On ḥājah-based exceptions for Western Muslims
Sh. Yusuf al-Qaraḍāwī
What this source says
The believer who lives in a society where riba is woven into the basic transactions of life is in genuine difficulty. The fiqh of minorities (fiqh al-aqalliyyāt) must recognise this without collapsing the prohibition. Necessity has degrees; the lowest applies to survival, the highest to ease — only the lower threshold lifts a clear prohibition, and only for the duration of the necessity.
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Provenance
- Source
- Documented position from ECFR Resolution 2/4 (1999) + Fiqh al-Aqalliyyāt al-Muslima (2001)
- School / basis
- Reformist Sunni · ECFR founding chair
- Added
- 2026-05-27
- Trust
- A position recorded from a named, published source — reported accurately, not independently adjudicated.
Compiler’s note
Distillation of al-Qaraḍāwī's institutional position rather than direct quote. Anchors the ECFR Resolution 2/4 discussion on /institutional-fatawa.
Topics
ribahajahwestern-muslimsexceptionsecfr
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