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What is the ruling on taking out a loan to buy a car?

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If the loan is a goodly loan (qard hasan) with no increase, then it is permissible and a help to the needy. However, if it is an usurious loan (riba-based) with a stipulated or customary increase, then it is forbidden and considered among the major sins.

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