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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on penalty clauses in bank loans?

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Some banks do not take interest, but they include a penalty clause if the borrower delays repayment?
This is the riba of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. It says: if the term arrives and you do not pay me, you will increase [the debt]. This is the riba of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance: either you increase [the debt] or you pay.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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