The Ruling on Giving Riba as Charity
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Question:
He has a second question, saying: Is it permissible to give a person in debt from a riba (usury or interest) loan?
Answer:
It is not permissible to give charity or donate riba, because riba is strictly forbidden, and it is illicit gain. It is not permissible for you to take possession of it, nor to use it to meet your needs, nor to give it as charity; because it is illicit and forbidden. However, if a person used to deal in riba, then repented to Allah with a sincere repentance and did not return to riba, and he has accumulated wealth that he gathered from riba and wants to get rid of it, there is no harm in his donating it to those in need or putting it into charitable projects, as a means of getting rid of it, not as a means of charity or because you will have a reward in this. Rather, it is a means of getting rid of the money, because this is in the ruling of lost money that has no owner. This applies to the one who repented from riba and has accumulated wealth from which he wants to get rid. As for the one who says, "I work with riba, and I do not eat from riba, and I do not take it, but I give it as charity," this is not permissible; it is not permissible for him to do that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He has a second question, saying: Is it permissible to give a person in debt from a riba (usury or interest) loan?
Answer:
It is not permissible to give charity or donate riba, because riba is strictly forbidden, and it is illicit gain. It is not permissible for you to take possession of it, nor to use it to meet your needs, nor to give it as charity; because it is illicit and forbidden. However, if a person used to deal in riba, then repented to Allah with a sincere repentance and did not return to riba, and he has accumulated wealth that he gathered from riba and wants to get rid of it, there is no harm in his donating it to those in need or putting it into charitable projects, as a means of getting rid of it, not as a means of charity or because you will have a reward in this. Rather, it is a means of getting rid of the money, because this is in the ruling of lost money that has no owner. This applies to the one who repented from riba and has accumulated wealth from which he wants to get rid. As for the one who says, "I work with riba, and I do not eat from riba, and I do not take it, but I give it as charity," this is not permissible; it is not permissible for him to do that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/224 — archive.org (9:48)
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