Is it permissible for the imam to link the repayment of a loan he took to a problem that occurred between their two families, knowing that the lender prays behind him?
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It is forbidden for a debtor who is able to repay to procrastinate in returning the debt to its owner, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The procrastination of the rich is an injustice," and he said: "The delaying of a rich person makes his honor and punishment lawful." And the procrastinator is an oppressor who deserves punishment in this world and the hereafter.
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