Rules Concerning Ribā: Ruling on the Universality of Ribā’s Prohibition

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Rules Concerning Ribā: Ruling on the Universality of Ribā’s Prohibition

English:

Question #1611:

Is ribā ḥarām across the board, i.e. for all legal/personal entities, or are there special cases?

Answer #1611:

Generally speaking, ribā is ḥarām, except for a ribā-bearing loan between a father and his child, between a man and his wife, and that taken by a Muslim from a non-Muslim who is not dhimmī.

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