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Title: Some schools are charging fines for not paying fees on time. Is this permissible in Islam? Please clarify in accordance to Quran, Sunnah and the fatwa of Fuqaha.

Question: Some schools are charging fines for not paying fees on time. Is this permissible in Islam? Please clarify in accordance to Quran, Sunnah and the fatwa of Fuqaha.

Answer ID: 151175Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 830/779/SD=9/1438)

It is not lawful to impose financial penalty in case of not paying the fee in time.

قال الحصكفي : لا بأخذ مال في المذهب . (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 178/ 3 ط إحياء التراث)

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Some schools are charging fines for not paying fees on time. Is this permissible in Islam? Please clarify in accordance to Quran, Sunnah and the fatwa of Fuqaha.

Question: Some schools are charging fines for not paying fees on time. Is this permissible in Islam? Please clarify in accordance to Quran, Sunnah and the fatwa of Fuqaha.

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