A person bought a machine for a certain amount, then the bank added to it, and he did not know that it was riba (usury or interest) until he learned of it later. What is the ruling?
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The questioner : This questioner says: My father bought a plow for thirty thousand riyals.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A plow, for thirty thousand riyals, and then the bank added five thousand riyals to it. My father did not know that it was riba (usury or interest), and now he knows the ruling. What is the solution?
The Shaykh : There is no solution now, because this questioner’s father is the one who was wronged; he is the one to whom this increase was added. However, if this person were the one who took the increase, we would say: Do not take the increase; leave it with its owner. If you did take it, give it in charity to rid yourself of it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A plow, for thirty thousand riyals, and then the bank added five thousand riyals to it. My father did not know that it was riba (usury or interest), and now he knows the ruling. What is the solution?
The Shaykh : There is no solution now, because this questioner’s father is the one who was wronged; he is the one to whom this increase was added. However, if this person were the one who took the increase, we would say: Do not take the increase; leave it with its owner. If you did take it, give it in charity to rid yourself of it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.