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19 / 06 / 2026
Lending with the Condition of Increased Repayment
A person bought an apartment on installment, paid (10) thousand dollars of the installment, and has (5) thousand dollars left that he could not pay. Then he wanted to borrow (5) thousand dollars from his brother and would return it to him when he sells the apartment. The brother refused unless he gave him half of the price of the apartment that he would receive. So he gave him (5) thousand dollars on this basis, and then the apartment was sold for (14) thousand dollars. Both received (7) thousand dollars. Is it forbidden for the brother who lent his brother (5) thousand dollars and then took (7) thousand dollars from him?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It was not a loan initially; because the brother stipulated that he would have a share in the profit, so the contract was initially a partnership contract between them, whereby they share in the profit and share in the capital, and this is correct according to Sharia, and God knows best.
