Is the additional amount (six million dinars) that the government is asking for in exchange for the real estate loan considered usury (riba), and therefore unlawful (haram)?
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Loans that require an increase upon repayment are usurious loans, forbidden by scholarly consensus, because every loan that draws a benefit for the lender is unlawful. This includes borrowing from the government with interest to complete the price of a house. Necessity is averted by renting a house.
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