Question regarding mortgage based interest

9 Mar 2016 · 29 Jumada I 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35232English

Question

I have a question regarding mortgage based interest. My father bought a house 25 years ago which we currently live in. The house was initially around £30,000, but because he was always late on making payments he is in arrears. The total price for the mortgage has gone up to £65,000. The problem we have now is he doesn't live with us, but the house is still registered under his name. My father is making some payments and I'm also contributing... My father has told me to register the house under my name, but I refused to do so, because of the interest. The question is am I sinful for dealing with interest or is my father accountable. Should i carry on contributing... So far we have managed to pay off £3500.

Answer

n the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Please clarify the following issues in order for us to advise,

Did you pay £3500 0r £35000?

What is your current financial situation?

What will be the consequences if you don’t pay?

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by: Huzaifah Deedat
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

View original Compare with other Darul Iftas

Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/35232
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-35232

Question

Answer

People also ask

Related fatawa