Repaying a Debt in Another Currency

Question
Is it permissible for me to pay someone else's debt in another currency?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: If Zayd has ten dinars owed to him by 'Amr, and he wants to give him dirhams instead of dinars, it is valid if the exchange occurs with mutual possession in the exchange meeting, as stated in the jurisprudence of sales (2: 669), and God knows best.
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