Is maintaining a friendship after taking a loan interest?
Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2019-08-27 07:42
Q: A person agreed with another person to lend some money and in exchange they will continue their friendship relationship. They have been friends for a year now and in order to continue the other person has agreed to lend money. Assuming if the borrower of the loan is willing to continue the relationship in exchange of a loan. Then friendship or continuation of relationship considered to be a benefit/interest in this scenario?
A: This will not amount to interest. They are two separate entities, the relationship and loan. Like a father will give a loan to his son. It does not mean that after giving the loan he must break up the relationship altogether until he repays.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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