What is the ruling on real estate loans subsidized by the Algerian state, which impose an interest rate of 1% or 3% on the citizen, with the state bearing the remaining interest, given the absence of Islamic banks?
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Any loan that guarantees interest for the lender is forbidden usury (riba), whether the interest is small or large. The Academy of Islamic Research in Cairo has issued a prohibiting interest on all types of loans, whether consumer or productive. Therefore, it is not permissible to take out a loan that includes an usurious condition, such as the calculation of interest, except in cases of dire necessity or pressing need.
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