If a person buys a commodity on installment and it becomes clear to him that the method in which the transaction was carried out is not permissible or is forbidden, how should he act?
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The questioner : If a person buys a commodity on installment and it becomes clear to him that the method in which the transaction was carried out is not permissible or is forbidden, how should he act?
The Shaykh : If it is possible to return the sale, he should return it. If it is not possible, he should seek forgiveness from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and not do it again. Then, if he is the one who took the excess, he should return the excess to its owner, whether he did so out of ignorance or with knowledge. If he did so with knowledge, he should give the excess in charity to rid himself of it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. This is a female questioner.
The Shaykh : If it is possible to return the sale, he should return it. If it is not possible, he should seek forgiveness from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and not do it again. Then, if he is the one who took the excess, he should return the excess to its owner, whether he did so out of ignorance or with knowledge. If he did so with knowledge, he should give the excess in charity to rid himself of it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. This is a female questioner.