Which is better: abandoning a personal right or demanding it?
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Question:
The listener 'Abd al-'Aziz has a question in which he says: Which is better? Abandoning my personal right and waiving it in pursuit of the reward with Allah the Exalted, or demanding it?
Answer:
If[Al-Baqarah 2:282] is unable to pay, then forgiving him is better; it becomes a charity, it becomes a charity on your behalf. And if the one who owes the debt is well-off, then you have a choice: if you wish, you may demand your right, and if you wish, you may be lenient in that matter, and being lenient is better. Yes.
The listener 'Abd al-'Aziz has a question in which he says: Which is better? Abandoning my personal right and waiving it in pursuit of the reward with Allah the Exalted, or demanding it?
Answer:
If
the one who has the obligation
كَانَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7500 — youtube.com (10:23)
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