The Difference Between Salam and a Loan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I would like you to explain the permissible salam contract, with examples, and the difference between it and a loan.
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, all our speech has gone; there is no one to say it. The permissible salam is that he gives him dirhams in the assembly for food, or dates, or raisins, or oil, or any of the goods, deferred. When the term arrives, he brings him the goods he committed to. This is it. As for the loan, you give money to the needy person to meet his need, and he returns this loan to you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I would like you to explain the permissible salam contract, with examples, and the difference between it and a loan.
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, all our speech has gone; there is no one to say it. The permissible salam is that he gives him dirhams in the assembly for food, or dates, or raisins, or oil, or any of the goods, deferred. When the term arrives, he brings him the goods he committed to. This is it. As for the loan, you give money to the needy person to meet his need, and he returns this loan to you. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، أبواب السلم والقرض والرهن — islamhouse.com (8:03)
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