Is the process of purchasing a computer with financing from an institution or a bank, where the beneficiary provides an invoice to the bank, which approves the purchase and pays the seller, and then the beneficiary repays the bank in installments with a specified increase, considered a form of Murabaha, and what is the difference between it and Fatwa No. 1608, and if it is not Murabaha, what is the solution?
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The legitimate Murabaha for a purchaser differs from the scenario mentioned in the question. Legitimate Murabaha requires the bank or institution to first acquire ownership of the commodity, then sell it to the buyer at a specified price and in installments. As for the scenario mentioned in the question, it is an interest-based (riba-based) loan, where the bank lends the beneficiary the price of the commodity without owning it. Therefore, if it is possible to void the transaction and return the computer, that is preferable; otherwise, one must seek forgiveness and repent.
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