Income of a taxi driver who took a loan from the bank to buy a taxi

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Q: I live in Barcelona, Spain. There is lot of Muslim community and majority has taxis which they bought with the help of a bank. My question is, is their income halaal?

Bismillaah

A: Taking an interest bearing loan from the bank to purchase a vehicle or anything else is impermissible. However, the wealth earned through the halaal service of transporting people is halaal.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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