A woman built her house with riba (usury or interest), and I issued a ruling that she should give away the cost of its construction as charity. Is it permissible for her to give this to her poor sister?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman built her house with riba (usury or interest) money, and I issued a ruling that she should leave the house and not demolish it, and give away the cost of its construction as charity. Is it permissible for her to give this money to her poor sister?
Answer:
Who issued the ruling for her? I do not know who issued the ruling for her. If it is a trusted authority for fatwas, she should act upon it. She gives it to a poor person, whether her sister or someone else. It is not as a charity, but as a way to get rid of the riba (usury or interest). She gets rid of the riba (usury or interest). Yes, and she has no reward in it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman built her house with riba (usury or interest) money, and I issued a ruling that she should leave the house and not demolish it, and give away the cost of its construction as charity. Is it permissible for her to give this money to her poor sister?
Answer:
Who issued the ruling for her? I do not know who issued the ruling for her. If it is a trusted authority for fatwas, she should act upon it. She gives it to a poor person, whether her sister or someone else. It is not as a charity, but as a way to get rid of the riba (usury or interest). She gets rid of the riba (usury or interest). Yes, and she has no reward in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [251 -3022] امرأة بنت بيتها من الربا وقد أفتيت بأن تتصدق بثمن بنائه، فهل تتصدق به على أختها الفقيرة؟ — youtube.com
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