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Currency depreciating when paying back a loan

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Q: If I borrow Rs 10 lac from someone and return the same amount after 10 years, the value of the money will not be same and interest is haraam so what should we do to keep the value of the money?

Bismillaah

A: You may borrow gold and pay back with gold in return.

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

Answered by:

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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