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Ali is the Imam of the righteous, and the fighter of the insolent lot. Whoever helps him is helped [by Allah] and whoever abandons him is abandoned [by Allah].'

Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa]

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Question : #371

Category: Business / Investment

Subject:	matching value for money
Question:	A Muslim took a loan from another Muslim. After a while the market value of that amount goes down. How much should he pay back to the creditor? The amount that he got as loan or its equivalent in the market value at the time of payment? Does the rule differ if the creditor is non-Muslim?
Answer:	He has to pay the same amount that he got as loan; and there is no difference whether the creditor was Muslim or non-Muslim.

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