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Can 1.25L of interest earned from a PF account be used to prepay and close a loan of 1.5L?

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Assalamalekum, Presently i am repaying a personal loan of Rs 5 lac. Total amount including interest is 6.5 lacs.Current outstanding Loan amount is 1.5 lacs and as per the loan statement from bank it consists of 25k interest & 1.25L principal.It means I have already paid 1.25L interest till date. I just received a refund from my Employee PF account of Rs 3.25 lacs out of which 1.25 lacs is interest earned. Could i use this interest amount(1.25L) earned to prepay entire 1.5L and close my loan?

Answer

(Fatwa: 1786/506/TL=1431)

(Fatwa: 1786/506/TL=1431)

In this case, you can use the interest amount to pay off the remaining loan of 1.5 lac.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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