Repaying a Debt When the Value of the Currency Decreases
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A man borrowed money, and then that currency decreased in value by half. If he comes to repay this money, does he have to double the value or not?
The Shaykh:
Who is he repaying?
The questioner:
Come on.
The Shaykh:
Even if the value changes.
The questioner:
Even if it decreases, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Unless he wishes to volunteer, may Allah reward him with good, and wants to give him a favor, for the best of people are those who are best in repaying their debts, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, because prices rise and fall, and work rises and falls,
The questioner:
True is the Great Allah.
The Shaykh:
He leaves it or not, there is no evidence for it, he leaves it or not. Yes. I am Saqr, Saqr I am. Suddenly, he owes nothing, if he is one who takes on burdens, or if he is one who takes on ordinary burdens. To be. The story of Abu Malik al-Ansari. Yes. The merchant who. Yes, and if he makes a mistake, he has no patience with it, if he is absent from the answer, and does not know its correctness, if he is absent from the third answer, his known supplications, but he does not know the correctness of the chain, it needs to be commanded, it needs to be reviewed,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A man borrowed money, and then that currency decreased in value by half. If he comes to repay this money, does he have to double the value or not?
The Shaykh:
Who is he repaying?
The questioner:
Come on.
The Shaykh:
Even if the value changes.
The questioner:
Even if it decreases, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Unless he wishes to volunteer, may Allah reward him with good, and wants to give him a favor, for the best of people are those who are best in repaying their debts, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, because prices rise and fall, and work rises and falls,
The questioner:
True is the Great Allah.
The Shaykh:
He leaves it or not, there is no evidence for it, he leaves it or not. Yes. I am Saqr, Saqr I am. Suddenly, he owes nothing, if he is one who takes on burdens, or if he is one who takes on ordinary burdens. To be. The story of Abu Malik al-Ansari. Yes. The merchant who. Yes, and if he makes a mistake, he has no patience with it, if he is absent from the answer, and does not know its correctness, if he is absent from the third answer, his known supplications, but he does not know the correctness of the chain, it needs to be commanded, it needs to be reviewed,
Source
شرح الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب، ذكر الله وفوائده : السادسة والثلاثون : الذكر وحقيقة النور الإلهي — islamhouse.com (11:14)
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