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Must the exact amount be paid back?

Published as Giving a little extra when paying back a loan

· 8 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person has a debt owing to another person and they pay them back a little more than they originally owed them, e.g they owed £90 but gave them £100 back, out of nothing more than goodness, is this considered riba? Must the exact amount be paid back?

Answer

If this is not a practice in vogue and it is not conditional then it is not riba.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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