What is the ruling on one who invested a sum of money in usury to treat his son, claiming that "necessities permit the forbidden"?
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Repentance to Allah from usurious transactions is obligatory because necessity does not permit them, and they are not considered dire necessity. Treatment is desirable, not obligatory. He can borrow by taking out a loan or by purchasing a commodity for a deferred price and selling it for an immediate, lower price.
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