Is it permissible for a creditor to keep the amount exceeding the debt until he requests it?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person borrowed four hundred riyals from me, then he gave me five hundred. He says: A person borrowed four hundred riyals from me,
The Shaykh:
I mean, hypothetically. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he gave me five hundred, and I did not have any currency exchange available, so he said, "Keep it with you, and I will take it from you later." Is this permissible, or is it necessary to exchange the currency immediately? The meaning.
The Shaykh:
Either he grants you permission for the hundred, which becomes a good deed, or you go with him to the exchange office, exchange the money, give him his right, and take your right. It is not permissible to separate while there is an exchange difference between you.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person borrowed four hundred riyals from me, then he gave me five hundred. He says: A person borrowed four hundred riyals from me,
The Shaykh:
I mean, hypothetically. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he gave me five hundred, and I did not have any currency exchange available, so he said, "Keep it with you, and I will take it from you later." Is this permissible, or is it necessary to exchange the currency immediately? The meaning.
The Shaykh:
Either he grants you permission for the hundred, which becomes a good deed, or you go with him to the exchange office, exchange the money, give him his right, and take your right. It is not permissible to separate while there is an exchange difference between you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للدائن إبقاء ما زاد عن مبلغ الدّين لحين طلبه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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