Home » Hanafi Fiqh » ShariahBoard.org » You may be aware of the 401K retirement investments in USA. From these investments of mine, I can take a loan but I have to pay interest on it. The interest money that I will have to pay would actually go to my account itself. It’s just that the system forces you to invest more should you take a loan from your own account (which is currently not accessible practically). Will this type of interest payment (to your own self) be considered as Riba?

You may be aware of the 401K retirement investments in USA. From these investments of mine, I can take a loan but I have to pay interest on it. The interest money that I will have to pay would actually go to my account itself. It’s just that the system forces you to invest more should you take a loan from your own account (which is currently not accessible practically). Will this type of interest payment (to your own self) be considered as Riba?

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You may be aware of the 401K retirement investments in USA. From these investments of mine, I can take a loan but I have to pay interest on it. The interest money that I will have to pay would actually go to my account itself. It’s just that the system forces you to invest more should you take a loan from your own account (which is currently not accessible practically). Will this type of interest payment (to your own self) be considered as Riba? Please clarify.
In reality is not interest hence it is allowed. If you take out money from your own account, and the system requires you to reinvest back into the same account with more money than before this is not interest. The are just using the name interest in reality it is not.

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