Debt and Loan: Borrowing with Interest from Non-Muslims Due to Financial Necessity
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Debt and Loan: Borrowing with Interest from Non-Muslims Due to Financial Necessity
English:
Question #1763:
Because of lack of funds, the majority of Muslims find themselves forced to borrow money from non-Muslims and pay it back with interest. Is this shar‘ī?
Answer #1763:
The ribā-bearing loan is absolutely ḥarām even if it is procured from a non-Muslim. However, the loan deed is correct in principle.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Debt and Loan