In the ongoing debate taking place on the issue, a leading scholar argues that doubling traffic fines is not considered usury.
Dr. Saleh Al-Sadlan, Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence “Fiqh” in the Postgraduate Studies Department at Imam Muhammad Islamic University in Riyadh, said the doubling of traffic fines does not fall under the jurisdiction of usury in Islamic law. This view supports an edict made by Dr. Abdul Mohsen Al-Obikan, the adviser at the Royal Court. However, it is in disagreement with a ruling made by the Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh who ruled that the doubling of fines for traffic violations is usury. HERE<http://1426.blogspot.com/2010/02/doubling-traffic-fines-is-not-usury.html>
