The ruling on selling a house to one who pays its price with riba (usury or interest) money
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for me to sell my house to a man who pays me his due with money he borrowed from a riba bank?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to sell my house to a man who pays me his due with money he borrowed from a riba bank?
The Shaykh:
If you know that he is paying you with haram (forbidden) money, it is not permissible. If you cooperate with him in haram, it is not permissible. But if you do not know this, and the person has mixed money from halal (lawful) and haram, and you do not know whether what he pays you is from riba or from what is permissible, then this is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deal with the Jews, buying food from them, and they were cooperating in riba, but not everything the Jews had was riba; they had things in which there was no riba. So if a person has mixed money, it is permissible for you to eat from it and buy from it, except if you know and verify that this is haram, then it is not permissible for you to eat from it, buy from it, or sell to him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for me to sell my house to a man who pays me his due with money he borrowed from a riba bank?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to sell my house to a man who pays me his due with money he borrowed from a riba bank?
The Shaykh:
If you know that he is paying you with haram (forbidden) money, it is not permissible. If you cooperate with him in haram, it is not permissible. But if you do not know this, and the person has mixed money from halal (lawful) and haram, and you do not know whether what he pays you is from riba or from what is permissible, then this is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deal with the Jews, buying food from them, and they were cooperating in riba, but not everything the Jews had was riba; they had things in which there was no riba. So if a person has mixed money, it is permissible for you to eat from it and buy from it, except if you know and verify that this is haram, then it is not permissible for you to eat from it, buy from it, or sell to him. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب الربا — islamhouse.com (35:03)
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