Repaying a loan in the currency after its value has dropped
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lent a person one million, or I lent a person two million Syrian pounds. Due to the current political circumstances, the purchasing power of this currency has dropped significantly. He wants to pay me the money at the current purchasing value. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Either you accept it, or you go to the court, or you go to a judge to settle the matter between you. As for me, I do not settle matters between you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lent a person one million, or I lent a person two million Syrian pounds. Due to the current political circumstances, the purchasing power of this currency has dropped significantly. He wants to pay me the money at the current purchasing value. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Either you accept it, or you go to the court, or you go to a judge to settle the matter between you. As for me, I do not settle matters between you.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (1:15:29)
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