Repaying a loan in a currency other than the loan currency
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I borrowed a sum from a person in Saudi riyals, is it permissible for me to repay it in a currency other than this one?
Answer:
From the perspective of currency exchange, there is nothing wrong with it. From the perspective of currency exchange, you repay him what is in your obligation in money with other money by exchanging it. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I borrowed a sum from a person in Saudi riyals, is it permissible for me to repay it in a currency other than this one?
Answer:
From the perspective of currency exchange, there is nothing wrong with it. From the perspective of currency exchange, you repay him what is in your obligation in money with other money by exchanging it. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438هـ — af.org.sa (40:58)
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