Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the scholars of Islam and the Muftis of the Shari’ah say regarding the following matter: I work for a
company, and there is an individual who supplies meat to this company. I met
him on one occasion, and he said that he supplies meat to the company for an
entire month, and he receives an on-going bill from the company. However, he
receives the payment at the end of the month. For this reason, he wishes to
make the following agreement with me: He will take the bill from the company
and give it to me, and whatever the cost comes to, it will be paid by myself.
After a month, when he is paid by the company, he will then return the amount
of money he took from me, and in addition to this, he will give me Rs. 10 per
kilo of the meat he supplies. Is this arrangement correct in light of the Shari’ah?
بِسْمِ اللہِ
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ
الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
The method described in the aforementioned situation
is nothing, but Riba (interest). As such, you cannot adopt this
method. This is because according to the Shari’ah,
the money that you will give to that individual is considered a loan. Meaning,
you will give that individual money as a loan, and the principle regarding
loans is that the amount to be returned should be exactly as the borrowed
amount. If the repayable amount is set to be higher than the borrowed amount,
this will be considered interest. Taking and giving money in this manner is
unlawful (Haraam) and impermissible.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Written by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari