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Is working as a customer service representative in a government bank, where a large part of the job involves granting loans to customers, forbidden (haram)?

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Working in banks has two rulings: First: If the bank is usurious, it is absolutely impermissible to work in it due to the assistance it provides to usury. Second: If the bank is an Islamic bank that adheres to Sharia controls, there is no objection to working in it.

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