What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to add to the loan a financial increase or an increase in benefit, such as a vacation. This is not permissible. A loan is a good loan without interest. Therefore, any increase or benefit stipulated in a loan is not permissible, and it is riba (usury or interest). Every loan that brings a benefit is riba. This is by consensus. So he lends to his father and does not ask him for an increase or a benefit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام 07-07-1435هـ — af.org.sa (1:08:33)
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