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We have a question from Sister Zainab from Los Angeles. Oh, sorry from Las Vegas. Who says that?

That in their subculture that every time they host an event or a wedding or a function that they have the habit of riding down and

recording every single gift and the amount and the

value of that gift. And then when it is their turn to go to that person, they make sure they look at that list and they give a higher

amount than what was given to them. That's her family custom and it is understood in their community that that's what's going to happen.

So if they got a gift of $50 when they go to the person's house, they're going to give a gift of $55 at least or something like this.

And she is saying she is worried that this is a type of Reba, a type of Yusuri.

And the response to this is that I applaud her for her careful consciousness and her

congenciousness. However, gifts are never Reba. Gifts in and of themselves. And exchanging gifts is it is a part of the Sunnah, our

Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, encouraged us to give gifts and it is good to give gifts that are

commensurate to our status. And if somebody gives us a gift, we should reply in kind. And Allah Zawajal mentioned this in the

Quran that you give. Even a greeting you respond to the same way even better. So how much more so when the gift comes.

So gifts are not interest. Why are they not interest because they are not mandated? They are not. If you are, it's a

difference when you are assumed when it is your culture, when it is your social pressure to give versus it is

binding in a contract. As long as it's social pressure that hey, I give you 10, I'm going to give you back

15, you know, you gave me a gift of $50. I'll give you back a gift of $60. This is a social pressure. It's

understanding. It's gifts that are being given. This is not a contract. It's not something that can be

demanded and therefore this is completely permissible. As for Reba, there is a principle in our Islamic Fıkh,

Kullu Kardon, Jarraman Fahaten, Fahwa Reba, every single loan. Reba is only in a loan. Every single, well,

general Reba, there's many times Reba. Reba is generally in a loan. So Kullu Kardon, Jarraman Fahaten, Fahwa Reba,

that every single loan that brings about guarantees a benefit is a type of interest. Therefore,

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