Money the father gave as a riba loan
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father gave me a sum of money to buy land, as a help from him. He says, but this money was taken by my father from a riba (usury or interest) loan. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to return this amount to my father and not benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
He says: My father gave me a sum of money to buy land for me, as a help from him, but this money he gave me was taken from a riba loan. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to return this amount to my father and not benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
No, put it in a project that benefits people so you get rid of it, by way of getting rid of it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father gave me a sum of money to buy land, as a help from him. He says, but this money was taken by my father from a riba (usury or interest) loan. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to return this amount to my father and not benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
He says: My father gave me a sum of money to buy land for me, as a help from him, but this money he gave me was taken from a riba loan. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to return this amount to my father and not benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
No, put it in a project that benefits people so you get rid of it, by way of getting rid of it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (59:53)
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