Repaying a loan with an increase by an unconditioned promise
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person came to me and said, "Lend me one hundred riyals, and I will give you one hundred and twenty," without me making a condition on him. Is that permissible for us?
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. This is riba (usury or interest). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it established...
The Shaykh:
If it is conditioned, this is riba because it is conditioned. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person came to me and said, "Lend me one hundred riyals, and I will give you one hundred and twenty," without me making a condition on him. Is that permissible for us?
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. This is riba (usury or interest). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it established...
The Shaykh:
If it is conditioned, this is riba because it is conditioned. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438هـ — af.org.sa (44:09)
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