Lending
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- It's a biblical mitzvah to lend to a Jew who is need of borrowing money [1] even if he is rich but doesn't have the money right now. Additionally it's a greater mitzvah than giving tzedaka because the receiver isn't embarrassed.[2]
- There's a mitzvah to lend out objects that another Jew is in need of borrowing.[3]
- The measure for this mitzvah is each person according to their abilities.[4]
- It is permitted to ask someone to repay a loan unless they are extremely poor and can't pay it back even if they sold most of their property.[5]
Related Pages
- Dissolving Loans during Shemittah (Shemitat Kesafim)
- Taking Interest
- Being_Careful_With_Other_People's_Money#Refusing_to_Repay_a_Loan