Ruling on exchanging nine coins for ten paper notes
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This questioner did not mention his name in this message. He says: What is the ruling on taking coins for the purpose of exchanging them for paper notes, given that I take nine coins for ten paper notes with a profit of one riyal? Is this forbidden? I note that many people deal in this way. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: There is scholarly disagreement among the scholars in the present age, and the best course is to leave that alone. The most cautious path for the believer is to take ten for ten, and one hundred for one hundred; this is the most cautious. As for its being forbidden, there is deliberation on that, but the most cautious path for the believer is to leave it, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam) and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 16:32 So if he leaves that and takes ten for ten, one hundred for one hundred, because they are all riyals, this will be more cautious. Yes.
Answer: There is scholarly disagreement among the scholars in the present age, and the best course is to leave that alone. The most cautious path for the believer is to take ten for ten, and one hundred for one hundred; this is the most cautious. As for its being forbidden, there is deliberation on that, but the most cautious path for the believer is to leave it, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكSo he, who saves himself from these doubtful things, saves his religion and his honor
من اتقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه وعرضه
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