Giving a Meal to the Lender
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Question
An employee in a company borrowed money from his friend. Is it permitted for the borrower to give the lender a meal that was provided to him at work and that he did not eat, or is this considered interest (ribit)?
Answer
If he would have given it to him even without the loan, it is permitted.
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