03-29-2004, 01:05 AM
Here's a thought....
If I lend my friend RS. 1 lac and for ten years, I can't charge him anything extra regardless of whatever inflation takes place during that period. But if instead of money I lend him, say, 1 KG Gold (worth 1 lac just for simplicity), after ten years, he will have to return me 1 KG gold. Now if the price of gold has doubled, will the extra lac be considered interest/Riba (whichever is appropriate) and is it Haram. If not, why can't we use something like this to counter inflation.
If I lend my friend RS. 1 lac and for ten years, I can't charge him anything extra regardless of whatever inflation takes place during that period. But if instead of money I lend him, say, 1 KG Gold (worth 1 lac just for simplicity), after ten years, he will have to return me 1 KG gold. Now if the price of gold has doubled, will the extra lac be considered interest/Riba (whichever is appropriate) and is it Haram. If not, why can't we use something like this to counter inflation.