Is it considered usury for one person to take money from another to trade with it, on the condition that the original amount be returned to him with an agreed-upon increase (for example: taking 400 and returning 450), knowing that the owner of the money is not a partner in the profits or losses? And what is the ruling on the creditor and the debtor in this case?
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This contract is invalid because it includes an increase in the loan, which is the prohibited usury of the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah). Therefore, the amount taken must be returned without increase or decrease, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Whoever increases or seeks an increase has engaged in usury; the one who takes and the one who gives are equal."
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