Does a debt fall off a disbeliever when he embraces Islam?
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Question:
If a disbeliever embraces Islam, does the debt remain upon him?
Answer:
Yes, people's debts remain. He gives them back if he knows them. Islam does not cancel a debt. He gives people their rights. Islam cancels the right of Allah, so Allah forgives all the evil that came before. But if he has people's money in trust, or their rights, or a debt, he must pay it.
Q: What if they are far away?
A: He sends it to them by the means by which he hopes it will reach them.
Q: What if they are hostile disbelievers, and he had borrowed from them before he embraced Islam?
A: Even so, it appears that he gives them their rights.
If a disbeliever embraces Islam, does the debt remain upon him?
Answer:
Yes, people's debts remain. He gives them back if he knows them. Islam does not cancel a debt. He gives people their rights. Islam cancels the right of Allah, so Allah forgives all the evil that came before. But if he has people's money in trust, or their rights, or a debt, he must pay it.
Q: What if they are far away?
A: He sends it to them by the means by which he hopes it will reach them.
Q: What if they are hostile disbelievers, and he had borrowed from them before he embraced Islam?
A: Even so, it appears that he gives them their rights.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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