Lending to Disbelievers
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to lend to disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
To those in need, yes, it is permissible to lend to disbelievers if they have a treaty and are under safe conduct. We deal with them in sales, purchases, loans, and other permissible transactions. There is nothing wrong with that. We lend to them if they are in need, and they lend to us if we are in need. This is among the transactions that are permissible between Muslims and disbelievers. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Without riba (usury or interest), because the loan commonly practiced today is mostly bank loans, and that is riba, which is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to lend to disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
To those in need, yes, it is permissible to lend to disbelievers if they have a treaty and are under safe conduct. We deal with them in sales, purchases, loans, and other permissible transactions. There is nothing wrong with that. We lend to them if they are in need, and they lend to us if we are in need. This is among the transactions that are permissible between Muslims and disbelievers. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Without riba (usury or interest), because the loan commonly practiced today is mostly bank loans, and that is riba, which is not permissible.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 053-السلم والرهن والقرض - 9-8-23 هـ — archive.org (1:11:09)
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