{"_id":"682a75b07fe83c3ff129f855","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it permissible to help someone pay off their interest-bearing mortgage or loan?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If I consider contributing money to someone to help pay off their interest-bearing mortgage or loan so they can rid themselves of that haram, is that acceptable? \"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it praiseworthy based on the intent or blameworthy because it's going towards paying interest? Does it make a difference if I specify that the money should be used to pay off the principal only?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"You can give them the money as a gift but make it clear that it's only to be used for paying off the principal. In Sharīʿah, this is called a hiba bi-sharṭ (a conditional gift) and it's completely valid. If the recipient agrees to that condition, then it's not permissible for them to use the money for anything else.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0130b76658b4c232d6d","tag":"Contemporary Life: Debt","count":19}],"createdOn":"2025-05-19T00:05:04.307Z"}