Settling a deferred debt in a different currency with an increase as an act of kindness
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Question:
The brother Fahd says: I bought a commodity from a person for a deferred price in Qatari riyals. When the due date arrived, I paid him the full price of the commodity at the current rate in Saudi riyals, and I added something from my own pocket as a kindness to him. Is that permissible?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. If you have a debt in your liability, you may repay it in a different currency. If you have a debt in a specific currency, and you repay it in a different currency of a different type, this falls under the category of currency exchange. If you add something without any condition, it is merely a kindness in repaying the debt, and that is a good thing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The brother Fahd says: I bought a commodity from a person for a deferred price in Qatari riyals. When the due date arrived, I paid him the full price of the commodity at the current rate in Saudi riyals, and I added something from my own pocket as a kindness to him. Is that permissible?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. If you have a debt in your liability, you may repay it in a different currency. If you have a debt in a specific currency, and you repay it in a different currency of a different type, this falls under the category of currency exchange. If you add something without any condition, it is merely a kindness in repaying the debt, and that is a good thing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/241 — archive.org (6:29)
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