Rules Concerning Ribā: Ruling on Engaging in Ribā-Based Transactions Out of Necessity

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Rules Concerning Ribā: Ruling on Engaging in Ribā-Based Transactions Out of Necessity

English:

Question #1609:

In as much as it is lawful for a person, in an emergency, to eat the meat which is not ḥalāl, is it permissible for a person, in a similar situation, to deal in ribā-based transactions to make a living?

Answer #1609:

Ribā is ḥarām. Eating non-ḥalāl meat, in an emergency, is different because the person who is forced to eat the meat has no other source to continue to live.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Rules Concerning Ribā