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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-592: HUKUM HASIL KEUNTUNGAN PERNIAGAAN YANG MENGGUNAKAN PINJAMAN RIBA SEBAGAI MODAL
Is business profit made with capital from a riba-based loan lawful to use?
Short answer
A riba-based loan is forbidden and counted among the major sins.
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
A riba-based loan is forbidden and counted among the major sins. However, the borrowed money becomes the borrower's property, so the income and profit from a business run with it are lawful to use, provided the business itself complies with Islamic law and is not a forbidden one. The prohibition is haram lighairihi, meaning forbidden because of an external factor rather than the nature of the money itself. The borrower is advised to repent, repay promptly, and refinance through a Sharia-compliant arrangement if unable to repay.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pinjaman berasaskan riba adalah haram dan antara dosa besar seperti yang dinyatakan oleh Imam Nawawi. Namun begitu, hasil daripada perniagaan yang dijalankan menggunakan wang tersebut adalah halal dan boleh digunakan.
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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-592: HUKUM HASIL KEUNTUNGAN PERNIAGAAN YANG MENGGUNAKAN PINJAMAN RIBA SEBAGAI MODAL”, 10 July 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4864-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-592-hukum-hasil-keuntungan-perniagaan-yang-menggunakan-pinjaman-riba-sebagai-modal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/profit-from-business-using-riba-loan-capital/