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Is it permissible to take a loan to buy a house from the Islamic products of usurious banks if Islamic banks are not available?

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If there are no Islamic alternatives, then there is no harm in dealing with usurious banks in transactions that are controlled by Sharia regulations, such as Murabaha (cost-plus financing) and Istisna' (manufacturing contract), and the like, due to the absence of Islamic banks.

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