Ruling on the sale of discount cards
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Question:
There is a company that sells cards to people. The value of the card is one hundred and fifty or more, and the holder of this card receives a discount at some hospitals, stations, and many commercial establishments that have an agreement with this company?
Answer:
We mentioned this in the Committee, and we wrote about it that it is not permissible. It reached us, and for a long time, I and the Permanent Committee wrote about it, declaring it blameworthy; because it is riba (usury or interest). They hand over one hundred and fifty, and in return, they may benefit by hundreds.
There is a company that sells cards to people. The value of the card is one hundred and fifty or more, and the holder of this card receives a discount at some hospitals, stations, and many commercial establishments that have an agreement with this company?
Answer:
We mentioned this in the Committee, and we wrote about it that it is not permissible. It reached us, and for a long time, I and the Permanent Committee wrote about it, declaring it blameworthy; because it is riba (usury or interest). They hand over one hundred and fifty, and in return, they may benefit by hundreds.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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