Helping a Mother Get Rid of a Riba Loan
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The questioner:
This questioner says: My mother took out a loan to buy a house for herself, but it was a riba (usury or interest) loan.
The Shaykh:
My mother.
The questioner:
My mother took out a loan to buy a house for herself, but it was a riba loan. Is it permissible for me to help her get rid of this debt?
The Shaykh:
This debt is not valid; as long as it is a riba loan, it is forbidden. It is forbidden, and you should not help her with anything that is forbidden. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he said that his mother is not a Muslim.
The Shaykh:
Riba is forbidden for the Muslim and the non-Muslim alike. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: My mother took out a loan to buy a house for herself, but it was a riba (usury or interest) loan.
The Shaykh:
My mother.
The questioner:
My mother took out a loan to buy a house for herself, but it was a riba loan. Is it permissible for me to help her get rid of this debt?
The Shaykh:
This debt is not valid; as long as it is a riba loan, it is forbidden. It is forbidden, and you should not help her with anything that is forbidden. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he said that his mother is not a Muslim.
The Shaykh:
Riba is forbidden for the Muslim and the non-Muslim alike. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-01-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:04:57)
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