Lending to needy non-Muslims
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to lend to some needy non-Muslims?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to lend to non-Muslims if they have a treaty and safe conduct with us. We deal with them in sales, purchases, loans, and other permissible transactions. We lend to them when they are in need, and they lend to us when we are in need. This is among the transactions that are permissible between Muslims and non-Muslims. Yes, but without riba (usury or interest), because the loan commonly known today is mostly bank loans, and that is riba, which is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to lend to some needy non-Muslims?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to lend to non-Muslims if they have a treaty and safe conduct with us. We deal with them in sales, purchases, loans, and other permissible transactions. We lend to them when they are in need, and they lend to us when we are in need. This is among the transactions that are permissible between Muslims and non-Muslims. Yes, but without riba (usury or interest), because the loan commonly known today is mostly bank loans, and that is riba, which is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [51] — alfawzan.live (1:07:07)
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