Is a bank loan for buying a house considered usury (riba), especially with the pressing need for independent housing separate from the husband's family and the commitment to hijab?
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It is not permissible to take out an interest-based loan to buy a house or for any other purpose, except in cases of compelling necessity, such as the absence of any other way to secure housing. If renting is possible and does not cause extreme hardship that consumes one's income, then borrowing with interest is forbidden. The difficulty you mentioned does not permit borrowing with interest.
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