Is it permissible to take an interest-bearing loan from orphan care associations?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We want to ask you about the orphan care home.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it forbidden or permissible?
The Shaykh : What do you know about what is in it?
The questioner : They buy us goods from it.
The Shaykh : What do you know about what is in it, what do you know about how they deal with it, what do you know about how they raise the orphans? This is a vague question.
The questioner : They take the orphans' money and invest it, so the one who wants to take a loan from them, they do not give him money; they go and buy the items for him.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what about the one who wants to get married? How can he wait, for example, instead of saving sixty pounds from his salary every month for three years? If he is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, he would have to wait another five years to pay the mahr, and he would become old and disabled, or should he take a loan and settle his affairs?
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, that he takes a loan through haram?
The questioner : What is the value of waiting five years, for example?
The Shaykh : Meaning, he starts his life with haram? Is it better to obey Allah:[At-Talaq 65:2-3].
The questioner : There is no solution now except haram!
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah, this is not for a Muslim.
The questioner : Okay, what is the solution in your view, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I have no solution, fear Allah and that is all.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We want to ask you about the orphan care home.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it forbidden or permissible?
The Shaykh : What do you know about what is in it?
The questioner : They buy us goods from it.
The Shaykh : What do you know about what is in it, what do you know about how they deal with it, what do you know about how they raise the orphans? This is a vague question.
The questioner : They take the orphans' money and invest it, so the one who wants to take a loan from them, they do not give him money; they go and buy the items for him.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what about the one who wants to get married? How can he wait, for example, instead of saving sixty pounds from his salary every month for three years? If he is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, he would have to wait another five years to pay the mahr, and he would become old and disabled, or should he take a loan and settle his affairs?
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, that he takes a loan through haram?
The questioner : What is the value of waiting five years, for example?
The Shaykh : Meaning, he starts his life with haram? Is it better to obey Allah:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُThe questioner : There is no solution now except haram!
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah, this is not for a Muslim.
The questioner : Okay, what is the solution in your view, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I have no solution, fear Allah and that is all.
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