What is the ruling on borrowing from an investment bank with 5.8% interest to be repaid over five years, and is this considered usury (riba), especially when necessary for marriage and housing expenses?
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This loan is usurious and impermissible because it involves a loan that draws a benefit, which is the usury of Jahiliyyah forbidden by the Quran and . Those who engage in it are cursed by the tongue of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Your need for marriage or building a home is not a necessity that permits dealing with what is unlawful.
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