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Is there anything haram in what happened in the sale and purchase based on another person bearing the loss for the remaining amount, and must this person compensate for the loss that the two sellers bore because he forced them to sell?

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The agreement that one person pays a sum of money in exchange for the other party bearing his loss falls under the category of "a loan that brings benefit," and every loan that brings benefit is usury (riba), which is forbidden by scholarly consensus.

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