Debt and Loan: Legitimacy of Charging Legal Expenses to the Debtor

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Debt and Loan: Legitimacy of Charging Legal Expenses to the Debtor

English:

Question #1749:

Is it permissible to ask the debtor to pay the expenses of the law suit to prove the case and to recover the debt?

Answer #1749:

According to the law of Islam, the debtor is not required to compensate the expenses borne by the creditor.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Debt and Loan