Debt and Loan: Ruling on Paying Bank Fees When Taking a Loan

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Debt and Loan: Ruling on Paying Bank Fees When Taking a Loan

English:

Question #1771:

What is the ruling in the matter of paying a fee when taking a loan from the bank?

Answer #1771:

If, at the time of taking the loan, the payment made by the borrower to the bank is considered a fee in return for the administrative work like to write it in the book, documentation, and other expenses of the bank such as water and electricity bills and does not amount to ribā on it, then there is no harm in paying the fee. Nor is there any harm in receiving and giving such a fee and taking the loan.

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