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Is it permissible to invest money in a company that imports and sells ATMs to commercial banks, given that there are only two Islamic banks in the country?

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Commercial banks operate on usurious dealings, both lending and borrowing, which is a great evil about which Allah has warned those who engage in it with war. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who consumes usury, the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses. A dirham of usury is more severe in the sight of Allah than thirty-six acts of fornication. It is forbidden to establish usurious banks, work in them, or assist in their existence in any way, because that constitutes cooperation in sin and aggression. ATMs are a means of advertising and promoting the bank, and some usurious transactions may take place through them. Therefore, it is not permissible to sell them to a usurious bank or manufacture them for its sake. One must avoid this type of forbidden investment and seek permissible ways of earning.

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