Is it permissible to invest a sum of money deposited with you by a friend, on the condition that he returns it upon request?
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It is not permissible to invest money you have saved without the owner's permission, because it is considered a betrayal of trust. If you invest the money and profit from it without the owner's permission, then scholars differ on who owns this profit.
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