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Is it permissible to pay two years' rent in advance to a relative in exchange for receiving an additional 10,000 EGP per month on top of what he pays the landlord, knowing that he does not possess the amount?

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Every loan that stipulates an increase is forbidden by the consensus of scholars. Taking an increase on it is usury (riba). Therefore, it is not permissible to lend your relative a sum of money on condition that he returns it to you with an increase.

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