{"id":28453,"date":"2023-09-12T21:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=28453"},"modified":"2023-09-12T21:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:06:17","slug":"where-can-interest-money-be-discharged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/where-can-interest-money-be-discharged\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Can Interest Money Be Discharged?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 06757<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Abdel Sheik Abdel Ahad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Where can interest money be discharged? Local charity-non Muslim E.g. help the aged air ambulance. Can it be used to pay vet bills?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There appear to be two divergent opinions held regarding the proper disposal of such wealth:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The first opinion is that, as this is a form of obligatory charity, the rightful recipients of such wealth are only those that satisfy the criterion of eligibility to receive zak\u0101t <\/em>and other obligatory forms of charity as enumerated in the Holy Qur\u02be\u0101n.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    It is also necessary that the recipients are granted both ownership and possession of the wealth. According to this opinion, it is not permitted to utilise such wealth directly in public welfare projects, such as building roads, bridges, public toilets, etc. This opinion has been favoured by the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Mu\u1e25ammad Shaf\u012b\u02bfra<\/em>\u1e25<\/em>imahull\u0101h <\/em>[see: Imd\u0101d al-Muftiyy\u012bn, p. 454],<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Which is more about a cautious approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. The second opinion is that in addition the destitute, it is permitted to utilise such wealth directly in public welfare projects, such as building roads, bridges, public toilets, etc. According to this opinion, such wealth takes the ruling of luqa<\/em>\u1e6d<\/em>ah <\/em>\u2013 lost property which is considered s<\/em>adaqah n\u0101filah <\/em>– optional charity on behalf of the rightful owner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Optional charity does not require taml\u012bk al-fuqar\u0101<\/em>\u02be<\/em> \u2013 granting of ownership to the destitute; therefore, this is also not a requirement for the donation of unlawful wealth. \u02bfAll\u0101mah Zafar A\u1e25mad Usm\u0101n\u012b ra<\/em>\u1e25<\/em>imahull\u0101h <\/em>has expressly ascribed this opinion to \u1e24ak\u012bmul Ummah Mol\u0101n\u0101 Ashraf \u02bfAl\u012b Th\u0101nav\u012b ra<\/em>\u1e25<\/em>imahull\u0101h <\/em>see Imd\u0101d al-A\u1e25k\u0101m [The Book of Zak\u0101t, 3:47].[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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      This second opinion is more accommodating.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      It is permissible to give interest money to a non-Muslim if they are poor, although, to spend it on needy Muslims will be more appropriate.[see Fatawa Rahimiyah vol9 P279 Question318]<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Written by ML Abu Safwaan<\/span><\/p>\n

      Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

      Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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      [1]<\/a> Categories of Unlawful Wealth and the Correct Disposal of Unlawful Income By Mufti Zubair Butt<\/span><\/p>\n

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