A man demanded his money from a debtor; is it permissible for him to take it from him from haram money he borrowed from the bank?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. I lent one of our colleagues a sum of money, and he bought a car with riba (usury or interest). He wanted to pay me back from the car amount. I asked him to pay me from his salary, and he said it is all under one number, all under one account number. So, is it permissible for me to be paid from it or not?
The Shaykh : If you pressured him until you forced him to borrow, then it is haram (forbidden) for you. But if he came to you on his own to pay, then accept it, for this is your right, and you have no blame regarding it, whether he obtained it through a haram (forbidden) means or a permissible means. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. From two paragraphs.
The Shaykh : Say two questions and be straightforward.
The questioner : Because you are refusing the question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If you pressured him until you forced him to borrow, then it is haram (forbidden) for you. But if he came to you on his own to pay, then accept it, for this is your right, and you have no blame regarding it, whether he obtained it through a haram (forbidden) means or a permissible means. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. From two paragraphs.
The Shaykh : Say two questions and be straightforward.
The questioner : Because you are refusing the question, O Shaykh.