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Pertanyaan Hukum Menerima Bayaran Hutang Daripada Individu Yang Terlibat Dalam Forex
May I accept a debt repayment from someone involved in forex if I do not know the source of the money?
Short answer
A creditor is not obliged to ask about or investigate the source of the money used to repay a debt, and may accept and use it as it is his own right received through a lawful means.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Panduan Hukum
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A creditor is not obliged to ask about or investigate the source of the money used to repay a debt, and may accept and use it as it is his own right received through a lawful means. The ruling does not change even if the forex is not Shariah compliant, since the sin rests on the one who did it and the recipient does not know the specific source. If it is known for certain that the money belongs to others and was taken unjustly, such as investors' funds in a fake scheme, it must not be accepted and must be returned to its owners. Some scholars are more cautious when a haram source is known with certainty, so the scrupulous course is to advise the debtor to repay from a clean source.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak wajib. Hukum asal harta yang berada di tangan seseorang ialah miliknya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perlis State Mufti Department. “Pertanyaan Hukum Menerima Bayaran Hutang Daripada Individu Yang Terlibat Dalam Forex”, 30 October 2026. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/panduan-hukum/1769-pertanyaan-hukum-menerima-bayaran-hutang-daripada-individu-yang-terlibat-dalam-forex. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-accepting-debt-repayment-from-forex-trader/