If the value of the currency changes, does the value of the debt change?

The questioner : Right now, O Shaykh, I borrowed one hundred thousand Iraqi dinars from a person. The Iraqi dinar was, of course, low in value. Now the Iraqi dinar has risen. So, does this mean that I will return to him one hundred thousand dinars, and my need is that I will be unable to pay this amount, or should I measure it by gold, for example?

The Shaykh : Yes, you measure it, but you must also keep in mind the reverse: when the Iraqi dinar was more valuable than the Jordanian dinar.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : So I borrowed one thousand Iraqi dinars at that time.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Then it fell the well-known fall.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : So do I give him one thousand dinars, or do I give him the amount of gold that is equivalent to it at that time?

The questioner : The amount of gold that is equivalent to it at that time.

The Shaykh : This is the answer.

The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.

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The Shaykh : No, there is no room for that.

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