Is the monthly association permissible in which participants agree that whoever receives the money shall host a dinner for the others, with the cost of the dinner deducted from the received amount, thus making the received amount differ from one month to another?
The aforementioned association is permissible, but the condition of providing dinner for the one whose turn it is, is impermissible. This is because it is a stipulated benefit within a loan, and that is considered usury (riba).
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