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What is the ruling on buying a house through a bank if the seller pays 30% of its value to the bank without interest, on the condition that the bank sells it to the buyer in installments?

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It is not permissible for the seller to lend the buyer a sum of money so that the bank can purchase the house from him, because this loan is considered a loan that draws benefit for the seller, and lending is only permissible purely for the sake of Allah. Furthermore, for the purchase of a house through a bank to be permissible, the conditions of Sharia-compliant Murabaha must be met, such as the bank genuinely owning and guaranteeing the house, and then selling it to the buyer without a prior obligation for the buyer to purchase it.

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