Is it permissible to sell an invoice to another company to demand payment when a 0% late payment interest rate is specified, and the second party delays payment, causing harm? Is the amount added for late payment usury (riba) or a disciplinary fine (ta'zir)?
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It is forbidden for a creditor to impose a financial penalty on a debtor who is late in payment, because it is a Riba (usury) of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era), and this condition is void and impermissible to fulfill. Likewise, it is not permissible to sell a debt invoice () if the debt is in cash and sold for cash, because it constitutes currency exchange with deferment.
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