Yasir Qadhi – Is the Expectation of Gifting A Higher Amount Than Received Considered Riba? Ask Shaykh YQ #178

			We have a question from sr, Xena from Los Angeles, oh sorry, from Las Vegas, who says that, that in
their subculture that every time they host an event or a wedding or a function, that they have the
habit of writing down and recording every single gift and the amount and the value of that gift. And
then when it is their turn to go to that person, they make sure they look at that list and they give
a higher amount than what was given to them. That's her family custom. And it is understood in their
community that that's what's going to happen. So if they got a gift of $50, when they go to the
person's house, they're going to give a gift of $55 at least or something like this. And she is
		

			saying she is worried that this is a type of Riba, a type of usury. One
		

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			and the response to this is that I applaud her for her careful consciousness and her
conscientiousness. However, gifts are never Riba gifts in and of themselves and exchanging gifts is
it is a part of the Sunnah our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam encouraged us to give gifts, and
it is good to give gifts that are commensurate to our status. And if somebody gives us a gift, we
should reply in kind. And Eliza mentions this in the Quran that you give even a greeting you respond
to the same or even better. So how much more so when the gift comes? So gifts are not interest? Why
are they not interest? Because they are not mandated? They are not if you are, it's a difference
		

			when you are assumed when it is your culture, when it is your social pressure to give versus it is
binding in a contract, as long as it's social pressure that hey, I give you 10 I'm going to give you
back 15 you know, you gave me a gift of 50 I'll give you back a gift of 60 This is a social pressure
is understanding its gifts that are being given. This is not a contract, it's not something that can
be demanded, and therefore this is completely permissible. As for rebar. There is a principle in our
Islamic film, co located in Jerusalem and fattened for whoever every single loan, Riba is only in
alone, every single general idea back then there's many types of rubber, rubber is generally in a
		

			loan, so called low card and German fattened for horiba that every single loan that brings about
guarantees a benefit is a type of interest. Therefore, if I lend you $1,000, and I condition that
you must pay me back 1100 that is Riba? If I lend you $1,000 and I say, I'm going to get to use your
car for an entire week or I say that you will drive me you know, to the airport 10 times and you
will return me the money as well. Now, I have mandated I have mandated it must be mandated as for if
it is not mandated, and it is something that when you return the money from your own goodwill, you
increase it is understood Mr. Shetty are encourages this that when the person who is going to give
		

			back $1,000 then he should give back 1500 more and say just calaca May Allah reward you this is a
gift from me extra This is good, but it is not mandated and as long as it is not mandated then it is
not Riba and as long as it is not alone, and it is merely exchanging of gifts, there is no Riba over
there and Allah subhana wa Taala knows best
		

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