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Does purchasing a car and paying its price in installments over five years conflict with avoiding blameworthy prolonged hope?

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It is permissible for a Muslim to own and purchase cars, whether in cash or on credit, because Islamic law has permitted this. This does not fall under blameworthy excessive hope, for it is permissible to save a year's provisions and to hire a worker.

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