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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 436: ADAKAH MENUNTUT WANG KEUNTUNGAN JUALAN RUMAH IBARAT MEMAKAN HASIL RIBA?
Is claiming the profit from the sale of a house bought from one's brother the same as consuming riba?
Short answer
Once a sale is complete, ownership passes to the new owner, who may resell the house to anyone, and the profit is his based on the maxim that risk goes with gain.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Once a sale is complete, ownership passes to the new owner, who may resell the house to anyone, and the profit is his based on the maxim that risk goes with gain. If the younger brother resold the house to his brother before selling it to a third party, the profit belongs to the elder brother even if the contract was only oral. If he sold directly to a third party, the profit belongs entirely to him. Riba arises only from debts and the exchange of ribawi items, so the brother's repayment is outwardly a gift or a repurchase of the house, not a debt payment.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Rumah menjadi milik pemilik baru dan dia berhak untuk melakukan apa-apa sahaja perkara yang diiktiraf Syarak seperti menyewakan rumah, menyewakan bilik hatta menjualnya semula sekalipun.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 436: ADAKAH MENUNTUT WANG KEUNTUNGAN JUALAN RUMAH IBARAT MEMAKAN HASIL RIBA?”, 2 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4260-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-436-adakah-menuntut-wang-keuntungan-jualan-rumah-ibarat-memakan-hasil-riba. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/claiming-house-sale-profit-riba/