I took a car on an installment plan with a promise of ownership, and I did not know it was forbidden. What is my obligation now?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I took a car on an installment plan with a promise of ownership, and I did not know the ruling until I heard from you that it is riba (usury or interest). What is my obligation? He says: I took a car on an installment plan with a promise of ownership, and I did not know its ruling until I heard from you that it is riba. What is my obligation in this matter?
Answer:
The installment plan, the lease ending in ownership, this is what the Committee of Senior Scholars prohibited. The drafting of the project by the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah honor them with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I took a car on an installment plan with a promise of ownership, and I did not know the ruling until I heard from you that it is riba (usury or interest). What is my obligation? He says: I took a car on an installment plan with a promise of ownership, and I did not know its ruling until I heard from you that it is riba. What is my obligation in this matter?
Answer:
The installment plan, the lease ending in ownership, this is what the Committee of Senior Scholars prohibited. The drafting of the project by the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah honor them with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2613 -3022] أخذت سيارة بنظام القسط مع الوعد بالتمليك ولم أكن أعلم بحرمتها فماذا علي الآن؟ — youtube.com
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