Ribbis: Matters of Interest

A Ride to
a Wedding

A few friends are seeking a ride to a wedding. If the driver
happens to owe money to any of them, may he offer the lender a ride?

May he give the lender preference over other people if there isn’t
enough room for everyone?

The driver is allowed
to give the lender a ride, since he probably would have done so regardless of
the loan. If he is not friends with the lender, he would not be allowed to do
so.

It is quoted in the
name of Rav Elyashiv z”l that if he is friends with the lender, he may even
give him preference over the others if there is not enough room for everyone,
provided he is not doing it because of the loan rather out of friendship.