Ruling on exchanging a car for a car with an additional amount of money
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on exchanging a car for a car, where one of the parties adds an amount of money to the other, and does this fall under riba (usury or interest)?
The Shaykh:
No, there is nothing wrong with this. He sells the car for a lesser car and gives the other party money along with the better car in exchange for its superiority over the other. There is nothing wrong with that. This is not riba. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and Honorable.
The Shaykh:
Selling cars to one another does not fall under [riba]. If you sell a car for two cars or ten, that causes no harm.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on exchanging a car for a car, where one of the parties adds an amount of money to the other, and does this fall under riba (usury or interest)?
The Shaykh:
No, there is nothing wrong with this. He sells the car for a lesser car and gives the other party money along with the better car in exchange for its superiority over the other. There is nothing wrong with that. This is not riba. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and Honorable.
The Shaykh:
Selling cars to one another does not fall under [riba]. If you sell a car for two cars or ten, that causes no harm.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:01:37)
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